June 02
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Seeks More Aid for Congo As Ebola Outbreak Continues to Spread
RFI
The head of the World Health Organization met with Félix Tshisekedi on Monday to discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak, as an aid agency warned the… Read more »
Uganda: Medical Intern Crisis Exposes Paradox in Museveni's Science-Led Economy
Nile Post
Uganda's science policy carries a paradox that is becoming increasingly difficult to reconcile with lived reality. On paper, the state has firmly committed itself to a science-led… Read more »
South Africa: Why Pharmacists Still Can't Prescribe Arvs, Months After Court Gave the Green Light
spotlight
A Supreme Court of Appeal ruling in October 2025 cleared the way for specially trained and permitted pharmacists to dispense antiretroviral medicines without a doctor's script.… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Only 59% Prepared for Possible Ebola Outbreak - NCDC
Daily Trust
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that Nigeria is about 59 per cent prepared to respond to a potential Ebola outbreak, warning that porous land… Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera Kills 40 in Borno
Daily Trust
Cholera outbreak has killed more than 40 people and infected over 3,000 in 139 communities across seven local government areas of Borno State, Daily Trust gathered. Read more »
Tanzania: BMH Specialist Team Camps in Masasi As It Honours Benjamin Mkapa's Healthcare Vision
Daily News
OVER 500 residents in Masasi District, Mtwara Region have been targeted by the medical outreach programme aiming at upholding the former President Benjamin Mkapa's legacy on… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Sugar Tax Funds U.S.$27 Million Radiotherapy Machines, to Slash Cancer Treatment Backlog
New Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's controversial sugar tax is beginning to deliver tangible results, with new radiotherapy machines worth US$27 million being installed at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Links Laikipia Facility Approval to Personal Request From Trump
Capital FM
President William Ruto said late Monday that he authorized the establishment of a US Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base after President Donald Trump personally… Read more »
Kenya: Kirinyaga Assures Residents of Uninterrupted Healthcare Amid Health Workers' Go-Slow
Capital FM
The County Government of Kirinyaga has assured residents that healthcare services in all public health facilities will continue uninterrupted despite a planned go-slow by health… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, 20 States Pay N7.1bn As Counterpart Obligation to Child Nutrition Fund
This Day
The federal government and 20 states of the federation have so far contributed N7.1 billion as counterpart funds to the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) meant for the procurement and… Read more »
Rwanda: Govt Integrates HIV, NCD Care to Reduce Patient Visits
New Times
For Mukamana (not her real name), a 62-year-old woman living with both HIV and diabetes, frequent hospital visits once consumed her time, energy and limited income. Read more »
Namibia: Union Warns Private Nursing College Oversupply Stalls Jobs
Namibian
The Namibia Nurses Union has warned the parliament that an oversupply of private college graduates is causing rising unemployment of nurses and compromising clinical training… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Weak Enforcement Drives Mercury Use Among Zimbabwe's Artisanal Miners
Daily Maverick
Zimbabwe's formal commitment to reduce mercury use under the Minamata Convention stands in sharp contrast to the reality on the ground. In mining areas, mercury is openly sold and… Read more »
Kenya: Court Maintains Status Quo On Proposed Ebola Facility After AG Fails to Appear in Court
Capital FM
The High Court has maintained the status quo on the planned establishment of an Ebola exposure, quarantine, isolation, or treatment facility in Kenya, after the Attorney General… Read more »
South Africa: Khayelitsha Clinic Struggles to Meet the Needs of Growing Population
GroundUp
Patients at Nolungile Clinic in Site C complain of long waiting times and shortage of medication Read more »
South Africa: Deputy President to Engage Business Leaders On HIV and TB Funding
SAnews.gov.za
Deputy President Paul Mashatile will meet private sector leaders in Johannesburg on Thursday as government seeks to strengthen partnerships aimed at addressing funding challenges… Read more »
Nigeria: Doctors Shut FMC Owo, Akure Annex Over Attack On Colleague
Leadership
Doctors at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, Ondo State, have commenced a 72-hour warning strike following the alleged assault on a medical doctor by relatives of a patient… Read more »
Uganda: Minister Lugoloobi Warns Ugandans Over Rising Population Pressure
Nile Post
State Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development Amos Lugoloobi has urged Ugandans to reconsider high fertility rates, warning that the country's fast-growing… Read more »
Uganda: Deputy RDC Warns School Administrators Against Overlooking Ebola Guideliness
Nile Post
The Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Mityana District, Prossy Mwanjuzi, has issued a stern warning to school administrators who fail to implement government… Read more »
June 01
Kenya: Police Clash With Nanyuki Protesters Over Proposed Ebola Facility As Tensions Escalate
Capital FM
Anti-riot police clashed with hundreds of protesters in Nanyuki on Monday as demonstrations against a proposed Ebola quarantine and isolation facility at Laikipia Airbase turned… Read more »
Liberia: In Liberia, Maternal Child Health Units Are Saving Lives
Spotlight Initiative
In eastern Liberia, Spotlight Initiative has supported government efforts to reduce maternal mortality rates by building a Maternal Child Health unit at Bahn Health Centre. Though… Read more »
South Africa: The Evolution of HIV Treatment - From Multi-Pill Regimens to Better, Single Pill Combos
spotlight
HIV treatment has been improved and simplified significantly over the years yet a small fraction of people living with HIV still take complex multi-pill regimens. Spotlight reports… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 1, 2026
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Ebola Outbreak - Nurses Discharged After Full Recovery
UN News
Four nurses who fell ill with Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been discharged from hospital after recovering from the often-fatal illness that… Read more »
Kenya: Air Base Cordoned Off As Hundreds Protest Planned Ebola Facility
Capital FM
Hundreds of residents in Nanyuki staged a protest on Monday against the proposed establishment of an Ebola quarantine and isolation facility at Laikipia Airbase, amid growing… Read more »
