At the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Health in Accra, one priority stands above the rest: turning Africa’s existing commitments into action. The continent does not lack ambition for the health and…
Countries bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo, among them Uganda, Rwanda and Zambia, are tightening health defenses as the…
Liberia’s temporary ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) could soon be rolled back, threatening a major victory secured by women’s…
The Presidency has pushed back against what it describes as a misinformation campaign seeking to cast South Africa as isolated…
Health officials are monitoring thousands of measles infections across several districts as the deadly virus spreads through communities, prompting the…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and…
In a high-stakes bid to counter the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, a clinical trial testing two experimental treatments has begun…
A shake-up in the president’s security ranks followed a shocking April breach in which an intruder gained access to the…
A resurgent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could deal a multibillion-dollar blow to Africa’s economy, with losses…
A fast-moving outbreak of Ebola virus disease linked to the Bundibugyo strain is still gaining ground in eastern Democratic Republic…
Despite notable gains against Ebola in parts of East and Central Africa, the virus is still spreading faster than the…
