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World Health Organization - Kenya
Source: World Health Organization - Kenya |

Strengthening the Health Workforce

The health centre’s overall staff has tripled to 30 and this includes specialists for services such as maternal and child health, cardiology, orthopaedics and mental health

Five years ago, Esther Omagwa was one of only two nurses at the Railways Health Centre in Kisumu County, western Kenya. The immense workload often exhausted her, forcing her to turn away clients. Today, the scene at the community health centre is remarkably different. With the nursing staff now expanded…

World Health Organization - Kenya
Source: World Health Organization - Kenya |

Rapid response brings relief to flood-affected communities in Kenya

WHO has also procured around 87 cholera, 58 interagency and 20 pneumonia kits that are being distributed to key counties and can treat around 10 000 people

This year’s long rainy season, which typically lasts from March to May every year, has hit Kenya hard, with unexpected heavy rainfall and widespread flooding since mid-April. Over 286 000 people have been affected, 47 000 households displaced and 238 deaths have been reported in 37 of the country’s 47…

World Health Organization - Kenya
Source: World Health Organization - Kenya |

Launch of Tobacco-free Farms in Kenya

The Ministry of Health is delighted to see farmers move away from what is a health hazard for them and their families and towards more eco-friendly farming practices

Hundreds of farmers in Migori County, Kenya will break free from risky tobacco farming and transition to producing more sustainable crops, through the Tobacco-Free Farms Project being launched today.  Tobacco-Free Farms project is a joint initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme, and the Food and…

World Health Organization - Kenya
Source: World Health Organization - Kenya |

Coronavirus- Kenya: Ramping up COVID-19 vaccination among Kenya’s hard-to-reach communities

Vaccination sites were set up where people could easily access them

When Kenya’s Ministry of Health set its sights on reaching 10 million people with the COVID-19 vaccination by the end of 2021, many people like Lilian Anyango were not afraid of the myths circulating about the harm it could cause. She feared missing out. “We are often forgotten in any…