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
Pan-African Business conglomerate Amsons Group has, in a landmark corporate grant to the Government of Kenya, committed to establishing 10 Mother-and-Child hospitals in Kenya within the next 3 years to alleviate the plight of more than 1 million underserved women. In the largest-ever private-sector-financed boost to prevent maternal deaths, Amsons Group will fully finance the
