A shorter, and less toxic treatment for people with visceral leishmaniasis was shown to be effective thanks to a study conducted in Eastern Africa by the non-profit medical research organization Drugs for…
During the high-level week of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly leading African Ministers of Health joined UNAIDS, PEPFAR, global health institutions and partners in New York in vow…
Urgent action is needed to stop and reverse the steep rise in heart failure happening across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), said experts.
The health authorities in Uganda today declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the Sudan ebolavirus was confirmed in Mubende district in the central part of the country.
The African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and France have signed intent of working together and marking a shared commitment to expand their partnership in public health.
With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is at a heightened risk of outbreaks of meningitis type A, which has nearly…
Elekta, one of the top providers of radiation therapy for treating cancer, joins International Finance Corporation’s (IFC’s) Africa Medical Equipment Facility to expand access to cancer care in the continent.
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Patriarch Abune Mathias has returned today to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, completing his medical treatment in the United States.
Half of health care facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services with water and soap or alcohol-based hand rub where patients receive care and at toilets in these facilities, according to the latest…
The African Union and the World Health Organization (WHO) today called for immediate and comprehensive measures to end the significant toll of tuberculosis among children in Africa.
The African Union Commission (AUC), Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development launched the first continental conversation guide on malaria for youth in Africa.
The Rockefeller Foundation announces the launch of the Vaccination Action Network (VAN), a $7.4 million locally-led, peer-to-peer learning initiative designed to engage public health decision-makers across Sub-Saharan Africa and bolster their efforts…
Globally, only half (52%) of children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment, far behind adults where three quarters (76%) are receiving antiretrovirals, according to the data that has just been released…
This week the Governments of Rwanda and Senegal began issuing vaccination certificates for COVID-19 using the SMART Health Card standard.