Kenya 
Kenya: Disease threat follows floods(0)
Nairobi–Some 30,000 people are in urgent need of shelter, water, food and healthcare after heavy rainfall caused massive flooding, forcing thousands to leave their homes, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS).
Roads and bridges have been either destroyed or severely damaged, cutting off villagers and leaving them without food or potable water, putting them [...]
Kenya: Double whammy: Malnutrition and cholera hit refugee camp
Nairobi–Malnutrition rates are soaring and cholera is spreading at a camp in northwestern Kenya that has recently experienced significant influxes of refugees and steep funding cuts, says the aid group the International Rescue Committee.
An IRC survey conducted last month at Kakuma camp found that 17% of children under the age of five, or around 1,800 [...]
Kenya: Cholera claims 24 lives in northwest
Nairobi–An outbreak of cholera in northwest Kenya has killed at least 24 people over the past two weeks according to a senior health official.
Some 193 cholera cases were recorded between 23 November and 9 December, said Director of Public Health Shahnaaz Sharif, adding that the Kapedo and Lokori areas of East Pokot district were the [...]
