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Weight-loss Drugs Ozempic and Wegovy Officially Launched in Kenya as Obesity and Diabetes Cases Rise

The new treatments expand options for weight management and diabetes care as Kenya faces a rapidly growing burden of obesity and metabolic disease

Sep 15, 2026, 12:59 PM3 min read

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The UK to Require Folic Acid in Bread Flour from December 2026

Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM1 min read

Disease Outbreaks, Flooding Threat Rises as Kenya Braces for Above-Normal October Rains

Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM4 min read

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Community Health Workers in Western Kenya Help Children Living With HIV Achieve Viral Suppression

Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM4 min read

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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Nearly Double in U.S ,Climbing Fastest in Abortion_Ban States

Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM1 min read

CIDRAP

Antiviral Drug Remdesivir Linked to 25% lower death risk in severe Covid-19 patients

Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM1 min read

anthrax

Anthrax Outbreak In Zambia Kills 60 Wild Animals, Sickens 12 People

Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM3 min read

MoH Kenya

Kenya Explores Safer Pathways for Nurses to Work Abroad Without Weakening Local Hospitals

Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM2 min read

Lenacapavir

7 in 10 People on South Africa's New HIV Prevention Injection Lenacapavir Are Women

Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM3 min read

MoH

Kenya to Receive Ksh 51.8 Billion From World Bank as Ebola Readiness Sits at 66 Percent

Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM5 min read

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anthrax

Anthrax Outbreak In Zambia Kills 60 Wild Animals, Sickens 12 People

Authorities have deployed a multidisciplinary team to investigate the outbreak and determine how far it has spread

Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM3 min read

Lenacapavir

7 in 10 People on South Africa's New HIV Prevention Injection Lenacapavir Are Women

Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM3 min read

ABC

Egypt's Minapharm Advances African-Led Ebola Vaccine as DRC Outbreak Spreads

Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM2 min read

ARVs

For 41 Million People Living With HIV Treatment May Soon Mean Freedom From Taking Daily Pills

Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM2 min read

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