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Tanzania on Thursday declared the end of Marburg virus disease outbreak after recording no new cases over 42 days since…
Since 20 February, when the latest cholera outbreak started in Sudan’s White Nile State, until 5 March, a total of 2,718 people have been admitted to the Ministry of Health cholera treatment centre at Kosti Teaching Hospital, supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Sadly, 92 of these patients have died.
A cholera outbreak in Ethiopia’s Gambella region has claimed 29 lives, according to the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid…
In 2024 alone, WHO’s interventions reached over 161 405 vulnerable individuals in Adamawa State, particularly those residing in IDP camps and remote areas, providing essential medical and psychosocial support
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has launched a large-scale vaccination campaign against mpox (monkeypox) in the capital, Kinshasa. This…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) through its specialised health institution, the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has urged researchers, policymakers, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders to contribute to strengthening regional health security against Lassa fever and other emerging infectious diseases.
Africa has reported 24,272 mpox cases since the beginning of 2025 as the death toll from ongoing outbreak has reached…
The Africa Food Safety Agency will be established soon to enhance food safety across the continent, the African Union (AU)…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Prevention on Wednesday, confirmed 506 Lassa fever cases out of the 2,492 suspected cases of the disease, and 95 deaths as of February 23, 2025.
As Nigeria intensifies efforts to halt the transmission of type 2 variant poliovirus, a high-level delegation from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), visited Abuja, Nigeria, 27-28 February 2025.