Africa Health Report

Otamere Gladness May 30, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria — Across Africa’s growing wellness culture, fruit juices and detox drinks have become symbols of...

WHO Unveils DoxyPEP Strategy to Curb Rising STI Infections World Health Organization announcing new doxyPEP STI prevention guidelines

Oluwatobi Adu May 28, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has issued its first global recommendation on the use of...

WHA79 Adopts Ambitious Decade-Long Plan to Curb Antimicrobial Resistance Globally Delegates at the World Health Assembly adopting the new antimicrobial resistance strategy in Geneva

Oluwatobi Adu May 26, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Member States at the Seventy-Ninth World Health Assembly adopt a new Global Action Plan...

WHO Pushes Global Partnerships for Nursing Growth WHO Academy discussing global nursing and midwifery partnerships

Oluwatobi Adu May 22, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization Academy has called for stronger global partnerships to improve nursing...

Beyond the Cruise Ship: Why Nigeria May Not Be Ready for the Next Virus Threat Laboratory scientists conducting infectious disease testing

Korede Abdullah May 22, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – When a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius killed at least...

Update: WHO Confirms 11 Hantavirus Cases, Three Deaths on Cruise Ship Medical officials monitoring passengers linked to the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak.

Otamere Gladness May 12, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization confirms 11 hantavirus cases, including three deaths, linked to passengers...

Korede Abdullah May 12, 2026

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

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...

WHO Says Tenerife Hantavirus Outbreak Poses Low Public Health Risk Rare Hantavirus Strain Confirmed in South Africa After Cruise Deaths

Mirian Gom May 10, 2026

ABJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has reassured residents of Tenerife that the hantavirus outbreak linked...

The Malaria Trap: Nigeria’s Endless Public Health Crisis Nigerian laboratory scientist Dr. Olufemi Afolabi discussing Nigeria’s worsening malaria burden amid global progress toward elimination.