Flooding crisis: MoH moves to safeguard essential health services

The Ministry of Health, on Thursday morning, convened a stakeholders’ consultative meeting in Nairobi to strengthen preparedness and response to the ongoing long rains and flooding affecting parts of the country. Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni, who chaired the..

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The Ministry of Health held a consultative meeting to address the ongoing flooding crisis and its impact on essential health services. The floods have disrupted access to care and increased disease outbreak risks.

The ministry has developed the Long Rains Flood Contingency Plan 2026 to strengthen disease surveillance and emergency preparedness.
Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni chaired the meeting, attended by national and county government representatives, and humanitarian partners like the Kenya Red Cross Society, WHO, and UNDP.
Muthoni cautioned that floods can contaminate water sources, create mosquito breeding grounds, and increase respiratory infections due to cold and damp conditions.

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