Joyce Chimbi

Living with chronic hepatitis B in Kenya

More than 10% of the people living in Migori County’s fishing communities are infected with hepatitis B, a vaccine-preventable virus that can cause liver failure and cancer.

28 Sep 2026

6 min read

Hepatitis

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Evarline Ayuma in Kibra informal settlement. She says gender barriers exist even in the capital, as people migrate from rural areas with strongly held traditional beliefs. Credit: Joyce Chimbi

Why girls in Kenya miss vaccination, and how grandmothers can help

3 Jun 2026

9 min read

Gender equality

Women and children waiting for services at Yapha Dispensary in Kwale county. The clinic serves five villages. Credit: Joyce Chimbi

No power? No problem: for rural Kenyan vaccinators, a solar fridge is a ray of sunshine

26 May 2026

6 min read

Innovation Climate change

Brucellosis is a highly contagious, chronic bacterial infection caused primarily by the Brucella abortus bacterium. It is one of the most significant diseases affecting cattle. Credit: Joyce Chimbi

Kenya’s long battle with brucellosis

6 Feb 2026

6 min read

One health

Wasini Dispensary, one of two clinics in Wasini Island. The clinic helps the local community fight deadly childhood diseases such as cholera, typhoid, diarrhoea and vomiting. Credit: Joyce Chimbi

Kenya’s Wasini Island may look lost in time, but it’s keeping up on immunisation

15 Jan 2026

6 min read

Routine immunisation Malaria

Tamlega dispensary engages parents through written material and involves them in decision making to dispel myths, provide accurate information and encourage HPV vaccination. Credit: Joyce Chimbi

How a tiny dispensary in Kenya is turning the tide against cervical cancer

3 Oct 2025

6 min read

HPV

Community Health Promoters play a critical role in bringing health services closer to the community through the Electronic Community Health Information System or eCHIS. Credit: Joyce Chimbi

Mental health support for mothers improves child health in Kenya

27 Aug 2025

5 min read

Health worker heroes Maternal and child health

Kenya's protected generation: 25 years of Gavi impact

20 Jun 2025

6 min read

Routine immunisation Maternal and child health

Lwakhakha Dispensary caters to many women from Uganda who cross the border for maternity services. Credit: Joyce Chimbi

High-tech tools, old-school vigilance: how Kenya is keeping polio at bay

4 Jun 2025

11 min read

Polio Spotlight on polio

Children at Al-Khamis Islamic Day primary and nursery school queue for vaccination against yellow fever. Credit: Joyce Chimbi

Nearly 4 million vaccinated in bid to curb yellow fever risk in eastern Uganda

12 May 2025

7 min read

Yellow fever

Camels watering in Northern Kenya. Credit: EU/ECHO/Eunice Maina

Rift Valley fever kills both livestock and people, and it's becoming more common

11 Mar 2025

6 min read

Outbreaks Rift Valley fever

During large-scale immunisation campaigns, Community Health Promoters mark the doors to show how many children were vaccinated in each house and if vaccination was declined, requiring a follow-up. Credit: Joyce Chimbi

Kenya’s internally displaced children are at risk of going unvaccinated. A new strategy is changing that

10 Feb 2025

7 min read

Routine immunisation

How Kenya is bringing primary care closer to the community

12 Dec 2024

7 min read

UHC

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