Topic: CDC
WHO recommends use of masks for passengers in high-risk, long-haul flights
Jan 13, 2023 at 12:23 AM
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a health advisory recommending the use of masks for passengers travelling over long distances....
Trace Foundation enlists celebrities, influencers to push Covid-19 vaccination
Nov 25, 2022 at 12:05 AM
Trace Foundation has launched an initiative that seeks to boost efforts by the African Union to push more young people across the African continent to take up Covid-19 vaccination....
Govt reinstates mandatory wearing of face masks in wake of sixth Covid-19 wave
Jun 20, 2022 at 04:59 PM
The Kenyan Government through the Ministry of Health has reinstated the mandatory wearing of face masks in indoor or confined spaces....
CFK Africa hosts major CDC overseas initiative to track infectious diseases
Jun 11, 2022 at 12:12 PM
The surveillance program focuses on monitoring infectious diseases such as pneumonia, diarrheal and febrile illnesses, as well as Covid-19, which was added during the pandemic....
Moderna to construct Sh60 billion state-of-the-art mRNA facility in Kenya
Mar 07, 2022 at 08:35 PM
President Uhuru Kenyatta witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Kenya and Moderna to establish the first mRNA manufacturing facility in Africa on Monday at ...
KEMSA board appeals to counties to settle Sh3.9 billion in pending bills
Nov 17, 2021 at 01:35 PM
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) board has issued a passionate appeal asking several county governments to prioritise settlement of more than Sh3.9 Billion pending bill...
Johnson & Johnson recalls sunscreen line after test detects presence of carcinogen
Jul 20, 2021 at 03:51 PM
The largest and broadly based healthcare company in the world Johnson & Johnson is recalling a line of its products after a test detected traces of a known human carcinogen in thei...
US issues advisory to citizens against travel to Kenya
Apr 07, 2021 at 05:07 PM
The US on Wednesday issued a travel ban to its citizens against travel to Kenya on grounds of Covid-19, terrorism, crime and kidnapping....
Covid-ridden America warns her citizens against travel to Kenya
Dec 03, 2020 at 05:12 PM
Coronavirus-ridden America warns citizens against travel to Kenya...