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Stigma, poor sanitation keep girls out of school during periods
Advocates and educators say menstrual stigma, lack of sanitary products and poor sanitation in informal settlements continue to disrupt girls’ education and dignity during their periods.
By Ryan Kerubo
2026-05-29 16:05:21
A Kenyan rights group said on Thursday it had filed a court petition against plans to establish an Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals in the East African country.
By AFP
2026-05-29 06:00:00
Pharmacy and Poisons Board halts the distribution and use of mestatic breast cancer drug, phesgo- batch No. C5290S20 over health concerns and quality.
By Mike Kihaki
2026-05-28 20:51:43
KMPDU rejects planned US-Kenya Ebola quarantine centre, SG Devji Atellah warns of nationwide strike if government fails to make deal public within 48 hours.
By Mike Kihaki
2026-05-28 18:57:31
Busia County Government has set an Ebola isolation centre in Alupe after inspection by a team of experts from the World Health Organisation, Kemri and Ministry of Health.
By Mercy Kahenda
2026-05-28 16:52:23
Roughly 80 per cent of people living with epilepsy across sub-Saharan Africa receive no treatment at all, a figure that an epilepsy advocate says exposes a failure at the heart of global health.
By David Njaaga
2026-05-28 11:33:00
A reported US-backed Ebola quarantine plan in Kenya has triggered backlash, with critics accusing the State of risking public safety for foreign interests.
By Josphat Thiong’o
2026-05-28 08:45:00
Shock and uproar have greeted reports that the US plans to send to Kenya its citizens infected with the Ebola virus, even as the government says the engagement as necessary.
By Mercy Kahenda And Pkemoi Ngenoh
2026-05-28 08:30:00
Kenya confirms talks with US to strengthen Ebola preparedness, Health CS Duale says any international cooperation proposal to be guided by Kenyan laws and public health regulations.
By Mike Kihaki
2026-05-27 18:28:23
Porous Kenya–Uganda borders are raising Ebola spillover fears as WHO warns of a rapidly spreading Bundibugyo outbreak in Uganda and the DRC.
By Mercy Kahenda
2026-05-27 06:00:00
More than 220 people have died in a suspected Ebola outbreak, with over 900 suspected cases reported.
By Mercy Kahenda
2026-05-26 17:10:07
Workers of an Eldoret-based hospital are threatening to down their tools over what they described as a toxic working environment.
By Stephen Rutto
2026-05-26 14:30:00
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