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Uganda reports progress towards reducing river blindness

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The 9th session of the Uganda Onchocerciasis Elimination Expert Advisory Committee in Kampala last week revealed some good news concerning the battle against river blindness, or onchocerciasis. Health...

South Sudan cholera outbreak: More than 700 cases, most in Juba

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According to a UNICEF update published Aug 2,  a total of 719 cholera cases have been reported, with 21 deaths. The outbreak happens to occur while the country is battling a number of other problems...

Trachoma in Ethiopia: Carter Center and Noor Dubai Foundation team up to battle blinding disease

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The Carter Center and Noor Dubai Foundation have announced a new four-year partnership to accelerate efforts to eliminate blinding trachoma in Ethiopia by 2020. Ethiopia has the highest known burden of...

Nigeria reports increase in Lassa fever cases in first six months of 2016

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The Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health is reporting an increase in Lassa fever in 2016 to date, according to the latest data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. During the first six months...

Cholera response in South Sudan expands as nearly 300 cases reported

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In a move to prevent a cholera outbreak from spreading, the Ministry of Health of South Sudan with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and health partners are ramping up disease surveillance...

Egypt reports 3 human H5N1 avian influenza cases

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Three new laboratory-confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). A 2-year-old male resident of Cairo Governorate, Egypt, had...

Guinea-Bissau reports four Zika cases, WHO to send mission

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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that they would be sending a mission into Guinea-Bissau to assist in a Zika outbreak which has affected four people, according to a Sapo report (computer...

Africa: 23 countries remain environmentally suitable for animal-to-human transmission of Ebola virus

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Though the West African Ebola outbreak that began in 2013 is now under control, 23 countries remain environmentally suitable for animal-to-human transmission of the Ebola virus. Only seven of these countries...

The numbers of AIDS-related deaths among adolescents have more than doubled since 2000: UNICEF

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As the 21st International AIDS Conference gets underway in Durban this week, UNICEF warned that despite remarkable global progress in tackling the HIV/AIDS pandemic, much work remains to be done to protect...

Angola, DRC yellow fever update

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Since Dec 5, 2016, the Angola Ministry of Health has reported a total of 3625 suspected cases of which 876 are laboratory confirmed. The total number of reported deaths is 357, of which 117 have been...