LXE408 is a first-in-class compound, discovered at Novartis (https://www.Novartis.com/) with financial support from the Wellcome Trust; Novartis is...

In remote parts of countries like Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where patients often have to walk long distances to get to a hospital, many...

During the past week, the incidence of new Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases has remained low (Figure 1). From 12 to 18 February, one new confirmed...

By Ambassador Kyle McCarter atKENPHIA Preliminary Results Launch Celebration, Afya House, Nairobi

It's my pleasure to join you for the release of...

Some 6.5 million people in South Sudan - more than half of the population - could be in acute food insecurity at the height of this hunger season...

When a stray bullet hit his uncle, the desperate search for a hospital in Somalia that could quickly operate on him to save his life had the entire...

While, there are no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus reported in the African region, the World Health Organization (WHO) is strengthening its...

With the aim of vaccinating 2.5 million children against measles, a nationwide vaccination campaign is kicked off today. The campaign is a...

The Ambassador was invited as an observer to the meeting of the National Coordinating Body (CCM), chaired by Bishop Paul Mususu, which was held on 31...

One of the world's most common neurological diseases, epilepsy affects nearly 50 million people, but in low-income countries more than 75 percent of...

Forty-seven nurses and midwives have returned home to Sierra Leone to take up jobs in hospitals and health centres across the country after...

The global economy loses more than US$2 trillion annually due to smuggling, counterfeiting, trafficking of humans and wildlife and other forms of...

In a new report on the July 2019 airstrikes in Libya that killed at least 53 migrants and refugees at the Tajoura detention centre – one of the...

The PEPFAR Côte d'Ivoire interagency team launched the Return to Care (RTC) campaign on Tuesday, 7 January through Thursday, 9 January by training...

On January 23, 2020, the United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), donated 16 Yamaha motorcycles and...