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Drought in Somalia could cause 135 deaths a day, says UN

March 21, 2023 Steven Addamah 0

The record drought in the Horn of Africa could lead to 135 deaths per day in Somalia between January and June, the Somali Ministry of […]

Cholera outbreak in Mozambique killed a total of 37 people

February 23, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

“The victims are among the 5,260 cases registered by Mozambican authorities at a time when the country is going through a period marked by illness […]

Marburg hemorrhagic fever outbreak kills in Equatorial Guinea

February 14, 2023 Steven Addamah 0

Nine people have died of Marburg virus disease, a hemorrhagic fever nearly as deadly as Ebola, in eastern Equatorial Guinea, a small central African country […]

MOSASWA grant against malaria in Mozambique, South Africa and Essuatíni

February 2, 2023 Steven Addamah 0

Three governments, in partnership with the Global Fund, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Goodbye Malaria, Wednesday launched the third MOSASWA grant to fight malaria […]

WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Uganda

January 12, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Ebola epidemic in Uganda is over, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Uganda’s Health minister announced Wednesday, less than four months after the announcement […]

Cholera led to close schools in Malawi

January 3, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

Schools in Malawi’s two largest cities will remain closed until further notice due to the worsening cholera epidemic affecting the country, the government announced Monday. […]

Malawi needs cholera vaccine

October 14, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

Malawi has asked the United Nations for more cholera vaccines in an attempt to contain an epidemic that has already killed 128 people and could […]

Ebola: Ugandan president orders healers to stop their activities

October 14, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday ordered traditional healers to stop treating the sick in a bid to stop the spread of Ebola, which has already […]