Zimbabwe: Sewage-Polluted Lake Water Kills Rhinos, Other Wildlife in Zimbabwe

A Zimbabwean national park is hosting relocated wildlife from a game park just outside the country's capital after an autopsy report on Saturday confirmed that four rhinos and… Read more »

South Sudan: Sudan Conflict Ups Pressure On South Sudan to Aid Amputees, Others With Disabilities

South Sudan is grappling with an influx of people living with disabilities as victims of ongoing conflicts in neighboring countries, such as Sudan, come in search of devices like… Read more »

Nigeria: Experts Call for Increased Funding for Malaria Intervention

The World Health Organization (WHO) and public health experts are calling for increased political commitment and funding to fight malaria, especially in endemic regions like… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Pro-Russia Activist Falsely Accuses U.S. of New Disease Outbreak in Congo

In Kwango, a remote part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an unknown illness continues to rage in villages, killing mostly children. So far, public health officials there… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Aims to End HIV/Aids As Public Health Threat By 2030

Zimbabwean health officials said Tuesday they aim to eliminate HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, crediting the United States with making such progress possible through… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Doctors Want Urgent Action On DRC's Yet-to-Be Identified Disease Outbreak

Africa's Center for Disease Control and Prevention -- Africa CDC -- says it is working to identify a new disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has claimed at least 79… Read more »

Kenya: Indigenous Kenyan Men Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation

Naomi Kolian recounts the ordeal at her parents' house at the age of 13. Kolian, now a mother of five, said her parents arranged for her genital mutilation during a school break.… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Despite U.S. Benefactor, Funds Dwindling for HIV/Aids Fight in Zimbabwe

The U.S. has provided over $1 billion in the past 5 years to Zimbabwe's fight against HIV/AIDS, but experts say reduced funding may hamper the African country's target of ending… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Upholding Human Rights Essential for Ending Aids - UNAIDS

Ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1, the U.N. has released a report saying that upholding human rights is essential for ending the AIDS pandemic. Read more »

Zimbabwe: After Declaring End to Cholera Outbreak, Zimbabwe Sees New Cases

Zimbabwe has recorded new cases of cholera several months after declaring the end of an outbreak that killed more than 700 people over an 18-month period. Read more »

Cameroon: Calls Grow for Information On Health of Cameroon's Leader

Concern is growing in Cameroon about 92-year-old President Paul Biya, who has not been seen in public for more than 40 days. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Rolls Out Long-Anticipated Malaria Vaccine

Nigeria officially launched its malaria vaccination campaign this week to protect millions of children from the deadly disease, focusing heavily on high-risk states. Read more »

Cameroon: Ban On Reporting About President's Health Puts Cameroonian Journalists On Edge

Cameroonian journalists say they are grappling with a new government directive prohibiting public discourse or media coverage of President Paul Biya's health. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Urges Awareness of Breast Cancer's Early Stages

Humanitarian groups in Cameroon are visiting homes and villages in remote areas this week to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, advising women to go to hospitals for free… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroonians Wait for News On President, Said to Be Alive in Geneva

The condition and exact whereabouts of Cameroon's President Paul Biya remain unclear Thursday, two days after the government was forced to announce Biya was alive in Geneva,… Read more »

Nigeria: Cholera Cases, Deaths Surge More Than 200% in Nigeria

Cholera is surging in Nigeria, health officials said this week, with the number of cases and deaths increasing by more than 200% this year. Read more »

Malawi: UN Food Program Helps Fight Rising Cases of Malnutrition in Malawi

In Malawi, the U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP) is working to address a rising number of malnourished children amid an ongoing drought, the worst to hit southern Africa in decades.… Read more »

Africa: WHO Launches Plan to Tackle Growing Threat of Dengue, Other Diseases

The World Health Organization launched a global plan Thursday to address the growing threat of dengue and other deadly arboviruses, which have affected millions of people around… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Gather to Mobilize Hope Amid Growing Burden of Childhood Cancers

Hundreds gathered in Abuja, Nigeria for the 2024 Childhood Cancer Awareness Walk, raising awareness and support for pediatric cancer. Despite progress in cancer care, Nigerian… Read more »

Kenya: Ai Enhances Maternal Health Care in Kenya, Experts Say

University students are developing technology that incorporates artificial intelligence to help reduce the maternal mortality rate in Kenya. Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs Its Own Medical Research for Its Health Issues, Experts Say

One of the hurdles to improving health care systems for African countries is the shortage of scientists and lack of meaningful medical research on the continent, experts say. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Starts Providing Free Treatment for Women With Obstetric Fistula

Zimbabwe's government has given in to pressure from rights groups and is now providing free treatment to women with obstetric fistula, a condition that makes it hard for mothers… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Battles Fresh Cholera Outbreak

Malawi is recording new cases of cholera two months after it declared the end of the country's worst cholera outbreak, which began in March 2022 and killed nearly 2,000 people. Read more »

Botswana: Botswana, U.S. Firm Partner to Conduct Border Pathogen Monitoring

Botswana and an American biotech firm, Ginkgo Bioworks, have partnered to conduct pathogen surveillance at the country's entry points. Health officials say the proactive move is… Read more »

Malawi: Aflatoxin Kills Hundreds of Dogs in Southern Malawi

Malawi has recently recorded the sudden deaths of dogs that consumed meals prepared from maize husks contaminated with aflatoxins. Read more »