Africa Health Report

Africa CDC Backs $180m African Vaccine Manufacturing Expansion Deal Africa CDC, Public Health, Ebola, Mpox, Cholera, Outbreak Response, Vaccination, Community Surveillance, Africa Health, WASH

Oluwatobi Adu May 12, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention welcomes a $180 million investment partnership aimed...

Korede Abdullah May 12, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The government of Spain and the World Health Organization say the international response to...

Nigeria Launches €4.2m EU-WHO Initiative to Strengthen Outbreak Response WHO-representative-urging-Nigeria-to-invest-in-health-science-and-innovation.jpg

Oluwatobi Adu May 11, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has launched a €4.2 million health security initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s...

Update: Six Countries Record Hantavirus Cases Linked to MV Hondius Outbreak Rare Hantavirus Strain Confirmed in South Africa After Cruise Deaths

Mirian Gom May 11, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization says at least six countries have recorded confirmed or probable...

Africa CDC Launches CPHIA 2026 to Strengthen Health Security Africa CDC, Public Health, Ebola, Mpox, Cholera, Outbreak Response, Vaccination, Community Surveillance, Africa Health, WASH

Mirian Gom May 10, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the Government of Ethiopia have officially...

Update: Spain Begins Final Evacuation of Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passengers Rare Hantavirus Strain Confirmed in South Africa After Cruise Deaths

Mirian Gom May 10, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Spanish authorities say the final evacuation flight for passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise...

WHO Chief Arrives Tenerife as Hantavirus Evacuation Intensifies WHO Director-General coordinates hantavirus evacuation response in Tenerife

Mirian Gom May 9, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is expected in Tenerife to...

WHO Says Hantavirus Outbreak Risk Remains Low After Negative Test Rare Hantavirus Strain Confirmed in South Africa After Cruise Deaths

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius May 8, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization says the public health risk linked to the hantavirus outbreak...

Africa CDC Tracks Cruise-Linked Hantavirus Cluster, Public Risk Low WHO and Bayer representatives reaffirming global health partnership on neglected diseases