The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has inaugurated a national steering committee to oversee the use of a World Bank-supported ...

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged the public to stay alert and report any unusual skin rashes to the nearest health facility, as cases ...

Uganda's borders have always been busy and vulnerable. Over the past decade, Ebola, COVID-19, leptospirosis, Marburg, measles and cholera have all emerged, stretching an already burdened health system ...

Wisdom Aditse, Head of the Tema Metropolitan Environmental Health Department, has cautioned the public against purchasing and consuming food exposed to contamination.

Ethiopia has reported two cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in Amhara region where health services have been interrupted due to ongoing conflict.The confirmed cases were detected in Metema ...

In January, authorities began treating mpox patients at home to protect hospital beds for people with conditions like malaria and pregnancy complications. But the strategy failed.

Community-based health centers are vital in LGBTQ+ communities treating those who feel unseen in traditional health-care ...

West African nations are struggling to track and treat infections, and experts warn the outbreak is rapidly spreading, while ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today in its weekly measles update reported 29 more cases, bringing ...

Sierra Leone now accounts for 63 percent of all new mpox confirmed cases in Africa, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention or Africa CDC, which described the rise as ...

As mpox (formerly ldquo;monkeypox rdquo;) cases climb across West Africa and beyond, Ghana finds itself at a pivotal moment ...

When the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak hit parts of Tanzania in early 2025, the Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) ...