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Kenya - World Health Organization (WHO)

(4 days ago) WebKenya national action plan on antimicrobial resistance: review of progress in the human health sector This policy brief aims to provide a review of the current progress on …

https://www.who.int/countries/ken/

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Malaria is still killing people in Kenya, but a vaccine and local drug

(Just Now) WebA nurse administers an injection to a malaria patient in a ward at Nightingale Medical Centre, in Kisumu, Kenya Tuesday, April. 16, 2024. Even after parts of Kenya …

https://apnews.com/article/kenya-malaria-health-ecc08dd160735bd537a552db5ab200af

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CDC in Kenya - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(Just Now) WebAs of September 7, 2022, Kenya administered more than 15 million COVID-19 vaccine doses across the country. Almost 35% of all eligible adults are fully vaccinated. CDC …

https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/kenya/pdf/kenya_fs_2022.pdf

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Health UNICEF Kenya

(5 days ago) WebUnder-five mortality in Kenya has fallen from 102 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990, to 43 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2019. However, every year, 64,500 children still die before …

https://www.unicef.org/kenya/health

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Malaria is still killing people in Kenya, but a vaccine and local drug

(8 days ago) WebKenya had an estimated 5 million malaria cases and over 12,000 deaths reported in 2022, according to the World Health Organization. Most of those affected are …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/malaria-killing-people-kenya-vaccine-local-drug-production-109606736

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Kenya: Country health profile WHO Regional Office for Africa

(7 days ago) WebThe Kenya country health profiles provide an overview of the situation and trends of priority health problems and the health systems profile, including a description …

https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/kenya-country-health-profile

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Transforming health care in Kenya’s communities for a more …

(9 days ago) WebThe hallway of the Shompole Dispensary—a primary health care center in rural Kenya—buzzes with women and children. In the newly renovated maternity wing, …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2023/12/12/transforming-health-care-in-kenya-s-communities-for-a-more-prosperous-resilient-future

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Kenya’s Troubled 60-Year Mental Health Journey

(1 days ago) WebOver the years, Kenya has developed numerous policies and action plans on mental health. Some of these include the Kenya Mental Health Policy (2015-2030); …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/09/kenyas-troubled-60-year-mental-health-journey

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Kenya and WHO launch bold initiative to transform Africa’s health

(6 days ago) WebBrazzaville/Nairobi, 9 July 2022 – The Government of Kenya and the World Health Organization (WHO) held a ground-breaking ceremony today in Nairobi for a WHO …

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/kenya/news/kenya-and-who-launch-bold-initiative-transform-africas-health-emergency-response

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Kenya - World Health Organization

(4 days ago) Webthe Republic of Kenya. Capital. Nairobi. Population. 51 985 780 (2020) GDP per capita (US$) US$ 1 817 (2019) Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

https://data.who.int/countries/404

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Health disparities across the counties of Kenya and implications …

(3 days ago) WebHealth outcomes have improved in Kenya since 2006. The burden of communicable diseases decreased but continues to predominate the total disease burden in 2016, …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30472-8/fulltext

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Voices from the Youth in Kenya Addressing Mental Health Gaps …

(3 days ago) WebThe research and program implementers were participants directly addressing/supporting youth mental health needs in Kenya or were involved in similar …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9104498/

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One Health in Kenya - The Lancet

(3 days ago) WebPolicy makers and researchers have long argued for the importance of One Health. Kenya is putting the principles into practice. Laura Salm-Reifferscheidt reports. …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00088-0/fulltext

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Kenya Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

(8 days ago) WebHans Rosling Center for Population Health. 3980 15th Ave NE, Seattle WA 98195. UW Campus Box #351615. Phone: +1 (206) 897-2800. Fax: +1 (206) 897-2899.

https://www.healthdata.org/research-analysis/health-by-location/profiles/kenya

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Kenya WHO Regional Office for Africa

(Just Now) WebThe Kenya country health profiles provide an overview of the situation and trends of priority health problems and the health systems profile, including a description …

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/kenya

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Experts join forces for mental health in Kenya

(8 days ago) WebOver 100 experts joined a discussion to kickstart the latest mental health investment case – this time in Kenya. The multistakeholder event hosted by the Ministry …

https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2021/05/23/default-calendar/experts-join-forces-for-mental-health-in-kenya

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Kenya’s slums are a haven for viruses: here’s what we know

(Just Now) WebKenya’s capital, Nairobi, 40 areas defined as slums and approximately 60% of , of 4.4 million people, live in low income settlements. There are many viral infections that …

https://theconversation.com/kenyas-slums-are-a-haven-for-viruses-heres-what-we-know-134566

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African Governments Falling Short on Healthcare Funding

(8 days ago) WebEconomic Justice and Rights. Health. African governments are falling far short in their commitments to prioritize public spending on health care, contributing to …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/04/26/african-governments-falling-short-healthcare-funding

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Health in Kenya - Wikipedia

(5 days ago) WebKenya's health infrastructure suffers from urban-rural and regional imbalances, lack of investment, and a personnel shortage, with, for example, one doctor for 10,150 people …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_in_Kenya

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Kenya’s Health in All Policies strategy: a policy analysis using

(2 days ago) WebHealth in All Policies (HiAP) is an intersectoral approach that facilitates decision-making among policy-makers to maximise positive health impacts of other …

https://health-policy-systems.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12961-019-0416-3

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Health disparities across the counties of Kenya and implications …

(3 days ago) WebIntroduction. The Government of Kenya prioritises health as a strategic sector in its national development agenda. In the national long-term development policy, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6293072/

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Health, Population and Nutrition Kenya - U.S. Agency for

(9 days ago) WebReproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health. Nutrition. Water, sanitation, and hygiene. By building the capacity of Kenyan institutions and individuals, USAID …

https://www.usaid.gov/kenya/health-population-and-nutrition

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Kenyan doctors’ strike: the government keeps failing to hold up its …

(9 days ago) WebThese are the same issues that occasioned the 2017 collective bargaining agreement. Kenya’s funding to the health sector has consistently fallen short of this …

https://theconversation.com/kenyan-doctors-strike-the-government-keeps-failing-to-hold-up-its-end-of-the-bargain-228294

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Kenya’s top five health concerns – and how you can protect your …

(8 days ago) WebIn Kenya the burden of NCDs is growing steadily and progress in tackling them has been slow so far. The government now has a strategy in place to tackle the …

https://lifecareinternational.com/kenyas-top-five-health-concerns-can-protect-workforce/

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Kenya HEALTH SITUATION - WHO Regional Office for Africa

(2 days ago) WebHEALTH SITUATION. Life expectancy at birth in Kenya had improved from a low of 45.2 years in the 1990s, to an estimated 63.2 years by 2015.There are indications of on-going …

https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2017-05/ccsbrief_ken_en.pdf

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Challenges in Kenya’s healthcare systems

(4 days ago) WebCrescent Tech Limited held a breakfast meeting at Parkinn Hotel in Westlands on 22nd November 2018, to discuss key challenges facing the healthcare facilities in …

https://khf.co.ke/blog/2021/01/08/challenges-in-kenyas-healthcare-systems/

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