The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has stated that over 200 disease outbreaks were reported in 2024. Health emergencies are on the rise in Africa. Last year ...

The commonest treatment in Africa for visceral leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease (also known as kala-azar) that destroys the internal organs, is a harrowing ordeal, especially for children ...

Cholera Tops Africa’s Disease Emergency Events as Climate Change Fuels Contagion Health crises amplified as epidemics converge with conflicts WHO calls for $1.5 billion in 2025 health emergency ...

According to the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), cassava originated from tropical America and was first introduced into Africa in the Congo basin by the Portuguese around ...

"Preemptive research at the Alliance's Cassava Program is key to reducing the negative impact of these diseases in regions where they are yet to arrive, such as Sub-Saharan Africa." Key findings ...

The disease primarily affects rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen, with smaller endemic areas found in parts of Latin America. Between 1976 and 1989, under the umbrella of the WHO ...

In Africa, the threat of infectious disease outbreaks remains. We discuss this with Chris van Straten, Global Health Adviser at International SOS.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at freezing assistance to South Africa over a controversial law that allows the government to seize farmland from ethnic minorities ...

Cassava Sciences' troubled development of Alzheimer's disease candidate simufilam looks like it may have finally reached the end. The Austin, Texas-based biotech revealed that simufilam failed its ...

The disease primarily affects rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen, with smaller endemic areas found in parts of Latin America. Effective country-led efforts and partnerships Between ...