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Disinfecting the body of Bahati Ibiliabo, 22, from Mongbwalu, who had gone to the hospital one day before he died. Photo by The New York Times
AfricaHealth

Death and fear grip Congo town at heart of Ebola crisis

Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A five-year-old boy lay bleeding on a bare mattress in a cramped, dilapidated Ebola ward in Mongbwalu,...

Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), Mr Parks Tau addressing the Biovac Facility expansion and soil turning ceremony in Cape Town.
DiplomacyHealthSouth Africa

Africa rising as vaccine producer, says SA minister at Cape Town ceremony

Cape Town - South Africa's Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, says Africa is increasingly becoming a producer, innovator and strategic...

Emergency pharmaceutical supplies donated by the Government of India to support the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of Congo, received in Uganda by Africa CDC's Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre. (Picture: X/@AfricaCDC)
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India steps up with emergency Ebola supplies for DRC

Addis Ababa - India has delivered emergency pharmaceutical supplies to help fight the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with...

Pharmacy students at Southern Africa Nazarene University attend a guest lecture on public health supply chain systems in Eswatini, delivered in collaboration with the Ministry of Health on Thursday, 28 May 2026. (Picture: SANU)
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SANU pharmacy students learn how medicines reach patients

Manzini - Pharmacy students at Southern Africa Nazarene University got a front-row look at how medicines, vaccines and medical supplies move through Eswatini's...

caption for a microscopic ebola virus 12:55 A microscopic image of the Ebola virus
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Ugandan woman quarantined in India tests negative for Ebola

Bengaluru - A Ugandan woman who was quarantined in the Indian city of Bengaluru on suspicion of carrying Ebola has tested negative for...

African leaders and global health partners attend a high-level virtual ministerial briefing on the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, convened by the Africa CDC and the African Union on Tuesday, 25 May 2026. | Photo: Africa CDC
AfricaHealth

African leaders warn Ebola outbreak could become second worst in history

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - African leaders and global health partners have warned that the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of...

National University of Lesotho Professor Maseabata Ramathebane, whose research has exposed the financial and logistical barriers pushing breast cancer patients in Lesotho to their deaths before they can access treatment. Photo by NUL
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Study exposes gaps in Lesotho’s breast cancer treatment

Maseru - A study by National University of Lesotho Professor Maseabata Ramathebane has found that breast cancer patients in Lesotho are dying shortly...

Eswatini's Health Minister Mduduzi Matsebula, who chairs the ECSA-HC Health Ministers Conference, commended Uganda's swift response to the Ebola Bundibugyo Disease outbreak on Friday.
AfricaHealth

ECSA-HC health ministers praise Uganda’s Ebola response

Arusha, Tanzania - Eswatini's Health Minister Mduduzi Matsebula has joined fellow health ministers from across the East, Central and Southern Africa region in...