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As neighbouring Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo battle ebola outbreaks, Tanzania has strengthened health surveillance at its borders to prevent its spread.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported an increase in confirmed cases of Lassa fever in epidemiological week 28 after a decline in week 27.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian medical professionals in the diaspora to encourage more colleagues abroad to return home and support national development.
The African Heads of State and Government on have adopted the Accra Declaration, reaffirming their commitment to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
Scientists at Makerere University of Uganda said the Ebola Bundibugyo virus currently spreading in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo…
The Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Accra, Ghana has resolved to advance the continent’s health agenda, focusing on ending AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030, reducing maternal mortality and boosting local pharmaceutical manufacturing.
The Malian Society of Nephrology (SONEMA) has warned the health minister about the saturation of dialysis centres and the difficulties…
At least 189 children have now died in the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with…
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called on the United States to consider removing its…
The chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf called for a decisive shift from commitments to implementation…