The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 1,000 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 237 deaths […]
Category: Health
3 African firms secure HIV pill licences
Three African pharmaceutical manufacturers have secured early licences to produce an experimental once-monthly HIV prevention pill if ongoing phase three […]
WHO reports largest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has intensified, becoming the largest Ebola outbreak […]
WHO reports 95 yellow fever cases across Africa, Americas
The World Health Organization (WHO) says yellow fever transmission remained active across Africa and the Americas from January to May […]
Ogun varsity resident doctors suspend warning strike
The Association of Resident Doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, has suspended its ongoing 10-day […]
Ebola: France reports first case in doctor returning from Congo
France on Wednesday confirmed its first Ebola case in the country during the current outbreak, as a doctor returning from […]
Ebola: Over 1,000 people infected in Congo
Ebola has now infected more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in an outbreak that has spread […]
WHO unveils unified Ebola, Marburg care guidelines amid DRC outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued its first comprehensive clinical guidelines for filovirus diseases as the Democratic Republic of […]
Ebola cases hit 782 as DRC outbreak worsens
Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have risen to 782, including 178 deaths, as the outbreak spreads […]
Africa CDC announces recovery of 4 Ebola-affected health workers
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that four frontline health workers affected by Ebola […]