Niger has become the first country in Africa to successfully eliminate river blindness, a disease that has caused suffering for millions and is one of the…
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An attack on the Saudi Hospital in El-Fasher, located in western Sudan’s besieged Darfur region, has resulted in the deaths of 70 individuals, with 19 others…
The African Union (AU) has expressed dismay at US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organisation (WHO), urging his…
Nearly 10 million malaria vaccine doses have been delivered to Africa during the first year of routine immunisation, the Gavi vaccine alliance announced on Wednesday. The…
The president of Tanzania has declared an outbreak of the Marburg virus, which is similar to Ebola, a week after her health minister denied that any…
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday ordering the US to pull out of the World Health Organisation (WHO), which he has frequently criticised…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has endorsed a new diagnostic tool aimed at reducing recurring cases of one of the world’s most persistent forms of malaria.…
Sierra Leone, on Monday, declared a public health emergency in response to mpox, taking swift action to enhance border surveillance after confirming two cases of the…
Five years after its emergence, COVID-19 continues to claim lives worldwide, although the scale of infection and death has drastically diminished since the pandemic’s peak. Over…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has classified the country’s risk level for Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) as “moderate.” In a public health advisory issued on…