• 30 March, 2025
© NIAID Colorized transmission electron microscopic image of mpox virus particles (red), found within an infected cell (blue), that had been cultured in the laboratory.
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Africa Grapples with Unprecedented Mpox Outbreak: Urgent Measures and Coordinated Response Underway

Africa is currently facing an alarming surge in Mpox cases, with 15 countries across the continent reporting significant outbreaks since

Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS Executive Director
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Most New HIV Infections Occurred Outside sub-Saharan Africa

For the first time in history, the majority of new HIV infections have occurred outside sub-Saharan Africa, reflecting both significant

Côte d'Ivoire Launches Groundbreaking Malaria Vaccine Campaign
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Côte d’Ivoire Launches Groundbreaking Malaria Vaccine Campaign

In the bustling heart of Côte d’Ivoire’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation, Dr. Yao Kossia stands ready to distribute crucial vaccines

President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni
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TikToker Sentenced to Six Years for Insulting Ugandan President Museveni

A Ugandan court has sentenced 24-year-old Edward Awebwa to six years in prison for posting a video on TikTok that

African health leaders begin work on roadmap to reshape global health financing on the continent
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African Health Leaders Begin Work to Reshape Global Health Financing

More than 80  ministry of health experts, regional and global partners and civil society representatives have set in motion the

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WHO Africa Releases Groundbreaking Guidance to Boost Fight Against Sickle Cell Disease

World Health Organisation (WHO) in the African Region today released groundbreaking new guidance to help strengthen efforts to address the

South Africa President Ramaphosa Signs Landmark National Health Insurance Bill into Law
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South Africa: President Ramaphosa Signs Landmark National Health Insurance Bill into Law

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law, a significant step aimed at providing equal

Minister of Health, Republic of Namibia Kalumbi Shangula
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Namibia Has Ended Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Hepatitis B

Namibia has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first country in Africa, and globally the first high-burden nation, to

Nigeria, Kenya and S.A Recalls Johnson & Johnson Children's Cough Syrup Over Toxic Contamination
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Tanzania, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe Have Joined Recall of Johnson & Johnson Children’s Cough Syrup

Regulators in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe have joined Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa in recalling a batch of Johnson &

Nigeria, Kenya and S.A Recalls Johnson & Johnson Children's Cough Syrup Over Toxic Contamination
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Nigeria, Kenya and S.A Recalls Johnson & Johnson Children’s Cough Syrup Over Toxic Contamination

Kenya’s drug regulator, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), has announced the recall of a batch of Johnson & Johnson