Amref Health Africa in Kenya

The scapegoat denying Africans of COVID vaccines

Stop blaming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy for Africa’s low vaccination rates, writes Desta Lakew. In 2020, when COVID-19 infection rates were at their…

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Time for Africa to take control of its own health

OPINION By Dr Githinji Gitahi, GCEO Amref Health Africa In February 2019, the African Union Assembly made a unanimous decision…

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Clergy seek to be involved in Covid-19 vaccine drive

Inter-religious leaders have called on the government to involve them in sensitising faithful to take up Covid-19 vaccines. This, they say,…

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Counterfeit medical equipment on the rise during Covid-19 pandemic

The country has witnessed an influx in counterfeit medical supplies and equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Anti-Counterfeit…

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Sh12m digital healthcare programme launched in Homa Bay

Two foundations have launched a Sh12 million digital healthcare programme in Homa Bay County to improve access to quality healthcare…

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Where children undergo surgery to expel worms

About a month ago at her matrimonial home in Kakamega, Maureen Oketch, 30, watched her four-year-old son dash outside the…

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‘She didn’t deserve to die’: Kenya fights tuberculosis in Covid’s shadow

One day in May last year, Violet Chemesunte, a community health volunteer in Kibera, the largest slum in Nairobi, got…

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Community health volunteers boost the fight against malaria

VIHIGA, Kenya, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Mary Omoche's amiable personality was on display as she huddled with a family in…

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Amref launches global campaign to end vaccine injustice in Africa

The campaign is calling on world leaders to honour their commitments to low- and middle-income countries to leave no-one behind…

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"Covid-19 training beneficial for infection prevention"-Namanga border

Some of the ToT participants told a delegation of German officials at Namanga border between Kenya and Tanzania last week…

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