DRC Launches Second Phase of Mass Polio Vaccination Campaign Amid Ongoing Virus Transmission
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has embarked on the second phase of a mass polio vaccination drive, aiming to immunise over 10 million children […]
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Lourenço Calls for Vaccine Sovereignty as Cholera Claims Over 700 Lives in Angola
Amidst a deepening public health crisis, Angolan President and current African Union Chairperson, João Lourenço, has called on June 4 for urgent action to establish […]
Egypt Officially Certified as Being Free of Five Epidemic Diseases
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared on May 20 Egypt to have eradicated all human malaria parasite transmission within its borders, according to the […]
WHO Declares Madagascar’s Polio Outbreak Is Over
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on May 20 that the variant type 1 polio outbreak in Madagascar is now over. The WHO said in […]
Uganda Declares End to Ebola Outbreak After 42 Days Without New Cases
Uganda’s health ministry has officially declared an end to the country’s Ebola outbreak following 42 consecutive days without a new case of the disease, in […]
Mysterious Illness Claims Over 50 Lives in Northwestern Congo
A previously unknown illness has claimed the lives of more than 50 people in northwestern Congo, with authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) expressing […]
Uganda Discharges Eight Ebola Survivors as Sudan Strain Outbreak Stabilises
Uganda has successfully discharged eight patients who recovered from the Sudan strain of Ebola after they tested negative twice for the virus, health officials have […]
Uganda Ramps Up Efforts with Trial Vaccine Amid Ebola Outbreak in Kampala
Uganda is intensifying its response to the recent Ebola outbreak in Kampala by preparing for the deployment of a trial vaccine. As part of efforts […]
Hospitals in Goma Overwhelmed as Conflict Intensifies and Supplies Dwindle
Goma, a major city in eastern Congo, is struggling to cope with the overwhelming influx of casualties from ongoing fighting between Government forces and Rwanda-backed […]
Sudan: WHO Calls for End to Attacks on Health Care Workers and Facilities Following Deadly Drone Strike in Darfur
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called on January 26 for an immediate end to attacks on healthcare workers […]