Marburg hemorrhagic fever outbreak kills in Equatorial Guinea
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 […]
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MOSASWA grant against malaria in Mozambique, South Africa and Essuatíni
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
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
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. […]
Ebola: Ugandan president orders healers to stop their activities
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 […]
Mozambique records first case of monkeypox in the capital
Mozambique’s Health minister said on Thursday, 6, that the country has registered the first case of monkeypox. Armindo Tiago said that the patient is a […]
Moderna to set up its first vaccine plant in Africa in Kenya
U.S. vaccine maker Moderna announced Monday that it will build its first African vaccine plant in Kenya, after signing a preliminary agreement with that country […]
Meningitis kills over 100 people in northeastern DRC
A meningitis outbreak has been declared in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 129 deaths have been recorded, the World Health Organization (WHO) office […]
Another new variant of COVID-19 detected in South Africa
Scientists in South Africa say they have detected a new variant of COVID-19. The country’s National Institute of Communicable Diseases announced in a new study […]
Covid-19: Aspen receives €600 million in funding for vaccines in Africa
International donors on Wednesday pledged 600 million euros to the South African pharmaceutical giant Aspen to boost production of coronavirus vaccines in Africa, where only […]