CAPTION: Medical workers clean up at an Ebola treatment center in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on June 4, 2026. (Xinhua) KINSHASA, June 4 (Xinhua) — Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have risen to 363, including 62 deaths, according to figures released Wednesday by the […]
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday as the country continues to combat a deadly resurgence of Ebola in its volatile eastern region where instability is rife. Ahead of his arrival, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appealed to armed groups to declare a ceasefire so that health workers can […]
CAPTION: Workers load World Health Organization (WHO) emergency supplies onto a United Nations plane in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, May 20, 2026headed for Congo to combat the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province. By Agencies NAIROBI – The plan seemed simple enough, at least from Washington’s perspective. The US would set up a 50-bed quarantine facility […]
CAPTION: A sample of ebola virus in a laboratory for testing. (File photo.) By AgenciesNAIROBI – Kenya is among ten African countries at high risk of an Ebola outbreak; the Africa Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) has warned, as the Bundibugyo strain continues to spread across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.Africa Centre for Disease Control […]
CAPTION: Health workers in Ituri DR Congo disinfect during work recently. (File photo). By Our reporter ADDIS ABABA – Delays in mobilising resources and scaling up the response to the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak could lead to wider regional transmission and greater loss of life, African leaders and global health partners warned on Tuesday, […]
CAPTION: Health workers carry a victim of Ebola in Ituri, Dr Congo recently. (File photo). By Agencies ITURI/DR CONGO – The military governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, the epicentre of the current Ebola outbreak, has likened the struggle to contain the spread of the virus to a “war” for which they are lacking […]
Caption: Rosemary Byanyima, Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital (centre), poses for a group photo with Azhar Sundhoo (5th left), CEO of C-Care East Africa, alongside healthcare professionals and stakeholders during the inaugural C-Care Health Symposium held in Kampala. (Courtesy photo). By Celia NsimireKAMPALA – Health workers have been challenged the sector to rethink the […]
CAPTION: AChinese ophthalmologist (L) checking a patient in Bujumbura, Burundi, May 19, 2026. (Chinese medical team to Burundi/Handout via Xinhua) BUJUMBURA, May 20 (Xinhua) — Nearly 300 cataract patients will receive free surgery from Chinese ophthalmologists in collaboration with their Burundian counterparts, officials announced Tuesday at the official launch of the “Walk Towards Light” campaign held […]
By AgenciesKINSHASA – Health officials have raised the alarm over an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the continent’s top public health body, said on Friday that it has recorded 246 suspected Ebola cases and 65 deaths in the […]
CAPTION: Azhar Sundhoo,(2nd L), CEO C Care Uganda and Helene Echevin,(3rd R), CEO C Care International pose for a photo with some of the hospital staff and the launch May 14th, 2026. (Courtsey Photo). By Priscilla Najjuma GULU – C-Care, Uganda’s has inaugurated its new C-Care Hospital Gulu, marking a transformative shift […]