May 29
Kenya: NACADA Shuts Down Rehab Centres in Makueni and Kilifi, Rescues 16 Clients
Capital FM
The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has shut down two rehabilitation centres in Makueni County and Kilifi County following the discovery… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Chief Arrives in Congo Amid Ebola Outbreak
DW
The head of the World Health Organization vowed to "overcome this outbreak" as he traveled for the epicenter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo. Read more »
Angola: Police Donates Blood to Cubango Pediatric Hospital
ANGOP
At least 30 bags of blood were donated on Thursday to the Cubango Pediatric Hospital, in an initiative by the Rapid Intervention Police (PIR), as part of the commemorative events… Read more »
Ghana: 'Too Weak to Cry' - Why Ghana Must Invest in Nutrition
Ghanaian Times
At the nutrition ward of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Hospital at Kaleo in the Nadowli-Kaleo District of the Upper West Region, mothers sit quietly beside children whose bodies have become… Read more »
Liberia: Payowi, Partners Empower 40 Women and Girls On Menstrual Health and Hygiene
Liberian Observer
In commemoration of World Menstrual Hygiene Day, Paramount Young Women Initiative (PAYOWI), in partnership with Medica Liberia, Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa, and Frontline Women,… Read more »
Nigeria: Stop Stigmatising Girls in Their Menstrual
This Day
Wife of the governor of Anambra State, Dr. Nonye Soludo, has warned against stigmatizing young girls during their menstrual cycle by isolating them, excluding from society or even… Read more »
Nigeria: Ihrga, Cifwcdi Equip Makurdi Students With Safety, Mental Health Skills
Vanguard
Students of Holy Rosary College, Tse-Abu, Makurdi, have been equipped with practical knowledge on safe internet use, mental health, and protection against online abuse during a… Read more »
Nigeria: Keeping Ebola Virus At Bay
Vanguard
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned that Nigeria is at high risk of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) importation. Dr. Jide Idris, the Centre's… Read more »
Nigeria: Ebola - NOA Advises Benue Residents to Be Vigilant
Leadership
National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on Benue State residents to remain calm and on alert following nationwide high alert for Ebola Virus Disease issued by the Nigerian… Read more »
Nigeria: How the Enable Study Is Building Clinical Trial Capacity and Epidemic Readiness in Bauchi State [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
For over fifty years, Lassa fever has remained one of West Africa's most persistent epidemic threats. First identified in Nigeria in 1969, the disease is now endemic across… Read more »
Uganda: Ebola Response Update - May 28, 2026 [press release]
U.S. Embassy Kampala
Office of the Spokesperson | Media Note | May 28, 2026 Read more »
May 28
Angola: Angola Reports 13 Positive Cases of Mpox
ANGOP
Angola has registered so far a total 13 positive cases of monkeypox in the northern provinces of Cabinda and Uige, the country's Health minister, Silvia Lutucuta, announced on… Read more »
Kenya: Rights Group Moves to Block Proposed Ebola Quarantine Facility for U.S. Citizens
Capital FM
Katiba Institute has filed a petition in court seeking to stop the proposed establishment of a quarantine facility in Kenya for American citizens exposed to Ebola and other highly… Read more »
Africa: Why The World Must Recognize NTDs as a Human Rights Issue [guest column]
allAfrica
During my years working in Malawi’s health system – from clinician and public health officer to leading national public health programmes, and now as Minister of Health… Read more »
Liberia: As Donor Funding Fades, Community Health Workers Face an Uncertain Future
Liberian Observer
It's already midday; Evelyn Kpaanquoi has completed her routine visits to the families of Zortapa Town in Liberia's Nimba County. She starts early to catch local parents at home… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - May 28, 2026
allAfrica
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Africa: Experts Convened By WHO Advise On Candidate Treatments and Vaccines for Ebola Disease Caused By Bundibugyo Virus [press release]
WHO
In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases also reported in Uganda, WHO convened… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Chief Calls for Ceasefire Amid DR Congo Ebola Outbreak
UN News
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday as the country continues to combat a deadly resurgence… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Please, Declare a Ceasefire' - WHO's Tedros to Warring Parties in DR Congo [press release]
WHO
To the people of DRC, especially to the people of Ituri Read more »
South Africa: War On Hunger As Civil Society Takes On 'Organised Economic Violence'
Daily Maverick
Thirty children die from malnutrition every day in South Africa. This week, the Union Against Hunger set out to say that this is not just a tragedy to mourn, but an act of unlawful… Read more »
Kenya: Law Society Opposes U.S. Proposal to Set Up Ebola Treatment Centre in Kenya
Capital FM
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has opposed a reported proposal by the United States to establish an Ebola treatment centre in Kenya, stressing that such facilities should be… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia's Health System Gets Boost
Liberian Observer
Liberia's health system has received a major boost following the government's delivery of 25 new ambulances to the Ministry of Health, in what officials describe as one of the most… Read more »
Nigeria: NCDC Places States On High Ebola Preparedness Alert
Vanguard
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed several states on high Ebola preparedness alert after a fresh risk assessment classified Nigeria's chances… Read more »
South Africa: Preventing Stunting - - Lessons From a Western Cape Maternal Health Pilot
Daily Maverick
Stunting in children remains an invisible crisis in SA, but a new pilot is offering a holistic approach that supports both mother and child. Read more »
Nigeria: Ebola - NCDC Flags Lagos, FCT, Kano, Rivers, 6 Others As High-Risk States
Vanguard
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, on Thursday, placed Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Kano, Rivers and several other states on high Ebola… Read more »
