Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa’s capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent's ...

Africa accounts for only 3% of all medicine production globally, and more than 90% of drugs and 99% of vaccines consumed are imported.1 The continent has not been well positioned to address these gaps ...

A mystery illness has caused dozens of deaths​ in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A "poisoning of a water source" may be a cause, the WHO says.

Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa. No disease is deadlier on the continent, especially for children.

Unwillingness ;of African countries to share data among themselves is hindering disease outbreak response, ;New Vision Online ;has learnt. ; ;The revelations came to light during a three-day ;project ...

They said locally trained health workers in some of the infectious disease hot zones in Africa have not been paid, and some ...

The CDC is closely monitoring an "unknown disease” that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the agency ...

Advancements in AI-driven flood forecasting are enabling faster, more efficient detection and response. For example, Google ...

U.S.-funded organizations helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone, and ...

Uganda -- Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa. No disease is deadlier on the continent, especially for children. But the Trump administration's decision to terminate 90% of ...