‘Africa’s health institutions must be strengthened at country-level’
During an outbreak, the same health worker is repurposed for emergency tasks, impacting routine healthcare services
Autonomous Africa CDC a game-changer on disease outbreak response: Experts
Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention will now be in a position to assess disease outbreaks on the continent and declare it an …
Climate-related health emergencies, disease outbreaks surge in Horn of Africa: WHO
Climate-related emergencies increased by 30% between 2011 and 2021
Rare Sudan strain leads to Ebola outbreak in Uganda
Ebola virus is often fatal if untreated
Uganda declares Ebola outbreak after 1 person dies of rare Sudan strain
Sudan strain’s case fatality rates ranged from 41% to 100% in previous outbreaks
DR Congo’s health authorities probe suspected Ebola case in North Kivu
In previous outbreaks, it has killed as many as 90 per cent of the people it infected, according to the WHO
Ebola rears head again in DRC; China, US report new strains of bird flu
WHO assesses EVD risk to be low at global level; China says H3N8 infection not a cause for worry
Marburg in Guinea: The value of lessons from managing other haemorrhagic outbreaks
Viral haemorrhagic fever has again raised its head in Africa amid COVID-19 pandemic. To date, 14 outbreaks of Marburg virus disease have …
Guinea Ebola outbreak risk ‘very high’, warns WHO
Among the 7 cases reported between January 18 and February 13, five have died
Animal group urges PM Modi: Raise wildlife trade ban issue in G20 meet
The organisation also floated a petition, which, it claims, has received over one million signatures globally
Why Cuban doctors deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
Cuban medical workers are risking their health to break the chain of COVID-19 infection. They have also developed drugs to help fight the disease
Air pollution as serious a threat as communicable diseases in Africa: Report
Average life expectancy in central, west Africa would be 1.2 years lower, and a total of 677 million person-years would be lost, if high …
COVID-19: Climate-related disasters impact labour more than wars
The ongoing pandemic will add to already-reduced labour productivity caused by natural disasters whose frequency has doubled since 2000
Ebola cases in DRC province continue to rise, surpass previous outbreak
The country had declared an end to the second-deadliest Ebola virus disease outbreak in eastern region on June 25
Democratic Republic of Congo calls end to 2nd-deadliest Ebola outbreak ever
Even as outbreak ends in country’s eastern area, another smaller outbreak surfaces in the northwest
Sexual and gender-based violence during COVID-19: lessons from Ebola
Sexual and gender-based violence does not begin with disasters like the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. But the chaos and …
Coming out of the jungle, infectious diseases
Diseases associated with forests can, in several ways, be seen as a reaction to change in relationship between humans and forests
Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘Global human interaction has eased transmission’
Globalisation and population explosion have led to increase in human-to-human transmission of viruses, says Sanath Krishna Muliya, project …
Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘How we interact with environment drives spillovers’
The scope and scale of deforestation and opening of new interfaces with forests and wildlife increases the chances of spillovers, says …
Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘Humans are changing disease ecosystem’
Burden of neglected zoonotic diseases is vastly under-reported, says Bethan Purse, ecologist, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
We wanted to know how coronavirus affects Nairobi’s slum residents. What we found
The pandemic is clearly having a negative impact on people’s health and economic and social status
Democratic Republic of Congo, WHO grapple with both Ebola, COVID-19
United Nations' health arm runs short of $83 million to fight Ebola outbreak
In Ebola shadow, West Africa battles COVID-19 amid economic challenges
Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are fighting amid collapsed economies and weakened heathcare systems
In the throes of Ebola, now, measles kills more than 4,000 in the Congo
Paucity of funds, armed conflicts adversely affecting health response: WHO
WHO’s Ebola vaccination strategy ineffective in DRC: MSF
The aid agency has also called for an independent, international committee to manage Ebola vaccine stocks and their use
