UNESCO is expanding its environmental DNA, or eDNA, expedition programme across African waters. This initiative uses small seawater samples collected by citizen scientists to generate usable ocean …
Scientists in the southern Ugandan city of Masaka have commenced a phase I trial of a candidate vaccine against the Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease. This development marks a critical step in address…
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, confirmed that 9.5 million children across 57 African countries received no routine vaccine in 2025. The organization defines zero-dose children as infants who have not …
The Democratic Republic of Congo has initiated a clinical trial involving approximately 250 individuals who were exposed to the rare Bundibugyo virus. The primary objective of this medical interven…
A landmark study led by the University of Cape Town confirms that severe pain remains a critical burden for hospital patients across Africa. Researchers found that one in seven adults admitted to h…
Noma, a rapidly progressing and often fatal infection of the face and mouth, is devastating children in northern Nigeria. The disease begins with gum inflammation in malnourished children living in…
United Nations staff traveled to Kimoka in North Kivu on Friday to assess the living conditions of displaced persons in the area controlled by M23 rebels. The visit comes as the Democratic Republic…
The Federation of West African Medical Laboratory Science opened its first conference on Wednesday in Lomé, Togo, bringing together laboratory scientists from across the region. The gathering addre…
The Democratic Republic of Congo is now wrestling with an Ebola epidemic that has claimed more than 3,000 lives, forcing burial teams to work under constant threat of contagion. The virus continues…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak driven by the rare Bombali virus species, complicating regional health security in a region already strained by prolonged armed c…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of the deadliest Ebola outbreaks in history, with over 4,900 confirmed cases and more than 2,300 deaths recorded so far. This outbreak, cons…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF have announced progress in global childhood immunization rates, despite persistent challenges such as conflict and vaccine hesitancy. According to the…