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KINSHASA, DR Congo — The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has exceeded 9,000, with the death toll reaching…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has formally declared Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus a formidable epidemic disease under the Public Health Act, introducing a…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has identified and verified all 122 people linked to its first imported Ebola case, with 108 placed in quarantine and undergoing…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Canada has updated its travel guidance for Kenya following confirmation of an imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola in Nairobi, joining other governments…
FORT PORTAL, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called for greater attention to traditional cultural practices in the country’s HIV response, arguing that some…
BOSTON, United States — A genetically modified pig kidney kept a patient with end-stage kidney disease off dialysis for 271 days, marking the longest reported…
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — The United States has introduced tighter boarding and entry measures for travellers with recent travel histories in the Democratic Republic…
NAIROBI, Kenya — An oral medicine used to modify immune-system activity has shown potential to restore skin pigmentation in people with non-segmental vitiligo, according to…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has warned Kenyans against using a falsified batch of Postinor-2 emergency contraceptive pills circulating in the…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Pharmacy and Poisons Board has warned Kenyans against a falsified batch of the emergency contraceptive Postinor-2 detected in circulation in the…