Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebels, known as M23, say they are protecting ethnic Tutsis, the minority group massacred in a 1994 genocide.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention had called on African leaders to implement innovative financing mechanisms and increase domestic investment in public health. The Africa CDC ...

A Laois student is set to take on one of the most challenging climbs in the world for charity this August. Tadhg Culliton, a ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it ...

Here's what bacterial meningitis is, how it's different from viral and other types of meningitis, and what treatment can be ...

The monkeypox virus is causing concurrent outbreaks of mpox in Africa, with more and more frequent exportations outside the ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

A map of deadly infectious diseases known to attack the central nervous system (CNS) of people who are already suffering with ...

The most extensive study of the gut microbiome in Africa has discovered new microbial species and never-before-reported ...

On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, angry Kirinyaga residents confronted suspected members of the outlawed Mungiki sect and ...

To address the alarming infant mortality rates caused by some medical conditions, the Pillar Initiatives Aid Foundation (PIAF) has joined forces with the Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) by providing ...