Health
Uganda has confirmed seven Ebola cases so far, one death
Uganda has confirmed seven cases of Ebola including in a man who died this week, and seven other deaths are being investigated ...Ghana declares end of Marburg virus disease outbreak
Ghana has declared the end of an outbreak of Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, that was confirmed in ...Haiti unrest worsens misery as residences face water shortage
Thousands in Haiti faced water shortages after days of protest virtually halted distribution, eyewitnesses said on Saturday, as an approaching storm caused ...End of COVID pandemic is ‘in sight’ -WHO chief
The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said ...Gambia probes link between dozens of child deaths and paracetamol syrup
Gambia’s government is investigating whether the deaths of dozens of young children from kidney failure in recent months are linked to paracetamol ...UK Royal Family gathers at Balmoral amid concerns for Queen Elizabeth’s health
Britain’s royal family rushed to be with Queen Elizabeth after doctors said they were concerned about the health of the 96-year-old monarch ...Thousands revive Sydney’s famous road race after COVID hiatus
More than 60,000 people thronged Sydney’s streets on Sunday for an annual road running event and mass party that returned for the ...Macau resumes quarantine free travel with mainland China
Macau’s government said on Wednesday people could enter the neighbouring mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai without quarantine, a further relaxation of stringent ...WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom ...Vaccine group invites African states to apply for malaria shot support
Nine months after the world’s first malaria vaccine was recommended for use, international vaccine alliance Gavi invited countries to apply for financial ...