Africa initiates cholera response plan amid Sudan outbreak
Sudan’s severe cholera outbreak has prompted Africa to launch a new continental emergency preparedness and response plan, as reported by...
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Africa initiates cholera response plan amid Sudan outbreak
Sudan’s severe cholera outbreak has prompted Africa to launch a new continental emergency preparedness and response plan, according to Africa...
Global water targets “increasingly out of reach”, UN says
The United Nations has warned that over two billion people still lack reliable access to safe drinking water, putting global...
Kenya eliminates sleeping sickness as public health problem
Kenya has officially eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health concern, as announced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on...
WHO chief: Over 40 people killed in attack on Sudanese hospital
Over 40 people have been killed in an attack on a Sudanese hospital on June 21st, including children and health...
Just 7 countries met clean air standards in 2024, report says
In 2024, only seven countries worldwide met the standards for clean air set by the World Health Organisation. According to...
Report reveals just 7 countries met clean air standards in 2024
In 2024, only 7 countries worldwide met the standards for clean air set by the World Health Organisation. According to...
US aid cuts weaken fight against malaria in Africa
US aid cuts by the Trump administration have raised serious concern among health officials in African countries like Uganda, Nigeria,...
Footage reveals human rights abuses in Libyan prison
New images have surfaced of brutal torture in the Libyan prison of Garnada, in the latest human rights abuses by...
MPOX: Moroccan startup first to produce tests in Africa
A Moroccan company has produced the first African mpox tests, hoping to make the continent less dependent on medical imports,...
Lebanon: medical aid stacks up and tourists leave, war looms
The Middle East braces for conflict following the killings of the political chief of Hamas and top commander of Hezbollah...
Dozens evacuate from Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital following strikes
Dozens of Palestinians evacuated northern Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital on May 21st following a resurgence of Israeli airstrikes that have...
WHO urges the evacuation of 9,000 Gazan medical patients
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took to X on March 30th to urge the evacuation of around...
