Congo sees 31 deaths from Ebola amid outbreak, WHO says The latest figures show the casualty rate has nearly doubled since last week. Euronews · Sep 18, 2025
Uganda declares Ebola outbreak after Sudan strain found An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in Uganda after health authorities confirmed a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain, the health ministry and World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Reuters · Sep 20, 2022
WHO Africa sees 10-year growth in healthy life expectancy Africa's regional health body announced on Thursday that the continent recorded a ten-year increase in its healthy life expectancy from 2000 to 2019, citing a new report that also shows it is the highest growth for any region across the world over the same period The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
Recently returned traveller identified as third case of monkeypox in a NSW NSW Health says a man in his 50s who recently returned from Europe is the third identified case of monkeypox in NSW. ABC News · Jun 2, 2022
Monkeypox outbreak needs a united response, says WHO Africa The World Health Organization’s Africa office says the continent's 54 countries must be part of a united global fight against monkeypox, as countries in Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere respond to unusual outbreaks of the disease The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2022
Up to 65% of Africans have had COVID, far more than thought The World Health Organization said that up to 65% of people in Africa have been infected with the coronavirus and estimates the number of actual cases may have been nearly 100 times more than those reported The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022
WHO Africa’s 1st woman leader helps continent fight COVID Small in stature, big in presence, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti is the first woman to lead the World Health Organization’s Africa office, the capstone of her trailblazing career in which she has overcome discrimination in apartheid South Africa to become one of the world’s top health administrators The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022
WHO Africa's 1st woman leader helps continent fight COVID Small in stature, big in presence, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti is the first woman to lead the World Health Organization’s Africa office, the capstone of her trailblazing career in which she has overcome discrimination in apartheid South Africa to become one of the world’s top health administrators The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022