Diseases

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has introduced a new strategy to address endemic and neglected...

Natural disasters and conflict-driven displacement exacerbate cholera's spread, exposing millions to preventable disease and death. Flooding and displacement are emerging...

Despite a decline in cholera cases in Nigeria this year, the country’s persistently high fatality rate—3.5%—underscores critical gaps in healthcare...

Measles cases surged by 20% in 2023, infecting 10.3 million people. Vaccine gaps, worsened by the pandemic, left millions vulnerable....

A troubling surge of Mpox cases is sweeping across Africa, posing yet another test for the continent’s already strained health...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today officially certified Egypt as malaria-free, a monumental achievement for the nation of over 100...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised against imposing any travel and trade restrictions on Rwanda as the country battles...

The Ministry of Health in Zambia, through the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI), has confirmed the country's first case...

As the world’s attention drifts from the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa finds itself grappling with a new wave...

In a significant move to curb the ongoing mpox outbreak, 15,460 doses of mpox vaccine donated by Bavarian Nordic have...