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U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Steve Bremner presided over a handover ceremony to the government of Madagascar, represented by President Col. Michaël…
The Director-General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), Prof. Usman Aliyu, says that the Nigerian Government is expanding funding, local drug production and research to improve cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment while easing patients’ financial burden.
Ethiopia conducted a synchronised polio vaccination campaign with South Sudan using the bivalent Oral Polio vaccine (bOPV) and reached over…
Sudan is seen as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis with over 33 million in dire need, including 21 million who require health services.
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday said Uganda has put the Ebola outbreak under…
The epidemic is primarily affecting the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu, with its
spread worrying health authorities due to population displacement and difficulties accessing certain areas.
Gambia’s story with HIV treatment is witnessing a monumental shift. A visit to the clinic for HIV services is no…
Ghana has strengthened its readiness to respond to future public health emergencies through its participation in Exercise Polaris II, a global pandemic simulation exercise involving 26 countries across all six World Health Organization (WHO) regions.
The health ministry in Uganda has called for the removal of ebola-related international travel restrictions imposed by other nations against…
Long considered a disease of the past, diphtheria continues to affect certain regions of Mauritania. Located in the east of the country, near the border with Mali, the Mbera refugee camp hosts communities particularly exposed, in a context marked by frequent population movements and sometimes difficult living conditions.