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Uganda has launched a trial for a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola after a new outbreak killed one person and infected two others.The first trial participant, currently in …

Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has announced plans to strengthen domestic resource mobilization to fund the country’s health sector, following the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization …

l & International News – The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has issued a stark reminder that COVID-19 remains a serious global health threat, …

An unidentified flu-like disease has killed at least 79 people in Kwango Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, with over 300 infected, according to the health ministry. Most victims are aged …

Nigeria, the country with the world’s highest malaria deaths, has launched its first malaria vaccine campaign. The R21/Matrix-M vaccine, approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), is being administered to …

Zimbabweans living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have joined the call for health equity as the world commemorates World AIDS Day under the theme “Take the Rights Path: My Health, My …

The World Health Organization (WHO) has pledged to support Zimbabwe in preventing the spread of Mpox, following an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Health Minister Dr. Douglas …

Nigeria has become the first African country to receive a batch of mpox vaccines, securing 10,000 doses from the United States amid the ongoing outbreak of the disease formerly known …

Travelers heading to mpox-affected regions in Africa are being advised to get vaccinated, according to new guidance from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The updated recommendations …