URGENT WHO warns threat of infections in DRC "multiplied" due to conflict
The World Health Organization on Friday warned that the threat of infectious disease has "multiplied" due to the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Africa's top health official presses US to resume health aid
Africa's leading public health official will write to the U.S. Secretary of State on Thursday to highlight how the U.S. aid ...
Africa's top health official presses U.S. to for health aid to resume
LONDON (Reuters) - Africa's leading public health official will write to the U.S. Secretary of State on Thursday to highlight ...
As Trump ends USAID missions, officials fear Ebola outbreak in Uganda may spread
More than a dozen Americans in Uganda are also among those so far known to have been exposed to Sudan virus, the type of ...
US officials issue travel warning over Ebola outbreak
Working to stop overseas outbreaks before they reach America was complicated by Trump’s order to stop working with the WHO ...
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Health boss: Africa must take charge of its health security in wake of foreign aid cuts
Director-General Jean Kaseya has warned that the continent must urgently take control of its health security as international funding becomes increasingly uncertain.His message echoes a growing call ...
“Sitting ducks”: Trump’s withdrawal from the WHO could put the US at risk for deadly viral outbreaks
The Trump administration is limiting the nation’s ability to respond to infectious disease as Marburg, Ebola rise ...
War in Congo heightens risk of infectious diseases for millions
Fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and the Congolese army has placed millions of people at high risk of death from the spread of disease, Africa’s chief health advisory body said. The war - ...
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Africa CDC Urges Immediate Action to Protect Lives Amid Escalating Health and Security Crises [press release]
To the attention of African Heads of State and GovernmentThroughH.E. Mohamed Ould GhazouaniPresident of MauritaniaChair of African UnuionChair of Africa CDC Committee of Heads of State and ...