Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has rejected plans that the United States is backing to set up an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility at the Laikipia Air Base. In a press statement released on May 28, 2026, the union criticized what it termed as “backdoor negotiations” between the Kenyan government and the
Ebola continues to spread in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as escalating conflict in Ituri Province disrupts containment efforts and weakens outbreak response systems, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. In a statement released on May 27, 2026, by the World Health Organization, the agency described a worsening intersection of armed conflict and disease
The Social Health Authority (SHA) has defended its Means Testing Instrument (MTI) after concerns were raised by Africa Uncensored. It said the system forms part of wider reforms meant to fix inequalities in Kenya’s health financing structure. In a statement dated May 6, 2026, SHA said the transition to the Social Health Authority system became
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