A plan to test a life-saving shot on African newborns has fallen apart before it really began. The Guinea-Bissau vaccine trial, funded by the United States, was meant to study the hepatitis B vaccine in 14,000 babies, but public anger and scientific criticism brought it to a halt. What the Trial Planned to Do The […]
Africa is facing one of its gravest health emergencies in years. The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has now killed more than 5,300 people, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The Numbers Behind the Crisis Africa CDC data released on Monday put the toll at 5,376: 5,372 in the DRC and […]
The numbers coming out of Congo are hard to read. The DR Congo Ebola death toll has passed 5,000, according to government data announced on Friday, in what is the country’s deadliest outbreak on record. A Fast and Stubborn Outbreak More than 10,000 people have been infected since the outbreak was declared in May. The […]
Anyone flying to the United States next month may need one more document besides a passport. Airline groups are now urging the US CDC to reconsider the Ebola declaration requirements before they take effect on 3 November. What the rule says The CDC issued the order on 22 October. From 23:59 Eastern time on 3 […]
Africa’s latest Ebola outbreak has now touched West Africa, and the response is under scrutiny. The only Nigeria Ebola patient confirmed so far was flown out of Abuja on Monday, while health teams race to follow up everyone she met. The evacuation The patient is a 42-year-old Swiss citizen and the wife of a Swiss […]
A crowd of men in bright purple swim briefs is not something you see on a Johannesburg street every day. That was exactly the point, because prostate cancer awareness is a subject many South African men would still rather avoid. The Run That Got People Talking On Friday, October 23, men took part in the […]
Health workers in Bunia rolled up sleeves on Friday for a moment many have been waiting months to see. The Ebola vaccine trial in DR Congo has officially started, according to the World Health Organization, and it could shape how the continent fights this outbreak. What the Trial Will Test WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […]
Anyone flying to America from November 3 will face a new question at check-in. The US Ebola screening system is being tightened with a mandatory declaration for every international air passenger heading to the United States. What the new rule requires Under a CDC order issued on October 22, all passengers departing any foreign country […]
Hearing the word Ebola on the evening news is enough to make anyone second-guess a planned trip. Ebola travel safety begins with a calming fact: for the average traveller, the chance of catching the virus is very low, as long as you understand how it spreads and adjust a few habits. Whether you are heading […]
The news landed on Tuesday and rattled Africa’s most populous nation. This is the first Nigeria Ebola case of Africa’s latest outbreak, Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate confirmed, in a woman who flew into Abuja from Uganda. What We Know The patient arrived on an international flight and spent several days at a private hospital […]
Kenyans are watching the news with growing worry. The Kenya Ebola outbreak has now reached an eighth confirmed case, adding to concern as the virus spreads across the region. The latest patient Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth told Citizen TV that one of 38 people tested on Sunday came back positive. The patient is a […]
A pregnant woman in eastern Congo cannot wait for a policy meeting. That is why the news on US maternal and newborn health funding matters. Washington has struck a one-year deal to keep medicines and equipment flowing to mothers and babies in some of the poorest places on earth. What the Deal Covers Under the […]
Walk into almost any pharmacy in Johannesburg or Cape Town and you will hear about weight-loss jabs. This week, South Africa weight-loss drug rules moved to the front of the news, as regulators confirmed they are revising how medicines can be customised. The target is the fast-growing, lightly policed trade in compounded versions of GLP-1 […]
Kenya has spent the past ten days on high alert, and on Wednesday the country’s fears were partly confirmed. The Kenya second Ebola case was announced by the Ministry of Health: a 39-year-old man, a close relative of the first victim, who tested positive while already in quarantine. The ministry says the two cases are […]
In Namibia, beef is more than food. It is culture, trade and income all at once. The Namibia cattle disease outbreak, a foot-and-mouth epidemic first confirmed on 23 September 2026, is now putting all three under strain. From Karasburg to the Zambezi Veterinary officials found the first case on a commercial farm in the Karasburg […]
The disease that many feared would cross a border has now done so. The Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC and Kenya became a regional concern when the World Health Organization confirmed Kenya’s first imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease on October 6. Al Jazeera’s reporting from Beni shows an outbreak that is still spreading at […]
Zambia has just won a negotiation that many African capitals will be watching closely. The Zambia US health deal will bring $1.5 billion in American funding over five years, and it is set to be signed after Lusaka pushed Washington to drop its most contested demands. Why the talks stalled Washington has been signing one-on-one […]
Kenya is racing to contain a virus it had spent months preparing for. As the Kenya first Ebola case contacts quarantined 2026 story unfolds, health officials say 10 people are in quarantine and 57 contacts have been listed. A journey nobody stopped The patient had lived in Congo for seven years. He fell ill there […]
Kenya is experiencing an mpox outbreak that has reached 40 out of 47 counties in the country. As of September 6, 2026, the total confirmed mpox cases in Kenya are 1,298, and there have been 19 deaths. Mombasa is the county with the highest number of cases, while seven counties need increased alertness due to […]
A new Ebola case has been reported in rebel-held eastern Democratic Republic of Congo just weeks after AFC/M23 rebel forces said their areas are free of the disease. The Ebola case is related to a 21-year-old man who travelled from Butembo into North Kivu, which is under the control of the AFC/M23 rebels. The patient […]