To stop Ebola, Congo targets malaria in outbreak zone
Health workers on Wednesday launched a door-to-door, four-day blitz to control malaria in Democratic
New cases of HIV rise in Eastern Europe, decline in the West
The United Nations AIDS agency UNAIDS warned in July that complacency was starting to stall the
Congo confirms near record number of new Ebola cases
Treatment, vaccination programmes and safe burials of victims have been disrupted by a surge in
Faltering malaria fight should refocus on high-risk countries, says WHO
After several years of steady declines, annual cases of the mosquito-borne disease are levelling
Current Ebola outbreak is worst in Congo’s history – ministry
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the most severe in the country’s
New measures to tackle Ebola outbreak in DRC having positive impact
New measures to overcome challenges in the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic
US concerned about Ebola outbreak in Congo conflict zone– official
The United States is worried about the outbreak of Ebola in conflict-hit eastern Congo where there
UN agencies call for banning of virginity testing
Three United Nations (UN) agencies have called for an end to virginity testing globally, a common
WHO to meet on Congo’s Ebola outbreak as toll soars
Congo’s health ministry said on Monday that in the past week alone 33 people were confirmed with
WHO considering global health emergency over DRC Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization said Monday its experts will meet this week to determine whether an
Mental health crisis could cost the world $16 trillion by 2030
Mental health disorders are on the rise in every country in the world and could cost the global
Zimbabwe launches cholera vaccination drive after 49 deaths: WHO
Zimbabwe has begun an oral vaccination drive to curb a cholera outbreak which has claimed at least
WHO extremely concerned about Ebola ‘perfect storm’ in Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that an Ebola outbreak in north eastern
Ebola deaths in DRC rises to 49
The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has now claimed 49 lives since the start of the month,
78 new cases of Ebola in DRC
Seventy-eight cases have now been confirmed in the latest Ebola outbreak in the DRC’s eastern North
Militia threat hampers Ebola fight in Congo as disease kills 47
Militia violence in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has prevented aid workers from reaching some
WHO expects more Ebola cases in Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it could not be certain that it had
Wednesday the last day for public submissions on Climate Bill
South Africans have until Wednesday to make submissions on the Climate Bill, which is aimed at
Congo declares new Ebola outbreak in eastern province
Twenty people have already died from hemorrhagic fevers in and around Mangina, a densely populated
Hepatitis a silent killer, says Dr Scheibe
WHO says viral hepatitis is increasingly becoming the leading cause of death in the world.