Africa Health Report

Kano Government Intensifies Surveillance After Suspected Diphtheria Cases Emerge

Hussaini Ibrahim February 1, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Government intensifies disease surveillance and emergency response in Gamji Village, Garko...

New Repository Aims to Speed Outbreak Detection Across Africa Africa CDC, Public Health, Ebola, Mpox, Cholera, Outbreak Response, Vaccination, Community Surveillance, Africa Health, WASH

Africa CDC, Public Health, Ebola, Mpox, Cholera, Outbreak Response, Vaccination, Community Surveillance, Africa Health, WASH

New Repository Aims to Speed Outbreak Detection Across Africa

Oluwatobi Adu January 28, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) launches a Central Data...

WHO Launches Global Strategy Against Future Coronavirus Threats WHO scientist examines mosquito samples amid chikungunya outbreak

WHO Launches Global Strategy Against Future Coronavirus Threats

Oluwatobi Adu December 4, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation, (WHO) unveils its first unified long-term coronavirus strategy, marking a...

Lagos Launches Emergency Polio Vaccination After Virus Found in Makoko Health workers administering oral polio vaccine to children in Lagos.

Lagos Launches Emergency Polio Vaccination After Virus Found in Makoko

Korede Abdullah November 8, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has commenced a statewide Polio Outbreak Response vaccination campaign following...

Cholera Outbreak Claims 10 Lives in Mubi as State Steps Up Response Bauchi Cholera report

Cholera Outbreak Claims 10 Lives in Mubi as State Steps Up Response

Hussaini Ibrahim November 5, 2025

ADAMAWA, Nigeria – A cholera outbreak in Mubi Local Government Area has killed at least 10 residents,...

Benue Shuts Hospital, Morgue After Lassa Fever Death Sparks Community Unrest Benue state map

Benue Shuts Hospital, Morgue After Lassa Fever Death Sparks Community Unrest

Mirian Gom October 31, 2025

MAKURDI, Nigeria – The Benue State Government has sealed a private hospital and a mortuary in Okpokwu...

Kano Confirms New Poliovirus Variants, Warns on Immunisation Gaps Health workers administering polio vaccine to children in Kano community

Kano Confirms New Poliovirus Variants, Warns on Immunisation Gaps

Hussaini Ibrahim October 30, 2025

KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board has confirmed the identification of four...

Kano Sends Rapid Team to Rurum Amid Suspected Diphtheria Cases KNCDC medical team assessing health facility in Rano Local Government Area

Kano Sends Rapid Team to Rurum Amid Suspected Diphtheria Cases

Hussaini Ibrahim October 30, 2025

KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Centre for Disease Control has deployed a rapid response team to...

Kano Issues Lassa Fever Alert, Activates Emergency Health Response Kano Lassa Fever alert

Kano Issues Lassa Fever Alert, Activates Emergency Health Response

Hussaini Ibrahim October 12, 2025

KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) has issued a Lassa Fever alert,...

Disease Surveillance

Kano Government Intensifies Surveillance After Suspected Diphtheria Cases Emerge

New Repository Aims to Speed Outbreak Detection Across Africa

WHO Launches Global Strategy Against Future Coronavirus Threats

Lagos Launches Emergency Polio Vaccination After Virus Found in Makoko

Cholera Outbreak Claims 10 Lives in Mubi as State Steps Up Response

Benue Shuts Hospital, Morgue After Lassa Fever Death Sparks Community Unrest

Kano Confirms New Poliovirus Variants, Warns on Immunisation Gaps

Kano Sends Rapid Team to Rurum Amid Suspected Diphtheria Cases

Kano Issues Lassa Fever Alert, Activates Emergency Health Response

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