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The World Health Organization’s declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) has placed Africa on renewed epidemic alert following the spread of the rare Bundibugyo Ebola virus strain in the Democratic Republic
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A rare and concerning outbreak of Hantavirus, specifically the Andes strain (ANDV), has been identified on the cruise ship MV Hondius. Currently quarantined off the coast of Cape Verde, the vessel is at the center
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African health ministers and international delegates convened in Nairobi on April 29, 2026, for the World Health Summit Regional Meeting, formally recognizing the end of Western-dependent medical financing. The three day conference at the United
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Beyond the Outbreak: Lessons from the DRC’s Two-Year Mpox Crisis KINSHASA — On Thursday, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially declared the end of the mpox outbreak as a public
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A landmark initiative backed by Bill Gates and OpenAI aims to reshape primary health care in Africa by bringing artificial intelligence into the heart of clinics that struggle with staff shortages and rising demand. Announced
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Malawi moves to contain a fresh cholera threat, its latest vaccine rollout offers a sharp reminder that some of Africa’s deadliest diseases persist not because solutions are unknown, but because the systems required to sustain
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When the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention announced the lifting of mpox as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security, the declaration carried a weight that went beyond epidemiology. It marked a rare
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Africa’s healthcare crisis is often described in the language of shortage: too few doctors, too little equipment, fragile systems overwhelmed by demand. Less attention is paid to the institutions that are steadily pushing back against
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The World Health Organization’s latest update to its HIV clinical management guidelines arrives at a critical moment for Africa, where progress against the epidemic has slowed even as treatment options have become more sophisticated. The
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The recent reports surrounding Anthony Joshua and a fatal crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have once again forced public attention onto Nigeria’s dangerous roads. While relief that a global sporting figure survived is understandable, the
