June 09
Tanzania: Youths Urged to Champion Fight Against Drug Abuse
Daily News
COMMISSIONER General of the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA), Mr Aretas Lyimo has called on young people to become ambassadors in the fight against drug abuse by… Read more »
Nigeria: Oyo Strengthens Blindness Fight As Makinde, Olubadan Unveil Ibadan Hospital
Vanguard
Efforts to combat avoidable blindness and position Oyo State as a leading hub for specialist eye care received a major boost as Governor Seyi Makinde, the Olubadan of Ibadanland,… Read more »
Nigeria: The War Against Drug Abuse Must Start From Our Schools [opinion]
Premium Times
If we truly desire a safer, healthier, and more productive Nigeria, then we must start where the future of the nation is being shaped -- in our classrooms. Read more »
June 08
Congo-Kinshasa: EU Says Ebola Outbreak Makes Ceasefire in DR Congo More Necessary Than Ever
RFI
The European Union's crisis management commissioner has called for a ceasefire between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, saying the need for peace has become even more… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 8, 2026
allAfrica
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Uganda: WHO Chief Arrives in Uganda for High-Level Talks On Ebola Response
Nile Post
World Health Organisation Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is in Uganda for high-level engagements expected to focus on the country's response to the ongoing Ebola… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Rare, Untreatable Strain' - Ebola Toll Mounts in Eastern DR Congo
UN News
The top UN aid official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is in Ituri province - the epicentre of the country's Ebola outbreak - for a three-day assessment visit, as… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Health Aid to African Countries Tied to Harmful Conditions - HRW
HRW
Pacts Require Abortion Surveillance, Rights to Specimen Sharing, Data Access Read more »
Nigeria: The Anatomy of an Outbreak in a Conflict Setting & Nigeria's Preparedness for Ebola [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
The latest Ebola outbreak in DRC is unfolding in a conflict-affected region where insecurity, displacement, and fragile trust are complicating containment efforts. What does this… Read more »
Africa: Abba Mallum - the Nigerian Oncologist Helping to Fight Cancer in KZN and Across Africa
spotlight
Propelled by an early vision to help others, Dr Abba Mallum tells Spotlight about his roots in Borno State, about opportunities in Stellenbosch and Durban, and about his pioneering… Read more »
Uganda: WHO Chief Praises Uganda's Ebola Response As Cases Rise to 19
Nile Post
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has commended Uganda's response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak, describing the country's… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Ebola Outbreak Escalates As Cases Surge to 515
Nile Post
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is continuing to worsen, with health authorities reporting a sharp rise in infections that has raised alarm among… Read more »
Africa: Human Rights Assessment of the 2025-2026 US Bilateral Health Agreements [press release]
HRW
In late 2025 the United States launched bilateral negotiations for health aid as part of the "America First" Global Health Strategy.The agreements were negotiated after the… Read more »
Uganda: Ebola Scare At Lira Regional Hospital Ends As Tests Return Negative
Nile Post
A suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case in Lira City has been ruled out after laboratory tests returned negative results, even as a 42-year-old boda boda rider who had been… Read more »
Nigeria: Resident Doctors Declare Industrial Dispute, Give Govt 21-Day Ultimatum
Premium Times
Among its demands are the immediate disbursement of the 2026 Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF), payment of outstanding salary-related arrears, and the resolution of welfare… Read more »
South Africa: Organisation Forced to Halt Free Sanitary Pad Project
GroundUp
Code Red Initiative, which distributed period kits in Masiphumelele, Ocean View and Red Hill, is in need of funding Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Acts Tough On Illegal Medical Practices, Bans Traders From Converting Food Supplement Shops Into Unlicensed Clinics
Daily News
THE Traditional and Alternative Medicine Council in Tanzania has moved to crack down on illegal medical practices, banning traders from converting food supplement shops into… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Ebola Response Must Be Anchored Locally - Muyembe
The New Humanitarian
"We must learn from the past. During the 2018 epidemic, basic health structures were insufficiently involved." Read more »
Africa: HIV Enters the Brain and Doesn't Leave - Paradoxically, Drugs Intended to Reduce Brain Inflammation Increase Virus Levels [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
HIV can damage the brain and cause memory and cognitive problems. And once HIV enters the brain, it does not leave. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: The Hunt for a New Ebola Vaccine - Two Scientists Explain the Challenges [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The ongoing Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda has now killed 61 people, with 359 confirmed cases. The Bundibugyo strain of the virus has a… Read more »
Namibia: Chiefs Offer Haven for Unwanted Babies
New Era
Various traditional authority leaders in northern Namibia have called on mothers who do not want their babies for a myriad of reasons to take the children to their palaces for… Read more »
South Africa: Birth Control Shortages Leave Women in NW and GP Fearing Unplanned Pregnancies
Health-e
Some women in Mahikeng, in the North West, fear unplanned pregnancies due to a shortage of contraceptives at their local clinics for at least the past four months. Read more »
South Africa: Wits Professor Receives Prestigious Global Award for Vaccine Research
SAnews.gov.za
South African vaccinologist and public health leader Professor Shabir A. Madhi has been recognised with one of the world's leading infectious disease honours, underscoring his… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Jails Illegal Pharmacy Operators As Psn Raises Alarm Over Fake Drug Crisis
Vanguard
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, on Monday applauded two landmark Federal High Court judgments convicting operators of illegal pharmaceutical facilities, describing the… Read more »
Namibia: Erongo Gets N$50m Neonatal Facility
New Era
The government has strengthened neonatal healthcare in the Erongo region by opening a modern Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Swakopmund District Hospital. Read more »
