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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court has maintained the status quo on the planned establishment of an Ebola exposure, quarantine, isolation, or treatment facility in Kenya, after the Attorney…
June 2, 2026
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[GroundUp] Patients at Nolungile Clinic in Site C complain of long waiting times and shortage of medication
June 2, 2026
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[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President Paul Mashatile will meet private sector leaders in Johannesburg on Thursday as government seeks to strengthen partnerships aimed at addressing funding challenges in South Africa's response to…
June 2, 2026
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[Premium Times] The NMA called on the State Security Service, Inspector General of Police, and commissioners of police in Abia and Imo to intensify efforts to secure Bonaventure Aguocha's freedom.
June 2, 2026
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[263Chat] The government has confirmed that there are currently no reported cases of Ebola Virus Disease in the country but says it has heightened surveillance and activated preparedness measures following…
June 2, 2026
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health says all incoming travellers may soon be required to present certified exit surveillance reports from their countries of origin, alongside detailed screening…
June 2, 2026
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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Ministry of Education and Sports has dismissed claims circulating both online and offline that schools across Uganda have been closed or suspended because of Ebola.
June 2, 2026
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[RFI] The head of the World Health Organization met with Félix Tshisekedi on Monday to discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak, as an aid agency warned the…
June 2, 2026
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[Independent (Kampala)] On May 30, as football fans around the world counted down to the start of the FIFA World Cup in North America and airlines prepared for the annual…
June 2, 2026
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[Nile Post] Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) containment efforts in Ntungamo District have registered significant progress, prompting veterinary authorities to intensify interventions aimed at completely suppressing the outbreak.
June 2, 2026
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[Nile Post] Bwongyera Health Centre III in Ntungamo District is set to benefit from a Shs100 million renovation and facelift in the 2026/27 financial year, a move aimed at improving…
June 2, 2026
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[Nile Post] Uganda's science policy carries a paradox that is becoming increasingly difficult to reconcile with lived reality. On paper, the state has firmly committed itself to a science-led economy.…
June 2, 2026
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has strongly defended Kenya's Ebola preparedness programme, dismissing criticism over the proposed establishment of a quarantine and isolation facility at Laikipia Air Base…
June 2, 2026
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[spotlight] A Supreme Court of Appeal ruling in October 2025 cleared the way for specially trained and permitted pharmacists to dispense antiretroviral medicines without a doctor's script. Seven months later,…
June 2, 2026
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[MSF] In eastern DRC, people have been living through insecurity and with an under-resourced health system for years. The Ebola disease outbreak due to the Bundibugyo virus - which does…
June 2, 2026
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[The Pandemic Fund] Washington, D.C. -- At an extraordinary meeting, the Governing Board of the Pandemic Fund approved the activation of the Fund's Emergency Financing Procedures (EFP), enabling the mobilization…
June 2, 2026
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[The Conversation Africa] The latest Ebola outbreak is showing no signs of slowing.
June 2, 2026
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is currently screening an average of 3,000 travellers entering the country every day as part of enhanced Ebola surveillance measures, with no case of the…
June 2, 2026
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[WFP] WFP is delivering vital food and nutritional assistance to hundreds of thousands of people in Akobo East, as insecurity, infrastructure damage and the onset of the rainy season hamper…
June 2, 2026
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[Daily Trust] Cholera outbreak has killed more than 40 people and infected over 3,000 in 139 communities across seven local government areas of Borno State, Daily Trust gathered.
June 2, 2026
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[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that Nigeria is about 59 per cent prepared to respond to a potential Ebola outbreak, warning that…
June 2, 2026
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[Daily News] Masasi -- OVER 500 residents in Masasi District, Mtwara Region have been targeted by the medical outreach programme aiming at upholding the former President Benjamin Mkapa's legacy on…
June 2, 2026
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[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's controversial sugar tax is beginning to deliver tangible results, with new radiotherapy machines worth US$27 million being installed at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals as government moves to…
June 2, 2026
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto said late Monday that he authorized the establishment of a US Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base after President Donald Trump personally…
June 2, 2026
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The County Government of Kirinyaga has assured residents that healthcare services in all public health facilities will continue uninterrupted despite a planned go-slow by health workers.
June 2, 2026
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale is slated to brief the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Health on Kenya's preparedness to manage the Ebola Bundibugyo virus and…
June 2, 2026
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[This Day] The federal government and 20 states of the federation have so far contributed N7.1 billion as counterpart funds to the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) meant for the procurement…
June 2, 2026
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[New Times] For Mukamana (not her real name), a 62-year-old woman living with both HIV and diabetes, frequent hospital visits once consumed her time, energy and limited income.
June 2, 2026
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[UN News] Four nurses who fell ill with Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been discharged from hospital after recovering from the often-fatal illness that…
June 2, 2026
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[Namibian] Zambezi regional governor Dorothy Kabula-Simushi says the region is the country's malaria epicentre, accounting for 24 194 cases out of 82 991 nationally.
June 1, 2026
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Anti-riot police clashed with hundreds of protesters in Nanyuki on Monday as demonstrations against a proposed Ebola quarantine and isolation facility at Laikipia Airbase turned chaotic,…
June 1, 2026
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HIV-Aids and STDs
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to launch the roll out of the lifesaving HIV prevention injectable medicine, Lenacapavir, later this week.
June 1, 2026
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[New Dawn] GBARNGA -- Bong County Senator Prince Kermue Moye, Sr., has unveiled a US$1.2 million funding package and secured 50 acres of land for the construction of a new…
June 1, 2026
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Central Africa
[New Times] When Robert Twongyeirwe suffered a stroke at the age of 35 in December 2012, his life changed dramatically. A former school inspector at the Ministry of Education, he…
June 1, 2026
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[Liberian Observer] In the wake of the outbreak of the Ebola virus in the East African of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with cases reported in neighboring Uganda and Sudan,…
June 1, 2026
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[Spotlight Initiative] ZOE-GEH District -- In eastern Liberia, Spotlight Initiative has supported government efforts to reduce maternal mortality rates by building a Maternal Child Health unit at Bahn Health Centre.…
June 1, 2026
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