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    May 20

    With Director General in Geneva. will provide a top health financing expert for technical support to Kenya's UHC health benefits advisory panel and a community strategy expert for Kenya's Primary Healthcare

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    May 21

    Through UHC, our Health Sector is now positioned to draw a great dividend from the current political economy and goodwill. Universal Health coverage is a goal shared by both the national and county governments

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    May 21

    Kenya is committed to the attainment of the highest possible standards of health for our people. This promise has been demonstrated by His Excellency President who has singled out Universal Health Coverage as one of the four key priorities of his Government

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    May 18

    On the advice of the IHR Emergency Committee, I have decided not to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on in at this moment. WHO advises against travel & trade restrictions on DRC, which needs our support & solidarity

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    May 17

    Received a certificate from the today, presented by its representative , which has declared Kenya free from Guinea-worm. Guinea-worm is the largest of the tissue parasite affecting humans.

    3 replies . 9 retweets 19 likes
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    May 17

    Guinea worm is the second disease to be successfully eradicated from Kenya after Small Pox and this validates our valiant efforts in disease eradication.

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  7. May 17

    Celebrating the certification of eradication in - DG confirmed eradication in Feb 2018. CS Health received the certificate from Rep

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    May 14

    It was a great pleasure to launch with my friend . Elimination of industrial trans-fats from the global food supply is feasible. We can save lives. Let's intensify our actions to

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    May 14

    Every year over 500,000 people die from eating industrially-produced trans-fat. WHO plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply. It’s time to

    REPLACE trans-fat
    Eliminating trans fats is key to protecting health and saving lives: WHO estimates that every year, trans fat intake leads to more than 500,000 deaths of people from cardiovascular disease.
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    May 9

    As a country we should establish mechanisms to raise the priority accorded to NCD's at national and county levels and to integrate their prevention and control into policies across all government sectors

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  11. May 11

    By the 2nd day of the in Nairobi, more than 385,000 kids are vaccinated, almost 1/2 the total for the entire campaign. Starehe & Kamukunji are lagging behind, vaccination teams are ⬆️⬆️their work in these areas.

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  12. May 10

    More than 180,000 children have been vaccinated today in in the - well done! Let's vaccinate even more tomorrow!

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    May 9

    Met with Health CECs from the 47 counties during the Health Intergovernmental Forum that began today at Sopa Lodge, Naivasha. The meeting is held quarterly between leadership & CECs to deliberate on health matters of mutual concern across national & county governments.

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    May 8

    The Ministry of Health is targeting to immunize over 800,000 children aged below five years, following the discovery of a Polio virus in Nairobi

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    May 8

    The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new outbreak of in Bikoro, Equateur province today. Laboratory results confirmed two cases.

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  16. May 8

    Joint External Evaluation of measured the ability to respond to pointed to areas where emergency response capacity needs strengthening. and other partners now brainstorming National Action Plan for

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    May 7

    - Polio has no cure. It can only be prevented through vaccination. Let no child under 5 years in Nairobi miss this vital vaccine. Let us all Kick Polio out of Kenya

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  18. May 7

    As a response to the circulating vaccine virus found in and the is launching the immunization response. More than 800,000 will be vaccinated in the next few days to protect all

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  19. May 4

    Congratulations, well deserved honour to a man who is tireless in serving those who need help in Kenya. Hongera, Dr

    Our Secretary General Dr. will on Monday, May 7, in Portugal, be honoured with the 2017 North-South Prize of the Council of Europe for dedicating his life to promote humanitarian work and foster human solidarity.
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    May 4

    Polio is dehumanizing. Let's us EndPolioNow. Public vaccination in Nairobi 9th - 13th May 2018.

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