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Smoke from Firewood and Charcoal Driving Siaya County's Respiratory Disease Burden, Experts Warn
More than 75 percent of respiratory disease cases in Siaya County affect children under the age of five, with health experts from CDS Africa and EPRA linking the crisis directly to indoor air pollution from firewood and charcoal burned daily in thousands of households across the region.
US Cuts $400 Million in HIV Funding to South Africa Amid Diplomatic Fallout
The United States has announced it will terminate all HIV and AIDS funding to South Africa, putting approximately $400 million in annual support at risk. The decision, tied to a diplomatic row over the treatment of South Africa's Afrikaner minority, threatens to destabilise health services in the country carrying the world's largest HIV-positive population.
WHO Issues First-Ever Comprehensive Guidelines for Ebola and Marburg as DRC Outbreak Deepens
The World Health Organization has published its first-ever comprehensive guidelines for managing Ebola and Marburg viruses, covering all known variants. The announcement comes as a deadly Bundibugyo strain outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed 196 lives from 837 confirmed cases, with the disease already crossing into neighboring Uganda.
Forest Destruction and Environmental Degradation Fuelling the Rise of Deadly Zoonotic Diseases
As forest clearance and habitat destruction accelerate across Africa, public health experts are warning that the risk of deadly zoonotic diseases - including Ebola, avian influenza, and COVID-19 - is rising sharply. Dr. Ahmed Ogwell, former Deputy Director of AfricaCDC, says protecting ecosystems is no longer a conservation issue alone - it is a matter of human survival.
46 Years of Silence: Obstetric Fistula Keeps Kenyan Women Trapped in Stigma and Isolation
For 46 years, Alice Atieno lived with a childbirth injury that drove her to the margins of society - her experience is one of thousands highlighting Kenya's quiet crisis of obstetric fistula, a preventable condition that continues to rob women of their dignity, relationships, and sense of self.
Ruto Pledges Free Emergency Care for All as Kenya Prepares to Launch National Ambulance System
President William Ruto has announced Kenya's first national ambulance dispatch centre, to be launched by July 2026, alongside free emergency care for all citizens and the abolition of upfront hospital deposits for accident victims - pledging that financial hardship will no longer be a barrier to life-saving treatment.
High Court Throws Out Bid to Ban Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder
Kenya's High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to ban talc-based Johnson & Johnson baby powder from Kenyan shelves, ruling that petitioner Frederick Bikeri failed to provide sufficient evidence that the product is carcinogenic or poses a demonstrable health risk to consumers in the country.
Taifa Care Reforms Put Sickle Cell Disease Patients at the Centre of Kenya's Health Agenda
Principal Secretary for Medical Services Dr. Ouma Oluga has outlined Kenya's growing commitment to sickle cell disease care, highlighting how the Taifa Care framework is opening doors to treatment and early diagnosis for thousands of Kenyans living with the condition.
95 Arrested, 48 Premises Shut Down in PPB Crackdown on Illegal Drug Outlets Across Nairobi and Kajiado
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board concluded a week-long enforcement blitz on June 19, 2026, arresting 95 people and issuing closure notices to 48 unlicensed pharmaceutical outlets in Nairobi and Kajiado counties. Officers inspected 155 premises across major informal settlements and confiscated approximately 169 cartons of medicines.