Tag: africa
WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped
The U.N. health agency has launched a six-month plan to help stanch…
Mpox in Africa: New strain declared a continental public health emergency
Scientists in Africa are alarmed by the speed at which a new…
WHO on alert as mpox cases surge to unprecedented levels in Africa
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday raised the response to…
African leaders leave Russia summit without grain deal or path to end the war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Africa as a rising center of power…
The bean that could change the taste of coffee
How researchers are pinning their hopes on a climate-resilient coffee species. Source:…
Outbreak of Marburg, Ebola’s similarly deadly relative, spurs response race
Nine people have already died, making it the deadliest outbreak in over…
WHO calls ‘urgent’ meeting over outbreak deadly disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) convened an urgent meeting Tuesday amid an…
Equatorial Guinea confirms first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak | WHO | Regional Office for Africa
Equatorial Guinea today confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease. Preliminary…
Kush: The drug killing West African youth
Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia are grappling with an increasing number of…
OPINION: Media coverage of monkeypox paints it as an African virus. That makes me mad
Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor is a physician in Nigeria, which has seen a…
New Ebola outbreak declared in DRC after single case confirmed | CNN
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared a new…
Canada clamps down on Omicron COVID-19 variant. Experts say it’s likely ‘already here’ – National | Globalnews.ca
Omicron, also known as B.1.1.529 was designated by the World Health Organization…
WHO classifies new COVID variant as ‘of concern’
WHO names new coronavirus variant Omicron and designates it as a ‘variant…
Scientists mystified, wary, as Africa avoids COVID disaster
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At a busy market in a poor township…
Massive crocodile which has ‘eaten 300 people’ is on the loose
A huge crocodile, which is rumoured to have killed 300 people in…
A New Strain of Drug-Resistant Malaria Has Sprung Up in Africa
Here’s how we fight back Source: A New Strain of Drug-Resistant Malaria…
Coronavirus in Africa: Five reasons why Covid-19 has been less deadly than elsewhere
The continent of a billion people has had fewer deaths than the…
