The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday airlifted 1.4 tonnes of medical commodities and supplies to Tanzania, to ...

The Reagan strategy of appointing directors opposed to the very idea of the agency has reached its apotheosis.

The WHO and the CDC coordinated well when faced with viral outbreaks. This is no time to demolish a well-oiled machine.

Public health emergencies demand decisive leadership, proactive capacities, and swift, coordinated responses to mitigate their impacts on lives, livelihoods, and economies, particularly in Africa, ...

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), has announced plans to mobilize immediate support, to help Tanzania combat ...

An outbreak of the Marburg virus has killed nine people in Tanzania, Africa's health agency said Thursday, up from eight ...

What is this deadly bleeding eye virus that is spreading rapidly across Tanzania and has made WHO issue an alarm. Read on to ...

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), foodborne diseases affect millions of people annually, leading to a wide ...

Ugandan officials said the country was on high alert to prevent the spread of Marburg virus disease (MVD) following an ...

In the African region, previous outbreaks and sporadic cases have been reported in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda.

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has declared an outbreak of Marburg virus, confirming a single case in the northwestern region of Kagera after a meeting with WHO director-general Tedros ...

The support is designed to speed development of well-matched H5N1 vaccines and pave the way for vaccines against other ...