The WHO has announced that Kenya has successfully eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health problem after decades of sustained control efforts.
Kenya achieves milestone by eliminating deadly sleeping sickness Read More »
Ethiopia confirms its first mpox cases in an infant and mother linked to cross-border travel near Moyale.
Infant, mother test positive in Ethiopia’s first mpox outbreak Read More »
Over 2,300 cholera cases and 51 deaths have been reported in Khartoum as conflict shatters healthcare and sanitation services.
Cholera surges in Khartoum while war erodes health Read More »
The surge in mpox cases in Sierra Leone prompts increased screening, vaccination, and treatment responses from health teams.
Sierra Leone health workers respond to mpox surge Read More »
A new cluster of Ebola cases has been detected in Uganda, prompting the Africa CDC to intensify monitoring and contact-tracing efforts.
New Ebola cluster emerges in Uganda, Africa CDC reports Read More »
Humanitarian organizations in Ivory Coast have warned that President Donald Trump’s freeze on US foreign aid poses a “grave threat” to public health, particularly to programs tackling HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
US aid freeze threatens Ivory Coast’s health efforts, say NGOs Read More »
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised the strong leadership of African nations in various aspects of global health.
WHO chief praises Africa’s leadership in global health Read More »
The United Nations has launched an emergency appeal for $11.2 million to support Uganda’s response to an Ebola outbreak.
UN calls for urgent funds to support Uganda’s Ebola efforts Read More »
A child’s death from Ebola in Uganda raises concerns over outbreak containment, as officials struggle with surveillance and funding challenges.
Ebola claims child’s life in Uganda sparking health concerns Read More »
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo suspect that a deadly illness that has killed at least 50 people is likely malaria or food poisoning, not an unknown disease.
Deadly illness in Congo likely linked to malaria and food poisoning Read More »
