Health

By Ebi Kesiena Rwanda’s Health Minister, Sabin Nsanzimana, has officially announced the end of the Marburg virus outbreak in the country, marking nearly two weeks with no new cases and a full month without any Marburg-related...

By John Ikani Nigeria has launched a pioneering program to provide free emergency Caesarean sections for "poor and vulnerable" women, a measure that aims to drastically reduce maternal deaths across the country. Currently, Nigeria has one...

By John Ikani The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified Egypt as malaria-free, a monumental achievement that marks the end of a disease as old as the Egyptian civilization itself. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Cameroon’s government has banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, Africa’s second-longest-ruling leader who has spent over 40 years in office. “The head of state is the principal institution...

By Lucy Adautin Rwanda is set to begin clinical trials for vaccines and treatments targeting Marburg disease in the coming weeks, according to the country's health minister on Thursday. This comes as Rwanda faces its first...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Rwandan authorities have issued a guideline to curtail the spread of Marburg virus following the death of eight persons, arising from the country's first outbreak of the virus, which was confirmed on Friday...