#theguardian.com. #Feb.27.2025 Africa’s medical system risks ‘collapse in next few years’, warns health leader. Focusing foreign aid on infectious diseases has allowed a rise in cancer and diabetes that African governments don’t have resources to fight, says Dr Githinji Gitahi
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#time.com. #Feb.27.2025 What to Know About Mystery Illnesses Killing Dozens in Congo. Nearly half of those who died did so within hours after they felt sick, and health officials still do not know the cause or whether outbreaks in separate villages are related.
#Health × #Africa × #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#wired.com. #Feb.27.2025 A Deadly Unidentified Disease Has Emerged in the DRC. More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.
#Health × #Tech #Africa × #Ebola hemorrhagic fever #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#voanews.com. #Feb.26.2025 What we know about Congo illness that has sickened 400, killed 50. Health officials do not know the cause of the outbreaks, or whether the cases in the two remote villages are related
#Health × #Africa × #USA #North America #Americas #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Feb.25.2025 Health Officials Warn Of Deadly, Mystery Disease Rapidly Spreading In Congo. The disease, which has infected more than 400 people and killed 53 within a few weeks, “poses a significant public health threat,” the World Health Organization said.
#Health × #Politics #Africa × #World Health Organization #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#washingtonpost.com. #Feb.25.2025 ‘Unknown disease’ that can kill within days leaves 53 dead in Congo. World Health Organization officials said the outbreak appeared to originate from a village where three children died after reportedly eating a bat carcass.
#Health × #Africa × #World Health Organization #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#time.com. #Feb.25.2025 Mystery Illness Kills Dozens in Congo. The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the majority of cases.
#Health × #Africa × #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#voanews.com. #Feb.24.2025 Doctors Without Borders halts activities at Sudan's Zamzam camp due to heavy fighting. Doctors Without Borders on Monday halted its operations in Sudan's famine-stricken Zamzam camp due to an escalation of attacks and fighting in the vicinity. The international medical aid group, also kn
#Health × #Sudan #France #Africa × #USA #Europe #North America #Americas
#bbc.com. #Feb.24.2025 The Kenyans saying no to motherhood and yes to sterilisation. A growing number of women are choosing to be sterilised, bucking traditional norms.
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#voanews.com. #Feb.22.2025 Cholera kills 58, sickens 1,300 over 3 days in Sudanese city. The outbreak is blamed mainly on contaminated drinking water
#Health × #Sudan #cholera #Africa × #USA #North America #Americas
#theguardian.com. #Feb.21.2025 Bird flu spreads to third property as farmers warn Australia’s egg shortage could be prolonged. Agriculture Victoria says H7N8 strain of avian influenza has been detected at a poultry farm at Euroa
#Health × #Seychelles #Africa × #influenza #Australian continent #Australia #avian influenza #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. #Feb.21.2025 ‘The impact has been devastating’: how USAid freeze sent shockwaves through Ethiopia. Ethiopia was the largest recipient of US aid assistance in sub-Saharan Africa before Donald Trump froze funding last month. From food and health to support for refugees and sexual abuse survivors, we e
#Health × #Ethiopia #Africa × #USA #North America
#bbc.com. #Feb.19.2025 Ebola outbreak: Uganda discharges patients after recovery. The health minister says the patients have recovered, and should not be stigmatised.
#Health × #Uganda #Africa × #Ebola hemorrhagic fever
#voanews.com. #Feb.18.2025 Uganda discharges last Ebola patients; No new deaths from contagious virus reported. World Health Organization describes recoveries as a milestone that 'reflects the power of Uganda's quick and coordinated response'
#Health × #Uganda #Africa × #USA #North America #Ebola hemorrhagic fever #World Health Organization #Americas
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.17.2025 Uganda drops military trial as opposition leader’s health falters. Kizza Besigye has grown ‘critically ill’ during hunger strike against imprisonment, his lawyer says.
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#bbc.com. #Feb.17.2025 Kizza Besigye: Detained Ugandan opposition figure on hunger strike treated in clinic overnight. There are concerns about Kizza Besigye's health as his hunger strike enters a second week.
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#voanews.com. #Feb.16.2025 Chad officials seal schools as measles epidemic hits poor district. Officials blame vaccine hesitancy for the rapid measles spread
#Health × #Africa × #USA #North America #Chad #measles #Americas
#theguardian.com. #Feb.14.2025 ‘Disruptive, unfair and cruel’: jobs lost and treatment stopped as USAid freeze hits HIV care in Zimbabwe. Facilities have been forced to close as halt in funding impacts country’s donor-dependent health sector
#Health × #Africa × #Zimbabwe
#nytimes.com. #Feb.13.2025 Funding Freeze Decimates Women’s Health Care, U.N. and Others Say. Trump Funding Freeze Decimates Women’s Health Care, U.N. and Others Say
#Health × #Africa × #USA #North America
#time.com. #Feb.11.2025 Ebola Cases in Uganda Rise to 9. Ebola cases continue to rise in Uganda; 265 people are being monitored under quarantine.
#Health × #Uganda #Africa × #Ebola hemorrhagic fever
#theguardian.com. #Feb.11.2025 Dirty water and endless wars: why cholera outbreaks are on the rise again. The number of cases globally has surged since 2021, as war and the climate crisis pile pressure on vaccine supplies
#Health × #Weather #cholera #Africa ×
#theguardian.com. #Feb.10.2025 Fears grow for health of social media influencer arrested on live TV in Sierra Leone. Hawa Hunt’s detention a month ago was politically motivated, say daughter and rights groups, who also raise concerns about her treatment in jail
#Health × #Sierra Leone #Africa ×
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.10.2025 Uganda battles new Ebola outbreak — and a vaccine hesitancy crisis. Amid sixth outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus, Ugandans bemoan lack of official communication and fears for the economy.
#Health × #Uganda #Sudan #Africa × #Ebola hemorrhagic fever
#nytimes.com. #Feb.06.2025 Abandoned in the Middle of Clinical Trials, Because of a Trump Order. Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order
#Health × #Africa × #USA #North America
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