Japan has contributed $1.5 million to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to implement an urgently needed response to the Sudan humanitarian crisis - supporting emergency health and border management in the country. Sudan is…
Debate Grows Over New Alcohol Tax in South…
South Africa is currently engaged in a vigorous discussion regarding a proposed alcohol tax intended to decrease road accidents and limit excessive drinking. The government is considering adding a fee to the price of alcohol…
Tanzania Confirms Second Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease
Angola's president, Samia Suluhu Hassan has stated today that a sample from an isolated area of the country tested positive for Marburg disease. Hassan stated that "Laboratory tests conducted at Kabaile Mobile Laboratory in Kagera…
How Tanzanians Responding to Marburg Virus as the…
Tanzania denies a possible deadly Marburg virus epidemic. Reports of a possible breakout of the fatal Marburg disease in Tanzania's northwest were refuted on Thursday. But the World Health Organization stated Tuesday that eight of…
Mystery Illness in Congo Likely Malaria, Authorities Suggest
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are urgently studying a flu-like illness that has killed 31 people in the hospitals and 44 in the community while lab results indicate that it is malaria.…
Vaginal Ring Approved in Kenya to Curb HIV…
The Dapivirine Vaginal Ring (DPV-VR) which works by releasing the anti-HIV drug dapivirine over a month has been approved for nationwide use by Kenya's Ministry of Health. Women who have used the ring have praised…
Portable ultrasound machines revolutionise maternity care in Kenya
Portable ultrasound devices are making a difference to maternal health care in remote Kenyan villages, enabling pregnancy-related complications to be identified earlier. This critical technology is improving the health of mothers and babies, offering new…
Dubai Humanitarian Airlift provides urgently needed relief supplies…
Under the direction of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai Humanitarian (DXB-H) has effectively enabled the delivery of urgently needed relief goods to N'djamena,…
Nigeria Priority High-Risk States: First African Nation to…
Being the first nation in Africa to have mpox vaccinations, Nigeria has created history. The United States of America sent 10,000 doses of the Jynneos (MVA) vaccine to the nation, therefore highlighting international collaboration in…
Mpox vaccines: Sources and challenges of distribution all…
The monkey pox virus (MPXV), which causes the disease, is related to the smallpox virus. In Africa, the last smallpox vaccinations were administered around 1980. As a result, a younger, unvaccinated population is now likely…
Mpox Virus Resurgence in the DRC Calls Attention…
Once known as monkeypox, the Mpox virus is resurging throughout several areas and the epicenter of this concerning epidemic is the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Particularly given that more than 70% of the cases…
African leaders meet as continent struggles under unprecedented…
On Friday, the leaders of Africa gathered for a summit in Malabo in Equatorial Guinea. The agenda was stream lined – the continent is in dire need of humanitarian aid amid growing crises including food…
WHO Against Vaccine Hoarding By Wealthy Nations For…
There is scare building up against the hoarding of vaccine vials by wealthier nations as monkey pox becomes the next worst nightmare facing nations. Though a mild form of a viral infection, it poses major…
Polio outbreak in Mozambique
A child has been paralyzed in Mozambique’s northeastern Tete province. And the health authorities have confirmed it to be due to polio virus, thus declaring polio outbreak in the African country. Second imported case of…
Africa: WHO raises concerns over rise in Covid…
Earlier this month, Africa had been experiencing a settling down of Covid-19 cases. As World Health Organization (WHO) had pointed out, this was the longest running decline in cases in the continent since the pandemic…
Malawi polio case detection prompts mass vaccination of…
Malawi - Polio virus outbreak in Malawi after case was detected for the first time since 1992 has prompted mass vaccination of children against the virus in Southern Africa. In the mass vaccination campaign, more than…
Pharma giant Moderna to build mRNA vaccine manufacturing…
Pharmaceutical giant Moderna said on Monday that it would be building a manufacturing facility for mRNA (messenger RNA) vaccines in Kenya. This would include much in demand and requirement vaccines against Covid-19. Moderns expect to…
Tigray conflict prevents supplies reaching hospitals, patients suffer…
Tigray - Tigray conflict is not nearing an end and the consequences of humanitarian crisis are being borne by the civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The conflict between the Ethiopian government and TPLF (Tigray People’s…
South Africa develops a copy of the Moderna…
A game-changing breakthrough by South African scientists has resulted in the successful replication of the Moderna Covid vaccine, a development that could put an end to vaccine scarcity in impoverished countries. According to Afrigen Biologics…
