Surveillance
Mar 21, 2025 | News
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of quickly detecting and responding to public health threats became more urgent than ever. Disease surveillance is a critical tool for better understanding when, where, and how an outbreak occurs. Supported by the Centers for...
Nov 15, 2024 | News, Stories from the Field
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant health challenge in Kenya, with an estimated 31% of cases undiagnosed or unreported, according to a 2023 Kenya Ministry of Health (MOH) survey. With 52% of people diagnosed with TB having no cough and only 59% of people...
May 23, 2024 | News
With the global COVID-19 pandemic still fresh in mind, and future pandemics and more localized epidemics an ever-looming threat, countries around the world are taking steps to increase preparedness for infectious disease outbreaks. Against this backdrop, a new set of...
Mar 26, 2024 | News, Stories from the Field
An ICAP-supported disease surveillance team in Kenya successfully identified and reported a new human case of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in northern Kenya, leading the country’s Ministry of Health to declare an outbreak on January 24, 2024. RVF is an acute hemorrhagic...
Apr 26, 2023 | News, Stories from the Field
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health problem in countries around the world, and Kenya is no exception. Under an award from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ICAP is working with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders...
