On Friday morning, the staffers at a half dozen U.S.-funded medical facilities in Sudan who care for severely malnourished children had a choice to make: Defy President Donald Trump’s order to ...

Global health should not be at the mercy of funding or the expertise from one or a handful of high-income countries and must ...

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 executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO) is meeting this week, just days after US President Donald Trump ...

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

As mpox vaccine centres open across England, here’s who is eligible for a jab - The UK is actively expanding access to mpox ...

Following reports of a pox-like disease affecting inmates at the Sinoe County prison, the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) has confirmed that the inmates tested negative for Mpox ...

Many Africans knew that Trump’s “America First” outlook meant their continent was likely to be last among his priorities ...

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention called upon African leaders to take measures for preventing a large-scale health emergency ...

The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new ...

KAMPALA: About 14, 700 confirmed mpox cases, including 66 deaths, were reported in 20 African countries from January 2024 to January 5, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The confirmed ...

A new case of the mpox variant clade Ib has been reported in England, marking the eighth case in the country since October ...