East-Africa
Report: Non-Communicable Diseases Claim Four in 10 Malawian Lives
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for about 40 percent of all deaths in Malawi, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report…
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Health and medicine
Central-Africa
Ebola Death Toll in DR Congo Surpasses 3,000 as WHO Prepares Vaccine Trials
More than 6,000 cases have now been confirmed in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the fatality rate…
Central-Africa
DR Congo Schools Reopen Amid Ebola, Conflict and Strike Threat
Millions of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are returning to classrooms as the country’s new academic year begins under the…
Southern-Africa
Namibia Rejects U.S. Health Agreement Citing Concerns Over Data
Namibia has raised sovereignty, privacy and biological-resource concerns over the agreement, putting a potential funding package for its HIV and tuberculosis programmes…
Central-Africa
UN Chief Condemns ‘Indifference’ as Ebola Cases Mount in DR Congo
DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak is expanding at a pace the humanitarian response cannot match, with 500 new cases recorded each week, UN…
East-Africa
Cancer Survivor Fights to Reform Zambia’s Health System
After a six-year closure, Zambia’s radiotherapy and imaging facility has reopened, raising hopes for patients battling cancer. Yet survivor and advocate Karen…
Southern-Africa
World’s Largest Research Funder Ends Ban on South Africa
After nearly 18 months of uncertainty, the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) has restored funding for research in South Africa,…
Central-Africa
WHO and Africa CDC Urge Action to Meet the Challenge and Stop Ebola
One hundred days into the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, international health officials say the epidemic can still be…
Central-Africa
DR Congo Receives 70,000 Ebola Vaccines as Outbreak Death Toll Rises
A 70,000-dose shipment of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine is headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the country confronts its…
Central-Africa
Ebola Outbreak Becomes Deadliest in DR Congo’s History
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak has become the country’s deadliest on record, with 2,325 deaths—surpassing the 2,299 fatalities…
North-Africa
Healthcare Faces an Attack Every Six Hours, With No One Held Accountable
More than 10,000 attacks on healthcare have been recorded worldwide over the past eight years, killing thousands and weakening medical systems in…
