Dakar—As antimicrobial resistance (AMR) silently threatens global health, a Senegalese expert stands out as one of the continent’s most committed voices. Moving between lecture halls and fieldwork, Dr Oumar Bassoum turns…
Read moreBrazzaville—To strengthen health systems and help protect people from economic strain when seeking care, the World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region and the African Union Institute for Statistics (STATAFRIC…
Read moreHarare—“I was scared and terrified because I was still very young when I received the news. What else was going to save me if the medicines that are supposed to treat me are failing?” wonders Brandon Jaka, a 26-year-old …
Read moreHarare—Zimbabwe is intensifying efforts to improve the prevention, early detection and treatment of breast and cervical cancers by integrating cancer and chronic disease services into primary health care. This approach a…
Read moreBrazzaville—Cervical cancer remains one of the major public health challenges in Africa, even though it is almost entirely preventable. On Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action, celebrated on 17 November, we spoke wi…
Read moreBulape—Twenty-five-year-old Héritier Bope Mpona recalls with sadness the impact of Ebola on his life. He lost his daughter, wife and mother to the disease which affected his community of Bulape in the Democratic Republic…
Read moreNouakchott — In Mauritania, Rift Valley fever (RVF) continues to demonstrate its danger. Between 27 September and 30 October 2025, 46 human cases were confirmed, including 14 deaths, across 13 wilayas (provinces), mainly…
Read moreIn Bulape locality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasai Province, the first signs of the Ebola were detected in a local maternity ward.
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