Update: Six Countries Record Hantavirus Cases Linked to MV Hondius Outbreak
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization says at least six countries have recorded confirmed or probable hantavirus infections linked to the outbreak aboard…
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Africa CDC Launches CPHIA 2026 to Strengthen Health Security
ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the Government of Ethiopia have officially inaugurated the Conference on Public Health in…
Update: Spain Begins Final Evacuation of Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passengers
ABUJA, Nigeria – Spanish authorities say the final evacuation flight for passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak…
WHO Chief Arrives Tenerife as Hantavirus Evacuation Intensifies
ABUJA, Nigeria – Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is expected in Tenerife to coordinate evacuation efforts linked to the hantavirus…
WHO Says Hantavirus Outbreak Risk Remains Low After Negative Test
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization says the public health risk linked to the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship remains…
Africa CDC Tracks Cruise-Linked Hantavirus Cluster, Public Risk Low
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring a hantavirus outbreak linked to an international cruise, with authorities urging…
Rare Hantavirus Strain Confirmed in South Africa After Cruise Deaths
ABUJA, Nigeria – A rare human-transmissible hantavirus strain is confirmed in South Africa after deaths linked to an international cruise, prompting urgent contact tracing.…
Global Midwife Gap Hits 1m as Africa Bears Nearly Half the Shortfall – UNFPA
ABUJA, Nigeria – The world faces a shortage of at least one million midwives, with Africa accounting for nearly half of the deficit, according…
WHO: Africa Faces 54% Health Workforce Gap as Shortfall Could Hit 6.28m by 2035
ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa is currently operating with just 46% of the health workforce it needs, leaving a 54% gap that could widen into…
WHO Urges Calm After Suspected Hantavirus Cases on Cruise Ship
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization reassures the public that there is no cause for panic following suspected hantavirus cases aboard a cruise…