Ebola outbreak in Congo likely to last 6 more months, WHO says
GENEVA — The Ebola outbreak in North-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which has already killed…
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Uganda leads SDGs attainment in Sub Saharan Africa
Quoting a recent UN Sustainable Development Solutions network on SDG index report, Rosa Malango, the…
WHO and AUC pledges deeper ties to improve people’s health in Africa
With growing momentum to advance universal health coverage, strengthen health security, and ensure sustainable socio-economic…
Botswana Leads the Way on Fighting Health Threat Endangering Millions of Lives in Africa
Gaborone Botswana’s leaders made a call for urgent action on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) in the…
Rotavirus vaccine cuts diarrhoeal deaths by a third
Rotavirus vaccination can reduce the risk of infants dying from diarrhoea by almost a third,…
DRC Ebola Case Close to Uganda Border
Urgent vaccination programmes have commenced along the Uganda DRC border after a Congolese woman died…
Zimbabwe cholera outbreak contained
The ministry of health in Zimbabwe says it has managed to contain the cholera outbreak…
WHO launches first investment case to save up to 30 million lives
WHO recently published its first investment case, setting out the transformative impacts on global health…
Hospitals in crisis in Uganda as Middle Eastern countries poach medical staff
Recruitment of almost 2,000 health workers to Libya has led to urgent calls for government…
Dormant leishmaniasis parasites: threat to control
Parasites that cause leishmaniasis — a neglected tropical disease transmitted by sand flies — could…