Tanzania faces a deadly Marburg virus outbreak claiming 8 lives in Kagera Learn about the virus containment efforts and ...

The two positive cases are among 31 samples tested, and officials are considering use of antivirals and experimental vaccine.

In the region's other developments, Sierra Leone reported more cases, with the first two linked to the clade 2 global strain.

FRANTIC efforts are being put up in the Ministry of Health as the government works to get to the bottom of recurrence of Marburg cases in Kagera Region, more than 12 months ... Early reports ...

The U.S. plan to withdraw from the World Health Organization will squeeze Africa's health initiatives, the Africa Centres for ...

The United States withdrawing from the World Health Organization would have a significant impact on public health programmes in Africa, the continent's public health agency said Thursday.

WHO disease outbreak news report1 on malaria underscores the challenges posed in DR Congo and neighbouring regions.2 The update identifies acute respiratory infections complicated by malaria, with 891 ...

High-burden cholera outbreaks, spreading beyond the traditional cholera-endemic countries, have been reported since 2021 in ...

Cholera has remained a persistent public health challenge in Zambia since the country’s first reported outbreak in 1977. The ...

Feeling Blue? Holiday Lights Might Be the CureMental health issues, such as depression and substance use, often peak during the holidays, but research has shown that just looking at twinkling ...

Africa's reliance on World Health Organization support faces a critical test after Donald Trump withdrew the United States – ...

TRADERS and residents of Mabawe ward in Ngara District, Kagera Region on the border with Burundi, have appealed the government to strengthen security in the wake of rising robbery incidents presumably ...