Director-General Jean Kaseya has warned that the continent must urgently take control of its health security as international funding becomes increasingly uncertain.His message echoes a growing call ...

The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that the deteriorating humanitarian situation ...

The global eradication of smallpox more than 40 years ago was one of the greatest achievements in public health history, vanquishing a cause of death, blindness and disfigurement that had plagued ...

The worsening security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced many mpox patients to flee treatment centres, increasing the risk of transmission, the UN health ...

Background Mpox emerged as a significant global public health concern during the 2022–2023 outbreak, impacting populations in ...

AFPThe head of Africa's health agency said the situation in the DRC city of Goma was a "full-scale public health emergency", warning that the fighting there could fuel major pandemics.The ...

The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, as Africa's ...

Five years after a novel virus rocked the world, killed millions, and continues to sicken people; amid ongoing outbreaks of ...

U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.

In an advisory issued Friday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommended that labels on alcoholic beverages be updated to include a warning about the risk of cancer associated with alcohol ...