Abdhalah Ziraba, African Population and Health Research Center An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus was announced by Uganda’s ministry of health on 21 September 2022. Uganda has had at…
KAMPALA– Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Sunday said Ebola cases in the country have risen to 34 from the 15 announced a day earlier. The ministry tweeted 16 of the…
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned again against complacency in fighting COVID-19, urging for coordinated action and political commitments to save lives and prevent economic and…
BRAZZAVILLE– African countries are on alert, strengthening screening and surveillance after an outbreak linked to a relatively rare strain of Ebola virus broke out earlier this week in Uganda. The…
NAIROBI — Sub-Saharan African countries should leverage investments in research, surveillance and public awareness to contain antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which has become a public health crisis in the continent, experts…
By Joan van Dyk The Foundation for Professional Development, one of South Africa’s oldest nonprofits and the main sponsor of the TB conference in Durban, accepted a R2-million research grant…
By TAMARY CHIKIWA THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has partnered the Zimbabwean government in fighting the spread of measles which has so far killed over 680 people across the…
JUBA– South Sudan’s Ministry of Health, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), says it has trained more than 200 healthcare workers to help bolster disease surveillance and response in…
By RUTENDO NGARA THE United States of America (USA) has announced significant fresh funding to help tackle the HIV/Aids pandemic in Zimbabwe. . The US$123 million funding will come through…
Olena Ivanova, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; Andrea Rachow, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; Denise Evans, University of the Witwatersrand, and Tembeka Sineke, University of the Witwatersrand Numerous researchers have…
