Category: Health
The death toll from the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has surpassed 600, prompting Africa CDC to call for sustained international solidarity.
Africa CDC calls for enhanced protection for health workers after a US humanitarian worker contracted Ebola in DRC.
The Tigray Mothers Relief and Rehabilitation Association launches a comprehensive program combining health, healing, and economic support for survivors of wartime sexual violence.
A multicentre study of 400 people with rheumatic heart disease in Ethiopia found about three-quarters received at least 80% of prescribed penicillin injections, with distance, rural residence, treatment duration and injection pain linked to lower uptake.
A 14-year-old boy from Eritrea has recovered from Burkitt's lymphoma in Mumbai after surviving cardiac arrest, a severe immune disorder and multidrug-resistant sepsis, according to a hospital report.
A randomized controlled trial investigates whether one- or two-sachet daily ready-to-use therapeutic food dosing are non-inferior to the standard one-sachet daily for moderate acute malnutrition supplementation in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia is strengthening prevention, clinical guidance, laboratory testing, diagnosis and patient care to build a more connected response to lead exposure, according to the WHO.
A study investigated how intersecting identities, including race, gender, socioeconomic status, and immigration-related characteristics, impact help-seeking for mental health among NYC adults.
A systematic review and meta-analysis examined precancerous cervical lesions and associated factors among HIV-positive women in Southern and Eastern African countries, where women living with HIV face a sixfold higher risk of cervical cancer.
Researchers have identified genetic changes in malaria parasites that may reduce the effectiveness of key antimalarial medicines, highlighting the need for continued surveillance.
