A health official revealed that the Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded an Ebola-related death in a previously unaffected province, intensifying fears of broader virus spread. The deceased, a motorcycle taxi driver, journeyed from the hotspot of Haut-Uele to Bas-Uele, where no prior cases were reported.
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After harmful bacteria are removed by water treatment, the genetic information that enables antimicrobial resistance can persist.
Nurses and midwives are central to health systems and the health and well-being of people and communities. They provide care throughout the life course in hospitals, health centres, communities, homes and other settings. In some communities, they may be the only health professionals available.
Johannesburg, South Africa – Seventy years ago, Sophie Williams-de Bruyn was 18 when she joined about 20,000 women marching to the Union Buildings, the seat of South Africa’s apartheid government, to protest against the extension of the pass laws to Black women.
For decades, global efforts towards the eradication of malaria, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have focused essentially on West and Central Africa, where the disease is most endemic.
One of my favourite protest songs rings out every year on August 9, which is Women’s Day in South Africa. The song works as a call and response: one set of voices cries out, “You have struck a woman,” while another set responds, “so, you have struck a rock!”
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have called for an urgent expansion of community-led efforts to control the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for an urgent scale-up of the community-led Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with stronger early detection, contact follow up, access to care, support for frontline health workers and faster delivery of re
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India has already delivered three tranches of medical assistance to Africa under its USD 10 million in-kind medical equipment pledge, reaffirming New Delhi’s commitment to strengthening healthcare cooperation and its broader partnership with the African continent.
The first results from the Mobile Men study, presented at AIDS 2026, show that long-acting injectable cabotegravir helped men who travel for work stay on HIV prevention for longer than oral PrEP. The study also found that same-day HIV testing and starting injectable PrEP was feasible. For those taking oral PrEP, the study found that…
