Health

More than 500 mpox patients have vanished from medical facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the past month as conflict in the region escalates. Officials from Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna South Africa's Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says the United States' decision to halt its HIV funding programme is a "wake-up call" for his country. In response to termination notices issued by...

Ugandan health authorities announced on Tuesday that the last eight people who had been receiving treatment for Ebola had fully recovered and were sent home. With no new cases reported, the outbreak first identified last month...

By Ebi Kesiena South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province is experiencing a significant surge in hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) cases, sparking concerns among health authorities. The number of confirmed cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease...

The European Union has made it clear that it cannot make up for the funding shortfall left by the United States' decision to suspend key aid programs, a move that has left African governments struggling to...

More than 40 people, the majority of them women, died on Saturday when an unauthorized gold mine caved in, trapping those inside. The disaster occurred near Kéniéba, a town in Mali’s western Kayes region, an area...