In conflict-battered eastern DR Congo, deep distrust of outside authorities—rooted in scepticism, doubt, and fear—is undermining the response effort and sharply heightening the risk of disease spreading through the community. In the…
On the outskirts of Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Kigonze camp…
In a bid to fortify the frontline against Ebola, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) will…
The United States is providing critical health assistance, albeit with a significant caveat: broad access to surveillance data and rights…
With Ebola still flaring in the Democratic Republic of Congo, frontline medics are straining to contain the disease while research…
South Africa has begun rolling out a new line of defense against HIV: a six-monthly preventive injection that is now…
After a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the country’s Ebola…
Despite dramatic leaps in medical science, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is still one of the world’s most prevalent birth defects—and…
Trust from communities on the front lines will determine whether health officials can rein in a fast-moving Ebola outbreak in…
Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is bracing for what the World Health Organization (WHO) calls a “catastrophic collision of…
Despite significant advancements, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) continue to fly under the radar of global health initiatives. To date, 61…
