Global Affairs
Ebola outbreak in DRC nears 3,000 cases as death toll tops 1,300
Congo Ebola outbreak nears 3,000 cases as death toll tops 1,300
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Africa
UN report: Africa overtakes Asia as world’s hunger hotspot with 309 million people affected
Globally, the report estimates that 7.8 per cent of the world's population, about 645 million people, experienced hunger in 2025, down from 8.1 per cent in 2024 and 8.6 per cent in 2022. That represents nearly...
Global Affairs
WHO warns road deaths rise 17% in Africa despite global decline
The warning comes as United Nations member states adopted a new UN General Assembly Progress Declaration on Road Safety, committing governments to accelerate efforts to halve road deaths and serious injuries by...
Africa
UN raises alarm over Ebola risk in DR Congo displacement camps
The outbreak has spread beyond Ituri, with confirmed cases also reported in four other provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as neighbouring Uganda.
Health and Wellness
WHO warns global cancer cases could reach 35 million a year by 2050
Figures from the National Cancer Institute of Kenya (NCI Kenya) show that about 45,000 people are diagnosed with cancer each year, while close to 30,000 lose their lives to the disease.
Global Affairs
Ebola virus in Uganda contained, Health Ministry says
Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health, said in a post on social media platform X that the outbreak had been contained through the treatment of all imported confirmed cases and those they i...
East African Bloc
WHO confirms Marburg virus case in Uganda as health teams track contacts
The confirmed case marks Uganda's latest encounter with Marburg virus disease, which has affected the country on several occasions over the years.
News_RGK
Ebola treatment trial begins in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The current trial is sponsored by the WHO, and is being co-ordinated by scientists at the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale in DRC, the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Belgium, and the University of...
Health and Wellness
WHO declares MV Hondius Hantavirus outbreak officially over
According to WHO, no additional cases have been reported since May 25, paving the way for the outbreak to be formally closed under international public health guidelines.
News
MPs question future of tsetse fly eradication as budget drops to Sh15 million
KENTTEC told MPs that since its formation in 2012, it has been working to reduce tsetse fly populations using monitoring tools such as the Flies Per Trap Per Day metric to guide control measures in affected are...
Health and Wellness
Kindiki says government ready to respond to Ebola, warns against disease politicization
The DP said the country is on high alert, asking Kenyans not to panic but be on the lookout for any suspicious symptoms and present themselves for medical attention in case of such.
Global Affairs
WHO: Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses,1.5 million deaths globally each year
The findings highlight persistent inequalities in food safety, with Africa and South-East Asia bearing the greatest burden.