Kenya: Cholera Outbreak - Jan 2019 Updates

HIGHLIGHTS#### The number of COVID-19 cases have doubled in the last 21 days, bringing the total to 26,436 cases with 420 deaths, as of 9 August. All the 47 counties have now reported COVID-19...

HIGHLIGHTS Increased testing capacity has led to a 71 per cent rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases in two weeks: from 3,727 on 15 June to 6,366 on 30 June. Lack of sufficient personal protective...

HIGHLIGHTS### Government restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 continued to impact people's access to informal employment and food. The Ministry of Health has issued new COVID-19 guidelines...

By JACOB WALTER Authorities in Marsabit County have said that the recent wave of cholera that hit Illeret Ward is currently under control. County Health Executive Jamma Wolde said that there is no...

By SAMMY LUTTA Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok on Friday said the Cholera outbreak in the county was contained three months ago. The governor was responding to the announcement by Health Cabinet...

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 107 events in the region. This week’s main...

Summary The Appeal received approximately CHF1,336, 599 from different partners both unilaterally and bilateral to contribute to the drought operation. This was approximately 27 percent of the...

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 107 events in the region. This week’s main...

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 109 events in the region. This week’s main...

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 92 events in the region. This week’s main...

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster Heavy rains were experienced in many parts of the Country following onset of the October-November-December (OND) 2019. As of November 2019, most...

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 92 events in the region. This week’s main...

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 76 events in the region. This week’s main...

Overview This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 73 events in the region. This...

Overview This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 68 events in the region. This...

Three people have been isolated at the Murang'a General Hospital after they tested positive for cholera. Murang'a County Health Director Winfred Kanyi said the cases were recorded on Friday and...

Extreme weather events due to the climate crisis are becoming the new normal in the Greater Horn of Africa. Just two years after the 2016/2017 drought and one year after flooding in 2018,...

Overview This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 69 events in the region. This...

HIGHLIGHTS By end of 2019, there were 2.56 million food insecure people in Kenya, up from 1.1 million people in February 2019 while 665,440 children under five years were acutely malnourished, up...

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African Region. The WHO Health Emergencies Programme is currently monitoring 70 events in the region. This week’s main...