Tag: infectious diseases
Contipharma launches Loop Mediated Amplification Mpox detection test 
World leading health organizations have warned on the endemic cases of the virus in DRC ; Contipharma’s rapid in...
South Sudan: Urgent vaccination campaign needed to halt deadly measles outbreak
As South Sudan struggles to overcome a yellow fever outbreak, a measles crisis is mounting in Western Equatoria state; We urge health authorities and WHO to launch...
Angola: Effective prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
Health is a fundamental and universal right, and disease prevention is a global priority. In Angola, as in other...
United States donates tuberculosis testing machines worth $3 million to Ethiopia
On February 23, the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated 156 cutting-edge tuberculosis...
Global cholera vaccine reserve runs empty as 16 nations report outbreaks
The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is extremely concerned about a recent announcement that the global cholera vaccine...
Zambia: Cholera in Zimbabwe spreads rapidly after holiday season
Daily, more than 200 people are suspected to have fallen sick with cholera as the country combats a severe...
Zambia: Contagious cholera spread forces children out of school and claims lives of over 500 people
About 4.3 million school-aged children in Zambia – or every school-aged child in the country - will remain at...
WHO: Dengue spike fuels concerns of public health threat in previously untouched countries
The warning came as WHO reported more than five million dengue infections and 5,000 deaths from the disease worldwide this year. Briefing...
WHO: Five African countries report anthrax outbreaks
Five countries in East and Southern Africa are experiencing anthrax outbreaks, with more than 1100 suspected cases and 20...
DRC: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) responds to Mpox epidemic in Bolomba
In the Democratic Republic of Congo’s western province of Equateur, the people in the Bolomba health zone have been...
Health in Africa: the tree that hides the forest
In August, World Health Organisation (WHO)'s Monitoring Report on Universal Health Coverage in Africa revealed a 10-year rise in...
Live a dignified life with treatment – says noma survivor
Mohammadu Usman a 22-year-old noma survivor has found a home at the Sokoto Noma Children’s Hospital in Sokoto State,...