Tag: WHO
Kenya leads way towards a TB free generation
Kenya has made remarkable strides in combating TB, with 1.2 million diagnoses and successful treatment of one million patients, preventing over 500,000 deaths.
These achievements...
Health Ministry receives 940 mobile tablets from WHO
The Ministry of Health has received a donation of 940 mobile tablets from the World Health Organization aimed at bolstering health emergency response efforts.
Speaking...
New report documents increase in HIV drug resistance to dolutegravir
A new report released by the World Health Organisation has revealed an increase in HIV drug resistance to dolutegravir, a drug that has been...
One in eight people are now living with obesity
A report authored by medical journal Lancet has revealed that over 1 billion people in the world are now living with obesity.
The study conducted...
Leaders call for scale-up in implementing One Health approach
Health experts say adopting a One Health approach that recognizes the health of people, offers promising solutions for addressing unprecedented challenges.
Speaking in Nairobi at...
Prepare for future pandemics, WHO Chief urges in end of year...
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged countries around the world to adequately prepare for the emergence of...
WHO issues new guideline to tackle acute malnutrition in children under...
The World Health Organization has launched a new guideline on the prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema as part of its efforts...
WHO says Gaza hospital unable to bury dead bodies
Thousands could be trapped inside Gaza's largest hospital due to nearby fighting, while officials have warned of rotting bodies piling up there.
Al-Shifa Hospital, which...
Dettol launches hygiene drive for schoolchildren in Nairobi...
Over 10,000 schoolchildren Nairobi informal settlements will benefit from a handwashing hygiene programme launched on Tuesday by Dettol.
The campaign coincides with Global Handwashing Day,...
WHO: Nearly half of people with hypertension unaware
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first-ever report on the devastating global impact of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on the...
