International: The outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has spread to neighbouring countries, with Sweden ...

AstraZeneca’s ( www.AstraZeneca.com) flagship health equity programme - Healthy Heart Africa (HHA), marks its 10th ...

It seems like the era of generous, unquestioned aid flows from the West may well be coming to an end. What replaces it ...

The UNHCR spokesperson also highlighted the fact that “heavy artillery shelling and looting” have destroyed 70,000 emergency ...

Only three weeks into the Trump administration’s suspension of money for foreign aid, those who work in women’s health say ...

The ripple effects of US President Donald Trump’s 90-day freeze of funding on foreign aid programmes have hit South Africa hard. The damage is being counted at multiple levels - even as some limited ...

The journey to eliminate malaria is complex, hindered by the parasite's adaptability and challenges in vaccine development.

At dawn, 65-year-old Nelly Mutandwa swapped her pajamas for leggings, a T-shirt and sneakers. She grabbed a bottle of water before heading to an unconventional workout spot: a cemetery in Zimbabwe’s ...

A virus originally found in animals, mpox -- which causes the disease of the same name -- is now circulating in humans. Since 2022, it has been the cause of major epidemics spreading outside endemic ...

Countries which will be most affected are those with a high burden of HIV, TB and malaria and with large populations of ...

Last week, Uganda launched a trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus. The Ministry of Health placed 265 contacts under quarantine and strict follow-up measures. Thank you for ...

BY PAUL ECCLES, ANDJELA MILIVOJEVIC AND RACHEL SCHRAER ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SHAFA’ATU SULEIMAN AND LAURA MARGOTTINI He ...