Tanzania faces a deadly Marburg virus outbreak claiming 8 lives in Kagera Learn about the virus containment efforts and ...

The two positive cases are among 31 samples tested, and officials are considering use of antivirals and experimental vaccine.

In the region's other developments, Sierra Leone reported more cases, with the first two linked to the clade 2 global strain.

The U.S. plan to withdraw from the World Health Organization will squeeze Africa's health initiatives, the Africa Centres for ...

The United States withdrawing from the World Health Organization would have a significant impact on public health programmes in Africa, the continent's public health agency said Thursday.

African countries need to quickly find ways to raise local health funding as programs including the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief may be reduced, the continent’s chief health advisory ...

Africa's reliance on World Health Organization support faces a critical test after Donald Trump withdrew the United States - and the considerable funding it contributes - from the global body. The ...

WHO disease outbreak news report1 on malaria underscores the challenges posed in DR Congo and neighbouring regions.2 The update identifies acute respiratory infections complicated by malaria, with 891 ...

High-burden cholera outbreaks, spreading beyond the traditional cholera-endemic countries, have been reported since 2021 in ...

Cholera has remained a persistent public health challenge in Zambia since the country’s first reported outbreak in 1977. The ...

The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday he had applied for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan including supreme spiritual leader Haibatullah Akhundzada ...

The US plan to withdraw from the World Health Organization will squeeze Africa's health initiatives, the Africa Centres for ...