Reports

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators No rainfall was received in the month under review, although some little rainfall was reported in parts of wajir North. Vegetation Condition: County vegetation condition index showed extreme vegetation deficit with…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators • In May, the county received below normal rainfall that was characterized by poor temporal and uneven spatial distribution across the livelihood zones. • The County vegetation greenness was at normal…

UN Pledging Event brings in only one-fifth of goal 32 million people across the Horn of Africa are in desperate need of support. They’re suffering from intense drought—the region’s worst in 40 years—followed by a period of…

New Assessment: Survivors of Sexual Violence in Kenya Have Inadequate Access to Mental Health Services A Photovoice assessment, co-led with survivors of sexual violence in Kenya, spotlights the challenges survivors face accessing mental health services in Nairobi June…

Highlights 4.4 million people are acutely food insecure due to drought and 970,214 children 0-59 months require treatment for malnutrition (including 242,567 severely wasted) by February 2023, up from 3.5 million and 884,000 respectively in July 2022. Heavy…

Accountability, Fundamental Reforms Urgently Needed (Nairobi) – Nearly two months since a series of nationwide protests began, Kenyan authorities have failed to take sufficient action to hold police officers and their commanders to account for killings and…

Drought Situation Overview The ongoing March-April-May (MAM) rainfall season occasioned a positive impact on livelihoods across most parts of Arid and Semi-Arid counties with environmental indicators depicting recovery drought phase situation. Despite the recovery across the ASAL counties,…

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns of a health disaster in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps where a cholera outbreak is spreading. We call on the international community and aid agencies to respond urgently to the unfolding crisis, to…

Ligia Paina, Daniela Cristina Rodriguez, Henry Zakumumpa, Caroline Mackenzie, Freddie Ssengooba, Sara Bennett Correspondence to Dr Ligia Paina; lpaina@jhu.edu Abstract Introduction Donor transition for HIV/AIDS programmes remains sensitive, marking a significant shift away from the traditional investment model of…

By WAYNE DWAYNE DWALLOW Mercy Corps’ Energy 4 Impact delivers reliable electricity to store vaccines Kichangachini, a small health clinic in the remote county of Taita Taveta in Kenya, has become an important rural vaccination hub. In 2020,…