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Five deaths recorded as Tanzania investigates ‘possibly contagious disease’
Reports of a possibly contagious disease have emerged in the Kagera region of Tanzania, where five people have…
Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak
Uganda today declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less than four months…
Mozambique confirms wild poliovirus case
Health authorities in Mozambique today declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after confirming that a child…
Africa sees longest-running decline in COVID-19 cases
Africa is experiencing its longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections since the onset of the pandemic. Recorded weekly cases…
To Stop Disease X, Accountability Key to New Pandemic Treaty
To prevent future outbreaks from becoming global pandemics, an independent coalition of global leaders has called for an…
Bout Of Flu In Tanzanian Children Linked To Influenza Type A Virus
A team of experts tasked by the Ministry of Health a week ago to investigate an outbreak of…
Tanzania In Cross-border Polio Vaccination Plan As Malawi Kicks-off Campaign
A mass vaccination drive against polio in Southern Africa started Monday, targeting 23 million children under the age…
Tanzania on high alert as Kenya reports yellow fever outbreak
Tanzania’s Minister of Health Ummy Mwalimu has urged the public to take precautions against yellow fever, a mosquito-borne…
Kenya reports yellow fever outbreak, raises alarm in 47 counties
Kenya’s Ministry of Health has declared an outbreak of yellow fever, an acute illness caused by a virus…
Health workers ‘given incentives’ to push baby formula
‘Pervasive, misleading and aggressive’ marketing of powdered baby milk is damaging child health across middle- and lower-middle-income countries, a UN…