Upfield reaffirms commitment to food safety policy
As the world marks Food Safety Day, Upfield has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining food safety standards for consumers to fully benefit from the nutritional...
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WHO: Monkeypox virus outbreaks are containable
Monkeypox can be contained in countries outside Africa where the virus is not usually detected, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. More than 100 cases...
Isiolo County residents urged to use preventive measures to contain yellow fever
Isiolo County residents have been urged to be wary of the threat posed by Yellow Fever disease and embrace precautionary measures to keep themselves away...
WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help deliver lifesaving care
New guidelines on abortion are now available from the World Health Organization (WHO), in a bid to prevent more than 25 million unsafe terminations that happen each...
Bill on safety control to ensure food meets set standards
The Food Safety Bill 2021 has been given a clean bill of health by stakeholders during a validation meeting. The bill which aims at increasing...
Tuberculosis deaths rise due to Covid-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths have increased,...
‘I attempted suicide four times’ Emmah Mwangi’s story of survival
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death globally according to World Health Organization (WHO) and comes with stigma thus hindering the recovery journey...
COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline globally
The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths has continued to decline globally, with 3.1 million new cases and just over 54,000 new deaths, reported over the last week,...
WHO launches new global targets to prevent maternal deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNFPA have launched five critical targets to help countries get back on track in reducing preventable maternal deaths, and...
All WHO-approved Covid-19 vaccines are safe, gov’t assures
The ministry of Health has assured the members of the public that all Covid-19 vaccines are safe for adult use and have been approved by...