Senegal Diphtheria Cases Reach 76 Across 11 Regions
Senegal reported 76 confirmed diphtheria cases and 9 deaths across 11 regions as of 13 September. Kédougou in the south-east...
September 16, 2026Topic
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Namibia Succeeded Against HIV, and Is Losing Its American Funding Because of It
Namibia HIV funding from the United States will move from financial assistance to technical cooperation, with more than 29,000 people...
September 8, 2026
Guinea Buries 36 Killed in Conakry Landfill Collapse
Guinea buried 36 people killed in the Conakry landfill collapse. Seventeen were Sierra Leonean, confirmed earlier by Freetown.
September 6, 2026
Burkina Faso Recorded 1.4 Million Fewer Malaria Cases in Two Years
Burkina Faso malaria cases are down 1,405,002 in two years, a 37.5% fall by week 34, after vaccination, chemoprevention and...
September 6, 2026
Congo Is Using Phone Movement Data to Get Ahead of Ebola
Ebola mobile phone data is guiding Congo's response for the first time, mapping travel out of Ituri as confirmed cases...
September 4, 2026
Zanzibar Starts Spending a US$3.1 Billion Health Promise With Washington
The Tanzania US health agreement, worth about US$3.1 billion over five years, entered implementation talks with Zanzibar officials this week.
August 27, 2026
A Hundred Days In, Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Is Still Getting Bigger
DR Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has reached 5,656 confirmed cases and 2,715 deaths as of 25 August, still growing 100...
August 27, 2026
Madagascar Is Barring Travellers From Ebola Countries. It Won’t Say Which
New Madagascar Ebola entry rules ban foreign travellers who passed through affected countries in 21 days, but the government has...
August 22, 2026
Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second Largest on Record
The DRC Ebola outbreak has reached 4,665 cases and 2,184 deaths across six provinces, with no vaccine approved for the...
August 15, 2026