WHO urges Uganda to reconsider Congo border closure over Ebola outbreak
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WHO chief in DR Congo as efforts intensify to contain Ebola outbreak
Photo: Mpapierre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa ahead of a planned visit to the eastern province of Ituri, the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak. We also speak to an investor who returned to DR Congo to grow chillis. Finally, the Caen Memorial in France is presenting an
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New Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Claims 65 Lives, Spreads to Uganda
A new Ebola outbreak centred in the conflict-hit Ituri province of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed at least 65 people, according to health officials, in what Africa CDC director Dr Jean Kaseya described as a rapidly evolving situation requiring urgent regional coordination. The World Health Organization and multiple national health ministries are
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Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Off Cape Verde: Three Dead, WHO Deploys Expert Team
The MV Hondius has been stranded off Praia, Cape Verde, after an outbreak killed three passengers. The WHO has deployed an emergency team as the virus spreads unusually between humans.
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WHO Approves First-Ever Malaria Treatment for Newborns: A Game-Changer for Africa
In a historic move that could transform child health outcomes across Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified the first-ever malaria treatment specifically formulated for newborns and young infants. The treatment—a pediatric formulation of artemether-lumefantrine, marketed as Coartem Baby—received WHO prequalification on April 24, 2026, just ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25.
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Africa’s Silent Pandemic: Antimicrobial Resistance Is Killing More People Than HIV and Malaria Combined
While the world’s attention remains fixed on emerging infectious disease threats, a quieter — and in many ways deadlier — crisis has taken root across the African continent. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the process by which bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve to defeat the drugs designed to kill them, is now responsible for more deaths