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Treasury boosts child immunisation funding to Sh4.6 billion after counties faced vaccine stockouts

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Treasury boosts child immunisation funding to Sh4.6 billion after counties faced vaccine stockouts

Kenya’s immunisation programme, run through the Kenya Expanded Programme on Immunisation, covers diseases including tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B, pneumonia, rotavirus diarrhoea, measles, rubella, and cervical cancer.

By Maureen Kinyanjui 12 May 2026

Kenya loses 3,400 women annually to cervical cancer as vaccine uptake lags

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Kenya loses 3,400 women annually to cervical cancer as vaccine uptake lags

According to the Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN), Kenya reports about 5,845 new cervical cancer cases each year, with more than 3,000 deaths.

By Maureen Kinyanjui 30 Jul 2025

Sh58.5 billion polio boost targets Kenya’s urban vaccine gaps

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Sh58.5 billion polio boost targets Kenya’s urban vaccine gaps

The fresh investment will support various activities, including vaccine delivery, surveillance, emergency interventions, and awareness campaigns in countries considered high-risk.

By Rose Achieng 7 Jul 2025

Government shuts 1,400 private hospitals over SHA fraud

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Government shuts 1,400 private hospitals over SHA fraud

Duale applauded the efforts of Community Health Promoters, saying they had reached more than 80,000 households with essential health services.

By Maureen Kinyanjui 5 Jul 2025

Sh375 billion shortfall threatens Gavi’s 2026–30 vaccine drive

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Sh375 billion shortfall threatens Gavi’s 2026–30 vaccine drive

Under the new plan, dubbed Gavi 6.0, the alliance seeks to prevent between eight and nine million deaths through routine immunisation, increase vaccine access in the poorest and most remote areas, and strengthen pandemic readiness through stockpiles for threats such as cholera, monkeypox and Ebola.

By Ann Nyambura 27 Jun 2025