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Report; Women in low-income countries are denied access to COVID-19 vaccines
Care International, a humanitarian aid organization has revealed that women in low-income countries are denied access to COVID-19 vaccines. CARE’s…
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Varsity students’ heads unite against government over increased mental health cases
Kenya universities student leaders have called on the Government to enhance funding towards mental health awareness issues to curb the…
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T21 Families Support Organization lauded for supporting children with down syndrome
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta’s Beyond Zero Initiative lauded T21 Families Support Organization (T21 FSO) for championing the welfare of children…
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First Lady Kenyatta appeals for palliative services inclusion in primary healthcare
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has appealed to healthcare service providers in the country to include palliative care, including cancer management,…
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Mathari Teaching and Referral Hospital set for facelift
The Mathari Teaching and Referral Hospital is set for a facelift with Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe expressing the government’s…
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Kenya extends curfew for further 30 days
The Kenyan government has extended the nationwide curfew for one more month. In his address on Monday, while launching the COVID-19 information…
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Tanzania’s environment watchdog destroys 7.5 tons of banned plastic bags
Tanzania’s environment watchdog has destroyed 7.5 tons of banned plastic bags seized in Dar es Salaam and Coast regions, an…
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WHO launches new strategy to save over 200,000 lives annually
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners have today launched the first ever global strategy to defeat meningitis, a devastating…
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Kenya receives 210,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from U.S
Kenya has received the second batch of 210,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from the United States, boosting the country’s…
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Contraceptive use among women drop significantly owing to COVID-19
Over a period of three months in lockdown due to COVID-19, 152,000 Kenyan teenage girls became pregnant, a 40 percent…
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