Joyce Nakachwa, a 35-year-old mother from Nateete, a Kampala suburb, recounts her six days of quarantine with the contagious ...

Walking through the crowded streets of the Pakadjuma neighbourhood in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, I am struck by the vibrant atmosphere around me.Children play happily in ...

For over seven decades, the US has been a cornerstone of WHO support, helping shape global health strategies. Its exit sends ...

Public health emergencies demand decisive leadership, proactive capacities, and swift, coordinated responses to mitigate their impacts on lives, livelihoods, and economies, particularly in Africa, ...

Convinced the jungle was harbouring mpox, Dr Leandre Murhala Masirika grabbed his gear and headed towards the vast forests in ...

The Covid-19 outbreak in 2020 was on a scale not seen since the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918 and laid bare our lack of ...

The Ministry of Health has announced plans to roll out Mpox vaccination targeting high-risk populations. Principal Secretary ...

The NIH grant will fund the development, optimization and testing of three promising options against the deadly disease.

A reporter made a long journey, much of it spent fighting through mud on a motorbike, to reach the epicenter of a viral outbreak in Africa.

Leaders from the WHO responded with a statement saying that the organization hopes the United States will reconsider. “WHO ...