HPV Vaccination Push: WHO and UNICEF estimate Kenya has boosted HPV coverage for adolescent girls to 69%, with 472,845 girls receiving at least one dose between January and June 2026—an 80%+ jump that could cut cervical cancer risk. Cervical Cancer Alarm in Samburu: A free screening camp in Maralal flagged 10 new cervical cancer cases within four hours, with officials blaming late care-seeking, low awareness, and limited local screening. Ebola Quarantine Measures: Seven US aid workers were sent to quarantine at a US-run Ebola facility in Kenya after exposure in Congo, as the US expands travel restrictions and Congo reports thousands of cases. Maternal Care Tech in Africa: Ghana’s GHS and Jacaranda Health launched PROMPTS (“Nurse Mary”), an SMS-based AI maternal support tool that works on basic phones and routes urgent cases to facilities. Budget Pressure: Kenya’s tax collections missed targets by KSh 176.53bn while recurrent spending hit KSh 4.17tn, with debt servicing alone at KSh 1.83tn. Governance & Health Access: Chiefs are being highlighted as frontline responders to climate shocks—droughts, floods and displacement that disrupt health services. Cybersecurity: State House’s president.go.ke was hacked and taken offline after a ransom demand, raising concerns for public service continuity.