#voanews.com. × Africa faces diabetes crisis, study finds. Researchers say poor eating habits, lack of health care access, obesity and physical inactivity are key drivers of diabetes in Africa
#Mar.14.2025
#voanews.com. × Cholera killed nearly 100 in Sudan over 2 weeks, aid group says. Waterborne disease outbreak began in Sudan's White Nile State
#Mar.08.2025
#voanews.com. × Uganda reports second Ebola death, a 4-year-old, WHO says. Fatality brings the number of confirmed cases in Uganda to 10
#Mar.02.2025
#voanews.com. × WHO says water contamination suspected in Congo village hit by illness. Doctors are investigating more than 1,000 illnesses that have emerged since late January in five villages in Congo's Equateur province
#Mar.01.2025
#voanews.com. × What we know about Congo illness that has sickened 400, killed 50. Health officials do not know the cause of the outbreaks, or whether the cases in the two remote villages are related
#Feb.26.2025
#voanews.com. × Doctors Without Borders halts activities at Sudan's Zamzam camp due to heavy fighting. Doctors Without Borders on Monday halted its operations in Sudan's famine-stricken Zamzam camp due to an escalation of attacks and fighting in the vicinity. The international medical aid group, also kn
#Feb.24.2025
#voanews.com. × Cholera kills 58, sickens 1,300 over 3 days in Sudanese city. The outbreak is blamed mainly on contaminated drinking water
#Feb.22.2025
#voanews.com. × Uganda discharges last Ebola patients; No new deaths from contagious virus reported. World Health Organization describes recoveries as a milestone that 'reflects the power of Uganda's quick and coordinated response'
#Feb.18.2025
#voanews.com. × Chad officials seal schools as measles epidemic hits poor district. Officials blame vaccine hesitancy for the rapid measles spread
#Feb.16.2025
#voanews.com. × Nigeria announces measures to soften impact of USAID programs' suspension. Multi-ministerial committee aims to secure new financial support for critical health programs
#Feb.04.2025
#voanews.com. × Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial. Uganda began a vaccine trial Monday against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu
#Feb.03.2025
#voanews.com. × WHO urges US to reconsider withdrawal, warns of budget impact. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told attendees the health agency regrets the US decision and hopes Washington will reconsider
#Feb.03.2025
#voanews.com. × Uganda set to begin Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills nurse. The World Health Organization said in a statement that its support to Uganda's response to the outbreak includes access to 2,160 doses of trial vaccine
#Feb.02.2025
#voanews.com. × Uganda health officials warn of Ebola outbreak. Health authorities tell Ugandans to take precautions
#Jan.31.2025
#voanews.com. × Ugandan nurse dies of Ebola. Nation has deployed rapid response teams to avoid Ebola outbreak
#Jan.31.2025
#voanews.com. × Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak in capital Kampala, one dead. The country last suffered an outbreak in late 2022 but it was declared over in January 2023
#Jan.30.2025
#voanews.com. × Namibian officials hopeful aid will resume after Trump's 90-day freeze. The country receives U.S. aid to bolster health care, especially the fight against AIDS, but authorities say the 90-day freeze will have minimal impact, at least in the short run
#Jan.29.2025
#voanews.com. × China bans livestock product imports from numerous countries on disease worries. The World Health Organization released information of disease outbreaks in various countries
#Jan.27.2025
#voanews.com. × Trump’s WHO, climate orders bring challenges and opportunities for Africa, China. China has a long record of building hospitals in Africa and sending medical aid ships and doctors to the continent, but Washington’s withdraw could see even more demand for funding and support from Bei
#Jan.22.2025
#voanews.com. × Namibia doctors fight cervical cancer. Doctors in Namibia are advocating greater access to healthcare and the HPV vaccine to reduce the prevalence of the disease
#Jan.22.2025
#voanews.com. × What does does the future hold for Africa’s Generation Beta?. Experts say AI, better health and economic growth are all on the horizon
#Jan.19.2025
#voanews.com. × Malawi takes steps to end cholera outbreaks by 2030. The disease has killed at least 1,700 people in Malawi over the past three years
#Jan.17.2025
#voanews.com. × WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to tackle 'unprecedented' global health crisis. The U.N. health agency estimates that health crises would leave 305 million people in need of urgent assistance in 2025
#Jan.16.2025
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