Africa

While the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) hosted in Glasgow between 31 October – 13 November 2021...

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its guidelines for the treatment of people co-infected with visceral leishmaniasis and...

Togo has eliminated trachoma, an eye disease that can cause permanent blindness, as a public health problem. The West African nation...

On April 23, 2022, the Minister of Public Health, Hygiene, and Prevention announced a new case of Ebola virus disease...

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO's Regional Director for Africa expressed optimism in the actualization of a malaria-free Africa. In a statement...

The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case was...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concerns about the trend of COVID-19 deaths in Africa. Addressing the 150th Executive...

Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving the bulk of the workforce on...

Africa’s sharp increase in diabetes is clashing with the COVID-19 pandemic and poor access to vaccines. Africa’s death rates from...

Ifeoma Joy Okoye, Professor of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka has stressed the need for patients who...