Reports

NAIROBI, Jul 31, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Kenyan Ministry of Health has warned that another malaria outbreak could hit the country by the end of the year, the Daily Nation reported Wednesday. "We expect another malaria outbreak between September…

Written by Stephanie Kriner, DisasterRelief.org, with news reports Forty-six people died when heavy rain came in early May to the Kenyan highland provinces of Nyanza and Rift Valley. The rains created floods and landslides that swept away homes and inundated thousands…

NAIROBI, 24 July (IRIN) - The British government has approved a donation of over US $7.8 million to help fight malaria in Kenya, a World Health Organisation (WHO) official told IRIN on Wednesday. The grant, which will be disbursed over the…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 22 July (IRIN) - The elimination of ignorance has been a standing objective of the Kenyan government since independence from Britain in 1963. Lately, however, the country's education…

By Andrei Neacsu in Nairobi, Kenya One thousand Kenya Red Cross volunteers are helping to fight the highland malaria epidemic which has killed 300 people. Since the outbreak in June, 158,000 people have been infected in six districts of Kenya. "Most…

OVERVIEW Northern Gedo districts as well as Garbaharey and Burdhubo remain critically food insecure with insecurity continuing to be a significant impediment to the delivery of the most basic supplies and services. Access by humanitarian organisations to…

SUMMARY The 2002 long rains, characterized by wide variability in its spatial and temporal distribution, concluded during June in all areas of the country outside the key grain surplus areas of western Kenya. The 2002 rainfall period was…

Barcelona meeting concentrates on health issues, but latest statistics show devastating impact of AIDS on food production and hunger ROME, 5 July 2002 -- Thousands of delegates attending the XIV International AIDS Conference in Barcelona from 7-12 July should wake up…

NAIROBI, 27 June (IRIN) - The Kenyan government-sponsored anti-measles campaign, which has been in progress since 17 June, has been partially extended until early next week to reach previously impassable areas. Although reports indicate that over 95 per cent of the…

This Annual Report is intended for reporting on the Federation's Annual Appeals only. Appeal Target: CHF 500,586; budget revised to CHF 368,740 Summary/Update: Following a six month period in 2000 during which the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) operated without a Secretary…