Toll from cyclone-hit southern Africa surges
Cyclone Idai smashed into the coast of central Mozambique last Friday, unleashing hurricane-force
Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to city of Bunia
Health authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed a case of Ebola in another city of
Second HIV remission patient ignites cure hope
AIDS emerged as a mysterious disease in the 1980s to spread across the world and claim millions of
Ebola treatment centre in eastern DR Congo reopens after attack
An Ebola treatment centre in eastern DR Congo has reopened after an attack by gunmen last Wednesday
Patient being tested in Pennsylvania for possible Ebola exposure
An unidentified patient was being tested on Wednesday at a Philadelphia hospital for possibly having
Migrants need better access to health care in Europe: WHO
Europe must guarantee migrants better access to medical care, the World Health Organization urged
Public mistrust after Congo election raises Ebola epidemic anxiety
Global health teams battling the world’s second largest Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of
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
Congo’s Ebola outbreak to last at least six more months
The Ebola outbreak in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which has already killed more than
Uganda to vaccinate health workers against Ebola
Uganda will begin vaccinating frontline health workers against Ebola next week as the threat
DA unclear whether De Lille will vacate office
It is not yet clear whether Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille will vacate office on Wednesday as per
Egyptian pollution plan signals the last straw cloud
Cairo is the world’s second most polluted megacity, the World Health Organization says, and the
Millions with high blood sugar face TB risk
Millions of people with high blood sugar may be at greater risk of tuberculosis than previously
At least 14 killed in violence in eastern Congo’s Ebola zone
Unidentified gunmen killed at least 14 people, including two health workers, on Saturday in an area
DRC Ebola outbreak not global emergency ‘at this time’: WHO
A deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is deeply worrying but does not yet
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
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
WHO extremely concerned about Ebola ‘perfect storm’ in Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that an Ebola outbreak in north eastern