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Yet, the introduction of dolutegravir into more health programmes depends on two things: how many generic doses the Colombian government buys — and how quickly.…
Yet, the introduction of dolutegravir into more health programmes depends on two things: how many generic doses the Colombian government buys — and how quickly.…
Health agency reports 107 deaths and 3,160 new cases over the last week, says toll ‘not acceptable’.The head of the African Union’s health agency has…
The health ministry says the young patient recently travelled from a country experiencing the virus outbreak.India’s health ministry says it has recorded a suspected case…
NewsFeedThe United Nations has begun its campaign to vaccinate children in Gaza against polio, which can cause paralysis or even death. The first case of…
DRC had hoped to receive a first round of vaccine deliveries this week as virus spreads.The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) says it no…
Matshidiso Moeti discusses Africa’s battle with mpox, vaccine inequity, and the need for stronger global health support.Mpox, once confined to Central Africa, has become a…
The mpox virus is spreading internationally, and more countries, some very far from the initial location of the outbreak in East Africa, have confirmed cases…
World Health Organization official says regardless of strain, mpox is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its spread.The mpox outbreak is…
NewsFeedThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says mpox has been detected in at least 13 African countries, and cases have been confirmed in…
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – It’s dawn at the mpox treatment site at Nyiragongo General Referral Hospital, north of the city of Goma,…
Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim has declared a cholera epidemic due to contaminated drinking water and weather conditions.Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has…
Amid fierce debates around abortion and challenges with access to healthcare, women in the United States face another battle: the increasing risk of death associated…
More than 25 million people across the country face acute hunger as well as outbreaks of disease due to civil war.The humanitarian crisis caused by…
For the second time since 2022, mpox has been declared a global health emergency as the virus spreads rapidly across the African continent and risks…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alert, due to a new variant…
The global health body says virus could spread even beyond Gaza if violence does not end to enable immunisation push.The World Health Organization (WHO) says…
Nearly 27,000 cases of mpox have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with about 1,100 deaths.The World Health Organization (WHO) has called an…
The Ivory Coast has received the first doses of malaria vaccine from the world’s largest vaccine maker, the Serum Institute of India, in collaboration with…
Cookies. Pizza. Cake. All are delicious – but potentially deadly. In addition to their often-high sugar, salt or fat content, these foods can also contain…
The hospital where Sabha and Khan were stationed was also feeling a strain. Though it was designed for 200 people, it housed more than 10,000,…