DR Congo Ebola cases rise to 4,449 as deaths reach 2,061
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported 4,449 confirmed Ebola cases and 2,061 deaths, highlighting the continued spread of the...
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DR Congo: WHO urges urgent support as Ebola spreads
The World Health Organization (WHO) has renewed its appeal for greater international support as Ebola spreads across the Democratic Republic...
Congo’s Ebola surveillance teams struggle to contain outbreak
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola surveillance teams are facing mounting challenges as they work to contain the country’s latest outbreak,...
Egypt: Heatwave disrupts workers and economy
Egypt is experiencing an intense heatwave that has disrupted economic activity, strained public services and has prompted authorities to issue...
Africa’s abortion divide threatens maternal health gains
Africa’s abortion debate is back in the spotlight as changes to US foreign aid policies raise concerns over the future...
Nigeria child malnutrition worsens amid rising food costs
Nigeria is facing a rapidly worsening child malnutrition crisis as food prices rise, inflation and broader economic pressures leave an...
WHO announces two experimental Ebola drug trials in DR Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the launch of clinical trials for two experimental Ebola treatments in the Democratic...
MSF warns Ebola outbreak is outpacing response in DR Congo
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned that efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
Spain cancels DR Congo vs Chile over Ebola outbreak concerns
A planned international friendly between Chile and DR Congo has been cancelled after local authorities in southern Spain blocked the...
Algeria’s trachoma elimination earns WHO recognition
Algeria has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on 17 April, marking a...
Africa vaccine programmes at risk as war disruption and aid cuts hit
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that disruption caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran and US aid cuts is...
Health caravan targets remote communities in northern Morocco
A medical charity deployed a three-day health caravan south of the northern Moroccan town of Assilah from 10 to 12...
Congo declares end to mpox outbreak after two years
The Democratic Republic of the Congo declared the end of a two-year mpox outbreak on 2 April, saying the disease...
Kenya: Mass grave of children uncovered as investigations deepen
Authorities in Kericho, Kenya, have uncovered around 32 bodies, most of them children, from a suspected mass grave, in a...
Hospital in Libya performs 20 complex joint surgeries
A specialised surgical team at Ibn Sine Teaching Hospital in Libya completed 20 complex joint replacement surgeries, hospital officials announced...
