HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Nigeria has stepped up Ebola surveillance and contact tracing following confirmation of the Bundibugyo strain in Abuja, while Anambra says 33 of 40 persons monitored have been cleared. The Federal...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is expanding Ebola surveillance beyond the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as health authorities step up efforts to contain the outbreak....

The Democratic Republic of Congo has expanded its vaccination campaign against Ebola to frontline health workers in Bunia, the centre of the country's ongoing Bundibugyo virus outbreak. Health workers are...

Medical laboratory scientists from across West Africa have gathered in Lomé, Togo, for a regional conference focused on improving the continent’s response to epidemics and strengthening public health systems. The...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded more than 7,000 Ebola cases in its latest outbreak. Congolese authorities reported 7,022 cases since the epidemic began in mid-May. The outbreak has...

A new approach to disease detection being explored in India is bringing together two very different technologies: the extraordinary sense of smell of dogs and the analytical power of artificial...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing its most serious Ebola outbreak on record, with confirmed infections now exceeding 6,000 and the death toll approaching 3,000. Figures released by Congolese...

Senegal is taking a significant step toward strengthening local pharmaceutical production with the launch of a locally manufactured medicine for people living with sickle cell disease. Teranga Pharma has started...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has launched an emergency Ebola vaccination campaign in Kisangani as health authorities intensify efforts to contain a rapidly expanding outbreak. Residents have been turning...

A remarkable medical story involving a Nigerian-born surgeon and an unborn baby continues to inspire people years after the groundbreaking operation was performed. In 2016, Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye was part...