World TB Day 2023, has been observed at national level in Asmara under the theme "Yes, We Can End TB in Our Lifetime" featuring various...

The African region is recording around 4% annual decline rate in tuberculosis (TB) cases. Although the rate is double the global pace, the region...

Collaboration agreement unveiled between SMART4TB, DriveDx4TB, FEND-TB and the R2D2 TB Network, representing the largest-ever coordinated effort to...

The devastation by Tropical Cyclone Freddy is exposing major health risks in the hardest-hit southern Africa countries where emergency response...

Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Health has confirmed eight more cases of Marburg, bringing the number of confirmed cases to nine since the outbreak...

Situation at a glance

Since the firstDisease Outbreak Newson this event was published on 25 February 2023,eight additional laboratory-confirmed...

Tanzania today confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were carried out following reports of cases and deaths...

A new report has found that the key to preventing new pandemics might rest in dealing with one of the oldest: tuberculosis (TB).

Published today in...

World Health Organization Ethiopia Country Office (WHO-Ethiopia) through financial assistance secured from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade...

Around 44% of the population in the African region suffer from oral diseases, and while the region has experienced the steepest rise globally in oral...

One week after Cyclone Freddy made landfall for a second time in Mozambique, creating severe disruption to critical services, the threat of cholera...

While localisation of foreign aid has been a priority for the US government since former President Barack Obama's time in office, the US Agency for...

Since the beginning of February 2023, approximately 100 000 refugees, mostly women, children, unaccompanied minors, and people who are wounded or...

The Chief Executive Officer of the National AIDS Commission (NAC), Ms. Lebohang Mothae says the new HIV and AIDS infection rate is high amongst young...

In 2022, Uganda was one of 14 countries in Africa reporting confirmed cases of yellow fever. With the support of the Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics...