Browsing: Health
ITURI, DR Congo — Communities living near the epicentre of a growing Ebola outbreak in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have described rising…
GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship has risen to 11 cases, including…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenyan government has unveiled sweeping reforms to the Social Health Authority (SHA) benefits package, introducing free maternity services at primary healthcare…
SOUTH ATLANTIC — A suspected viral outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the South Atlantic has left three people dead and triggered an international public…
ROCHESTER, United States — A newly developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) system from the Mayo Clinic, a US-based non-profit medical institution, could significantly change how pancreatic…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Ministry of Health is set to roll out the nationwide use of a long-acting HIV prevention injection, lenacapavir, in a major step…
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…