Africa

The health authorities in Uganda today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the Sudan ebolavirus was confirmed...

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a resurgence of Ebola late last night, following confirmation of...

The Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal, a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre laboratory, has confirmed Ghana's first outbreak of...

The government of West African state of Ghana has announced it is swiftly setting up preparations for a possible outbreak...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months...

Friday Okonofua, University of Benin The word “abortion” is used to describe two types of pregnancies that end before 20...

Global leaders led by African Heads of State have today announced the first in a series of pledges to accelerate...

While the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) hosted in Glasgow between 31 October – 13 November 2021...

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its guidelines for the treatment of people co-infected with visceral leishmaniasis and...

Togo has eliminated trachoma, an eye disease that can cause permanent blindness, as a public health problem. The West African nation...