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 […]
Uganda has officially declared itself free from the recent Ebola virus outbreak in the country, but a major outbreak of the deadly disease in nearby DRC is still going on. This raises the question of what the development entails for African travellers. According to the WHO and Africa CDC, Uganda had gone for 42 days […]
An outbreak of cholera in northern Cameroon has resulted in more than 1,000 cases and at least 28 deaths since mid-July, according to health authorities. The outbreak has added strain to the healthcare facilities in the area, as a lack of clean water and poor sanitation is making it difficult for health authorities to control […]
Somali Humanitarian crisis is ongoing in Somalia, where drought and massive international funding cuts have left millions of people going hungry. Approximately 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing acute food insecurity, and there has been more than an 80% reduction in funding for the severe acute malnutrition programs, according to humanitarian organizations. This has […]
DR Congo Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, making it the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic ever recorded in the country. According to the official figures, there have been 4,381 confirmed cases with 2,011 deaths. The Ebola outbreak is spreading across five provinces in the eastern region of the […]
Democratic Republic of Congo is at yet another bleak phase with its Ebola outbreak, with 4,053 confirmed Ebola cases and 1,850 deaths recorded since the start of the Ebola outbreak in May. With the rapid expansion of the Ebola outbreak fueled by the rare Bundibugyo Ebola virus, there is an infection in 53 health zones […]
The malaria fight in Africa has taken a new twist owing to the invasion of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes in Africa. This particular mosquito species hails from South Asia and the Middle East. Anopheles stephensi threatens Africa malaria, This is turning out to be a threat owing to its adaptability to urban areas, capability to withstand […]
There is an alarming outbreak of the Ebola virus in DR Congo; hence, WHO will have to seek international aid. DR Congo Ebola outbreak, This is because of over 3,800 infections and 1,700 deaths recorded since May 2026. As a result, there has been a record number of Ebola infections in DR Congo so far. […]
An outbreak of a deadly hantavirus on board a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean has led to an international response from European, African, and Latin American nations, but global health authorities are adamant that the situation is not yet another COVID-type pandemic. There have already been three deaths and confirmed cases of infection […]
An alarming rise in the incidence of malaria infection has been documented in Gauteng, an area that was not known as being endemic for malaria in the past. This recent surge malaria cases in Gauteng 2026 is believed to have occurred shortly after the festive season, when many individuals traveled from Johannesburg and other big […]
Healthcare systems in Africa have long faced challenges such as a shortage of doctors, long distances to hospitals, and limited funding. However, the story is changing with the rise of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI in African healthcare is driving this transformation, as smart diagnostic tools and digital health platforms […]
