Health/Eco News

Kenya, US Sign Sh206bn Health Partnership Deal to Support UHC and Disease Control Programmes

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 15 – Kenya and the United States have signed a new five-year health cooperation agreement worth approximately…

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Health unions call nationwide strike from July 20 over unresolved grievances

A section of UHC staff protest outside Afya House on July 8, 2026/LEAH MUKANGAIPublic health services across the country face…

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Kenya Health Workers Issue Seven-Day Strike Notice | Dawan Africa

Kenya, July 14, 2026 - Kenya is staring at a major healthcare crisis after health workers issued a seven-day strike…

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Why an investment in sustainable agriculture must include the African smallholder

Africa’s agricultural future will not be decided in boardrooms or international climate conferences. It will be determined on millions of…

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Tick Invasion: South African Tick Species Expanding Due to Climate Change, Threatening Agriculture and Human Health | World News

South African Bont tick. Image Credit: iNaturalist A particular tick species that was once confined to parts of northeastern South…

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Kenya still unprepared for major Ebola outbreak as review exposes critical health system gaps

An internal government review has found that Kenya remains vulnerable to an Ebola outbreak due to major gaps in patient…

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Africa 2026 floods: How climate change and poor planning are drowning a continent

Every rainy season, the water comes for us. And every season, we call it a disaster, as if we did…

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MMUST’s Prolific Environmental Scientist Dr. Humphrey Agevi Appointed as Programme Coordinator for the Eastern and South African Hub for Climate Change and Health

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology’s (MMUST) prolific environmental scientist, Dr. Humphrey Agevi has been appointed as the Programme Coordinator for…

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Cervical Cancer Now Kenya’s Deadliest, WHO Report Shows

The 2026 World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Report on Cancer, published by the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer…

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