Africa Health Report

Benue Records Fresh Lassa Fever Death Healthcare workers attending to Lassa fever patients in Nigeria

Benue Records Fresh Lassa Fever Death

Mirian Gom June 22, 2026

MAKURDI, Nigeria – A senior medical doctor working with the AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria has died...

Ebola Outbreak Nears 900 Cases Across Two Nations WHO Ebola outbreak emergency

Ebola Outbreak Nears 900 Cases Across Two Nations

Mirian Gom June 19, 2026

DR- Congo – The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...

Lagos Launches Ebola Prevention Campaign Healthcare workers and officials during a Lagos health sector briefing on doctors’ welfare reforms.

Lagos Launches Ebola Prevention Campaign

Mirian Gom June 14, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has launched Operation Lagos BioShield, a statewide campaign aimed at...

Plateau Ebola Preparedness: State on Alert Health workers in protective suits respond to Ebola outbreak in Congo

Plateau Ebola Preparedness: State on Alert

Korede Abdullah June 14, 2026

JOS, Nigeria – Plateau State says it is nearly fully prepared to respond to any Ebola outbreak,...

From Lyon to Lagos: Can One Health Stop Africa’s Next Pandemic? Delegates attend the 2026 One Health Summit in Lyon, France, discussing disease surveillance, antimicrobial resistance, climate-related health risks and global health security.

Delegates attend the 2026 One Health Summit in Lyon, France, discussing disease surveillance, antimicrobial resistance, climate-related health risks and global health security.

From Lyon to Lagos: Can One Health Stop Africa’s Next Pandemic?

Korede Abdullah June 13, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The next pandemic may not begin in a hospital ward. It could emerge from...

Africa CDC Pushes Tougher Ebola Screening at Borders Africa CDC officials discussing Ebola screening measures at African border points.

Africa CDC Pushes Tougher Ebola Screening at Borders

Oluwatobi Adu June 10, 2026

ADDIS ABABA – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called on African...

Nigeria Tightens Borders, Surveillance Against Ebola Threat Health leaders speaking at APIN's 25th anniversary symposium on sustainable healthcare financing.

Health leaders speaking at APIN's 25th anniversary symposium on sustainable healthcare financing.

Nigeria Tightens Borders, Surveillance Against Ebola Threat

Mirian Gom June 3, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has heightened nationwide preparedness measures against the possible entry of the...

Lagos Tightens Ebola Surveillance at MMIA Healthcare workers and officials during a Lagos health sector briefing on doctors’ welfare reforms.

Lagos Tightens Ebola Surveillance at MMIA

Korede Abdullah June 1, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has intensified disease surveillance and preparedness measures at the Murtala...

Nigeria Activates Emergency Preparedness as Ebola Outbreak Spreads Regionally

Korede Abdullah May 29, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has placed Lagos State, the Federal...

African Leaders Push Cross-Border Pact to Eliminate Malaria, NTDS African health leaders and WHO officials discussing malaria and NTD elimination strategies