Africa

In the past week, from 21 to 27 October, 20 new confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases were reported from...

To improve their response to outbreak of infectious diseases, countries in West Africa are embracing technology as part of the...

The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) has announced a £500,000 award from United Kingdom Department of Health and Social...

The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced plans to introduce a second experimental Ebola...

Kenya has officially launched the world’s first malaria vaccine today in Homa Bay County, western Kenya. The malaria vaccine pilot...

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and partners, is launching a...

The effectiveness of Ebola’s latest preferred drugs hinges on a number of factors that are beyond the control of the...

The promising results of the Pamoja Tulinde Maisha (PALM ) study has public health experts across the world leaping for...

Globally, only 41 per cent of babies were exclusively breastfed in the first six months of life in 2018 but...