June 11
Nigeria: Ebola Threat - Health Writers Seek Inclusion in Tinubu's Task Force, Hail N10bn Emergency Fund
Vanguard
The Health Writers Association of Nigeria, (HEWAN) on Wednesday urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to include health journalists in the newly established Presidential Task Force on… Read more »
South Africa: Discovery Report Shows Members Are Living Longer, but Illness Is Becoming More Complex
Daily Maverick
The good news is that Discovery Health Medical Scheme members are living longer. The harder news is that many of those extra years are being spent managing more than one chronic… Read more »
South Africa: RAF Medico-Legal Experts Owed More Than R121m As Claims System Buckles
Daily Maverick
The Road Accident Fund's medico-legal system has been described in Parliament as a web of poor planning, unpaid invoices, procurement confusion and broken accountability, with some… Read more »
Tanzania: Jkci Successfully Performs CABG Surgery On Six Tanzanian Patients
Daily News
THE Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI) has marked another milestone in Tanzania's healthcare sector after successfully performing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery… Read more »
June 10
South Africa: Did US Aid Cuts Break Precisely the Things We Need Most for the Lenacapavir Rollout?
spotlight
With a new six-monthly injection, South Africa last week launched the most promising new HIV prevention tool in years, but much of the infrastructure that made HIV prevention… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 10, 2026
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Congo-Kinshasa: Uganda, DR Congo Plan Joint Medical Camps to Strengthen Ebola Response
Nile Post
The Governments of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are planning to establish joint medical camps on the Congolese side of the border as part of efforts to… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Goes Five Days Without New Ebola Case
Nile Post
Uganda has not registered any new Ebola cases in the past five days, providing an encouraging sign for health authorities working to contain the outbreak and prevent further… Read more »
Rwanda: €15m Vaccine Clinical Trial On Mosquito-Borne Viral Disease Launched
New Times
A new multicountry initiative has been launched in Kigali to accelerate the development of a vaccine against chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease often mistaken for malaria… Read more »
Uganda: 39 Congolese Nationals Repatriated As Uganda Tightens Ebola Border Surveillance
Nile Post
Ugandan authorities have repatriated 39 Congolese nationals who entered the country through unauthorized border points since June 1, as government steps up measures aimed at… Read more »
Uganda: Ebola - Institutions Step Up Health Precautions As New Semester Begins
Nile Post
As the new academic semester begins, educational institutions across the country have stepped up health precautions, introducing enhanced safety protocols amid continued vigilance… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Calls for Review of Harmful Cultural Practices in Ebola Fight
Nile Post
President Museveni has called on communities to preserve cultural traditions that promote social well-being while abandoning or modifying practices that pose a threat to public… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Urges Vigilance On Ebola
Nile Post
President Museveni has urged Ugandans to remain vigilant and strictly follow public health guidelines following the confirmation of 19 Ebola cases and two deaths in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Partner Innova On Curbing Cancer Surge in Nigeria
This Day
The Federal Government of Nigeria has underscored the importance of partnering with private sector to find lasting solutions to the scourge of cancer in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera Outbreak - 74 Dead, Over 7,800 Cases Strain Borno Facilities
Premium Times
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, said the outbreak had spread across 14 local government areas and 50 wards, citing figures from… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Protester Killed At Demonstration Against U.S. Ebola Facility
RFI
Kenyan police shot dead a protester on Tuesday as hundreds demonstrated against a government-backed quarantine centre for Americans exposed to Ebola, with anger mounting over… Read more »
Nigeria: Abia Govt Pushes for 3 Tertiary Healthcare Facilities
Leadership
Abia State commissioner for Health, Prof. Enoch Uche, says the government plans to establish a tertiary healthcare facility in each of the state's three senatorial districts. Read more »
Nigeria: FCT Targets Over 1m Children in 2026 Malaria Prevention Campaign
Leadership
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has launched the 2026 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign, targeting over one million children under the age of five… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Sounds Over Trafficking, Drug and Irregular Migration At 51st Anniversary
The Point
Leaders of the sub-regional bloc and stakeholders have raised alarmed to the growing concerns over human trafficking, drug trafficking and abuse, irregular migration, and other… Read more »
South Africa: Raw Sewage in Limpopo Village Raises Fears of Disease and Water Contamination
Health-e
Residents of Vaalwater 2 in Senwamokgope outside Modjadjiskloof in Limpopo say raw sewage has been flowing through their streets since March 2025, with no intervention from the… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Assures Public As Ebola Outbreak Remains Under Control
Nile Post
The Ministry of Health has reassured Ugandans and the international community that the country remains capable of containing the ongoing Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SVD) outbreak,… Read more »
Kenya: China Injects Sh390 Million Into Maternal Health Programme in Northeastern Kenya
Capital FM
China has committed Sh390 million towards a new maternal and newborn health programme targeting northeastern Kenya, where women and infants continue to face some of the highest… Read more »
Kenya: High Court Transfers Sha Constitutional Petition to Milimani Division
Capital FM
A legal challenge contesting the legality of the Social Health Authority (SHA), digital health infrastructure and medical schemes for public officers will now be heard by the… Read more »
Sudan: Minister of Health Meets With Qatari Ambassador to Sudan
SNA
PORT SUDAN, June 9, 2026 (SUNA) -- The Minister of Health, Dr. Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, met on Tuesday at his office in Port Sudan with the Qatari Ambassador to Khartoum, Mohammed… Read more »
Angola: Huíla Provincial Govt Launches Cancer Screening Program
ANGOP
The government of the southern province of Huíla launched on Tuesday (09) a screening and early diagnosis program for breast and cervical cancer, to strengthen prevention… Read more »
