WHO Reports 67 Yellow Fever Cases, 18 Deaths Across Nine African Countries
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported 67 confirmed yellow fever cases and 18 deaths across nine African countries between January…
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Ghana Makes Online Health Declaration Mandatory for Incoming Travellers
GHANA – Travellers entering Ghana will be required to complete an online health declaration form before departure from November 12, 2026, as the country…
Ebola: DRC Records 964 New Ebola Cases, 511 Deaths in Two Weeks
DR Congo – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded 964 additional confirmed Ebola cases and 511 deaths since the World Health…
Ebola: WHO Urges Countries to Resolve Pandemic Treaty Deadlock
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments to resolve outstanding disagreements over a proposed global pandemic agreement, warning that the…
German Doctor Faces Trial Over Alleged Abuse of 70 Children
A 46-year-old paediatrician in eastern Germany has gone on trial accused of sexually abusing more than 70 children over a period spanning more than…
Nigeria Becomes 34th African State To Ratify Medicines Agency Treaty
KIGALI, Rwanda – Nigeria has become the 34th African Union member state to ratify the treaty establishing the African Medicines Agency (AMA), a move…
DRC Ebola Outbreak Records 80 New Cases Daily – WHO Warns
DR Congo – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is recording between 50 and 80 new confirmed Ebola cases daily, with the outbreak…
WHO Condemns Attack on Ebola Responders That Killed Nurse in DR Congo
DR Congo – A nurse has been killed and another health worker seriously injured in an attack on Ebola responders in the Democratic Republic…
WHO Warns Funding Gaps Threaten Africa’s Polio Eradication Drive
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that funding shortages and gaps in vaccination coverage could reverse progress towards eradicating polio…
DRC Begins Bundibugyo Vaccine Trial as Deaths Exceed 4,600
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun a clinical trial of vaccine candidates against the Bundibugyo virus following an…