By Nyang’au Araka More than half a million people in Gaza are now trapped in famine, facing starvation, destitution, and preventable death. This is according to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released jointly by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO), and the […]

By Omboki Monayo NAIROBI—In a cramped consultation room at Mbagathi Hospital, Dr. Winnie Maithya (name changed) examines yet another patient presenting with advanced liver cirrhosis. “By the time they reach us, it’s often too late for anything but palliative care,” she says, flipping through a stack of case files. “What’s tragic is nearly all these […]