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Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak
By Elias Biryabarema NAIROBI, July 28 (Reuters) - Uganda's health minister declared the country Ebola-free on Tuesday following the East African nation's latest outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic
UNAIDS chief urges Africa to rethink health funding after global aid...
African governments must urgently increase domestic health spending and reduce reliance on foreign aid following sweeping cuts by major donors, UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said...
Mental health is everyone’s business: Why silence is costing lives
Mental health is often spoken about in whispers, hidden behind closed doors or dismissed as a personal weakness. Yet the reality is that mental...
Fewer children get US-backed HIV treatment after aid cuts, study finds
Around 77 000 fewer children worldwide received HIV treatment supported by the US in the year to October 2025 than in the previous fiscal...
WHO says DR Congo Ebola outbreak is outpacing response
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exceeded 2 100 confirmed cases and remains the fastest-growing epidemic of its kind...
Uganda discharges last Ebola patient, starts countdown to be virus-free
Uganda discharged its last remaining Ebola patient on Thursday, triggering a 42-day countdown after which it can be declared free of the virus, the...
LEN can stop HIV. But first, people need to understand it
The last person I expected to catch me off guard that summer’s evening was my 52-year-old aunt. We were roasting fresh maize around a...
Could the NHI fuel anti-immigrant sentiment?
There is no government deadline. In fact, nothing exists outside of a fake flyer circulating on social media warning foreigners they will be arrested,...
EU supports Ebola response with €493m in vaccines, treatment and health...
The European Commission said on Wednesday it will fund the response to the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa with a €493-million (about R9.2-billion) financial...
Water crisis fuels fears over growing Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
The true scale of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) may be significantly higher than official figures suggest, aid...
