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WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — A newly identified COVID-19 variant, known as BA.3.2, is spreading rapidly across the United States, prompting renewed scrutiny from health…
CALIFORNIA, United States — A laboratory accident has led to a potentially significant breakthrough in the fight against bed bug infestations. Researchers at the University…
JINJA, Uganda — A court in eastern Uganda has awarded financial compensation to a man who was mistakenly diagnosed with HIV and placed on antiretroviral…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya is set to begin the nationwide rollout of the long-acting HIV prevention injection Lenacapavir on February 26, 2026, marking a significant…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda is set to receive 94,560 doses of the long-acting HIV prevention injectable drug Lenacapavir next week, marking a major step in…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya is preparing to introduce a new HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, after receiving an initial consignment of 21,000 doses aimed at HIV-negative…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has received 21,000 starter doses of the long-acting HIV prevention injection Lenacapavir, marking the start of a phased national roll-out targeting…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has achieved a landmark in Kenya’s public healthcare system by successfully fitting the country’s first orbital-facial prosthesis in…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Ministry of Health has officially launched the National Mandatory Newborn Screening Programme for Sickle Cell Disease, a landmark initiative aimed at…
Health authorities worldwide are closely monitoring the Nipah virus, a deadly zoonotic pathogen with periodic outbreaks in South and Southeast Asia, amid renewed questions about…