Day: October 3, 2024

Polio Immunisation targeting 308,000 children kicks off in Busia

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Department of Health in Busia County has embarked on mass polio vaccination with a view to reducing its negative effects including deaths among children,

The exercise which will be carried out in two …

Resistance to antibiotics, a silent killer

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global crisis that poses a significant threat to human, animal and plant health.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) approximately 5 million deaths are associated with bacterial AMR every year.

Antim…