1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (468+ words) A legislative push to fast-track Kenya's stalled Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill 2024, is drawing sharp fire from public health advocates who warn that the accompanying tax measures fail to target the very products driving a youth nicotine epidemic. The bill, first…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (1023+ words) When a student at Moi High School, Kabarak, was found carrying a vape device, the incident triggered more than disciplinary concerns. For Kenya's public health advocates, it exposed a growing threat that is increasingly finding its way into classrooms, homes…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago  (341+ words) African health leaders, manufacturers, policymakers and development partners have launched a renewed effort to strengthen access to lifesaving medicines, vaccines and diagnostics across the continent through a new initiative aimed at tackling longstanding weaknesses in Africa's health product ecosystem. The…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (339+ words) Kenya, China and UNICEF have launched a $4 million initiative aimed at reducing maternal and newborn deaths in underserved regions, targeting improved access to lifesaving care in Garissa, Mandera and Wajir counties. The two-year programme, funded through the China Global Development…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (727+ words) African health leaders are calling for a major shift in how the continent tackles avoidable blindness, urging governments to strengthen primary health care systems, expand local training and integrate eye care into national health policies. Speaking in Nairobi during a…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (713+ words) A digital eye health platform is reshaping how Kenya detects, tracks and manages vision disorders, turning millions of community screenings into real-time data that can be used for national planning, commodity forecasting and treatment delivery. According'ophthalmologist and Peek Kenya country…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (876+ words) Visilant- a nonprofit eye health-tech company -is deploying smartphone-based artificial intelligence to detect eye disease and help reduce avoidable blindness, a system its founder says could expand access to specialist care in remote and underserved regions across Africa. According to…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (663+ words) A Kenyan assistive technology startup-Provision Sight Africa- is developing AI-powered smart glasses designed to help people who are irreversibly blind navigate their surroundings, read text and identify nearby objects and people, marking a growing push to localize advanced accessibility tools…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (827+ words) For many people, a toilet is a basic convenience. For millions of older Kenyans, it is a daily challenge that can determine whether they live with dignity or dependence. That reality is driving a growing push to redesign sanitation systems…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (711+ words) Kenya is set to host more than 500 eye health experts, policymakers, researchers, innovators and development partners from around the world this week for one of the largest eye health conferences ever held in the region. The 2030 IN SIGHT LIVE KENYA…...