Kenya to host regional Disease Control centre
Kenya has been selected to host the Eastern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre of the Africa…
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West Africa better prepared to contain future Ebola outbreaks
The World Health Organization’s (WHOs) Regional Director for Africa says West Africa is better prepared…
West Africa heightens guard amid fresh Ebola outbreak
West African countries have beefed up emergency measures at borders as new cases of the…
Ugandan forest holds clues to Zika’s spread
From a hill above the shores of Lake Victoria, forest caretaker Gerald Mukisa looked down…
Kenya: Travellers from Angola must show Yellow Fever vaccination proof or be sent home
Kenya was among the first East African countries to react to the growing Yellow Fever…
Ebola survivors suffer long-term health effects
Preliminary studies of Ebola survivors in West Africa are showing that those who survived the…
Digital hub to help Africa track and control disease outbreaks to be based in Egypt
A new disease control hub is set to be launched in Egypt, which will use…
UN health agency launches global Zika response strategy; Member States briefed on outbreak
As World Health Organization (WHO) officials briefed United Nations Member States in New York on…