Africa CDC says African governments must invest in their health systems and hold aid partners accountable as the continent responds to the Bundibugyo virus outbreak. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has urged African governments to take greater ownership of disease outbreak responses, invest in their health systems and hold development…
Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday, Mr Kaseya said he was familiar with the political dynamics across Africa, particularly in West Africa, and had been engaging leaders concerned about the outbreak. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned African leaders against politicising the ongoing Ebola outbreak, urging…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 21 October 2026 The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) will convene a high-level virtual meeting of African Ministers of Health on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, as the ongoing Ebola outbreak poses an escalating threat to health security across the continent. Five months into the response, the outbreak caused…
Africa’s ability to respond to the next epidemic will depend less on how many researchers it trains or scientific papers it publishes and more on whether the continent can detect outbreaks, conduct research and make critical decisions faster when a health emergency strikes. That is the challenge the Ministry of Health has put to researchers…
The FDA says contaminated lettuce has been removed from the market after nearly 13,000 linked cases. Published On 11 Sep 202611 Sep 2026 United States health authorities have officially declared the nation’s largest recorded outbreak of cyclosporiasis over, after contaminated iceberg lettuce sickened nearly 13,000 people across 21 states. The Centers for Disease Control and…
Each time we travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), we first go to listen. In Bunia, we have met dozens of community representatives: survivors, women, young people, local organisations, health workers and leaders from affected areas. Their message is direct: involve us. We know our communities. We know where families seek care,…
Federal health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak tied to jalapeños that has sickened 345 people in 27 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The jalapeños were supplied by California-based Coast Citrus Distributors and sourced from Mexico, the CDC said. They were served at Chipotle, Qdoba and other restaurants. Minnesota and…
NewsFeed Fire-ravaged southwestern France experienced its ‘first somewhat optimistic day’ since wildfires broke out more than a week ago, says the Gironde prefect. French firefighters are battling wildfires in the Gironde region which have forced the evacuation of 220,000 people. Published On 31 Jul 202631 Jul 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes…
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