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  1. Africa: Ghana waste dump poses health, environmental 'crisis'

    France 24 GH

    An acrid haze hung over a sprawling dump in Ghana's capital, Accra, as excavators gouged into mounds of smouldering rubbish. Thin plumes of black smoke curled from burning plastic and rubber, mingling with the rank odour of stagnant lagoon...

  2. Africa: Ghana waste dump poses health, environmental 'crisis'

    France 24 GH

  3. How China uses health diplomacy to expand its influence in Africa

    The Africa Report

  4. Désinformation: la lutte contre le paludisme doit aussi de se faire sur le terrain numérique

    RFI Afrique

    Plus de mille enfants meurent chaque jour du paludisme dans le monde, selon l'UNICEF et l'Organisation mondiale de la santé et quelque 95 % des décès se concentrent sur le continent africain. La lutte contre la maladie, particulièrement mor...

  5. WHO Flags Dangerous Blind Spots in Africa's Health Data

    allAfrica.com

  6. Congo-Kinshasa: Mounting Fears Over the Return of Cholera

    AllAfrica CD

    [DW] Three fresh cases of cholera have been reported on the outskirts of the capital Kinshasa. Amid the threat of a renewed outbreak, residents are concerned about how they can best protect themselves and their communities.

  7. One in five Africans faces malnutrition, MPs warn ahead of global summit

    Capital FM Africa

  8. South African Health Trainees of Colour Report Lower Decoloniality Scores

    Bioengineer.org ZA

  9. Kenya hosts the First Africa Health Data Forum

    WHO | Regional Office for Africa KE

  10. ‘Why African drug firms must widen medicine access gap’

    The Nation Newspaper

  11. Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola - IOM Urges Wider Surveillance Beyond Formal Routes in DR Congo

    AllAfrica CD

    [UN News] Seventy-one confirmed Ebola cases have been detected along transit routes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the outbreak began almost six months ago, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tue...

  12. Africa: When Deaths Go Uncounted - WHO Flags Dangerous Blind Spots in Africa's Health Data

    AllAfrica

    [UN News] Quality health data can help authorities to identify emerging threats and take lifesaving action, but a new report reveals critical gaps in Africa's health information systems.

  13. Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000, with 5,387 deaths

    Al Jazeera CD

    Authorities struggling to contain DRC's largest Ebola outbreak due to delayed detection and conflict.

  14. Tuberculosis-Exposed South African Children Face Measles Gaps and Routine Vaccination Delays

    Bioengineer.org ZA

  15. RDC: la fermeture de l’aéroport de Bunia prolongé jusqu’au 8 février 2027

    RFI Afrique CD

    C’est l’une des conséquences de l’épidémie d’Ebola qui frappe l’est de la République démocratique du Congo : l’aéroport international de Bunia ne va pas rouvrir dans les prochaines semaines. Il va rester fermé au moins jusqu’au 8 février 20...

  16. Africa: WHO Launches 'Together for Science and Health' Movement to Strengthen Trust Worldwide

    AllAfrica

    [WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched Together for Science and Health, a new global movement uniting more than 240 organizations behind a shared commitment to strengthen trust in science and harness its power to improve h...

  17. When deaths go uncounted: WHO flags dangerous blind spots in Africa’s health data

    UN News

  18. Hunger makes it hard to focus at school: what learners in South Africa told us about food insecurity

    The Conversation ZA

    Hungry learners struggle to concentrate, take part in lessons and attend school. A rural South African study shows why nutrition must be a priority for education.

  19. RD Congo : les rebelles "empêchent l'accès aux soins" pour les victimes de violences sexuelles

    France 24 FR CD

    Médecins sans frontières a dénoncé lundi 9 novembres des mesures mises en place dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo par le groupe M23, récemment rebaptisé FRN, qui ont entravé l'accès aux soins pour les victimes de violences s...

  20. Africa: Africa CDC Welcomes the Appointment of Dr Mark Dybul As Executive Director of the Global Fund and Calls for a New Era of African Ownership and Health Sovereignty

    AllAfrica

    [Africa CDC] The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomes the appointment of Dr Mark Dybul as the next Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and looks forward to deepeni...

  21. Africa: Africa CDC Statement On the Attack in North Kivu, DR Congo

    AllAfrica CD

    [Africa CDC] The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) strongly condemns the deadly attack on civilians in Cantine-Aloya, North Kivu, DRC, on 5 November 2026, reportedly carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (...

  22. The human cost of recycling: Kenyan waste pickers put their health at risk

    France 24 KE

    Two thousand tonnes of waste are dumped every day at the Dandora landfill site in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. An army of workers then rush in to recover recyclable materials, putting their own health at risk in the process. But however hard...

  23. Why a US-funded vaccine trial on babies was cancelled in Guinea-Bissau

    BBC Africa GW

    The trial was condemned as "unethical" and "neocolonial" because half of the babies would not be given the vaccine.

  24. British healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK

    The Guardian CD

    Patient is ⁠in ​stable condition and will be transferred to a specialist ‘high consequence’ infectious disease unitA British healthcare worker with Ebola is being evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the UK for medical tre...