The Cameroonian professor made the Time most influential list in 2025 and saw the project he co-founded receive $100m for its virus detection work. Now he is on a mission to transform Africa’s genomic ...

AFRICAN countries, including Tanzania, have reaffirmed their growing role in regional health diplomacy following the signing ...

On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, the Government of the United States of America and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia took a bold step forward in global health diplomacy with the signing of a ...

As Africa grapples with various health shocks ranging from infectious disease outbreaks to climate-induced emergencies, the ...

No one's crossed the finishing line yet, but drug developer Nyrada is leading the Great Biotech Regatta of 2025 with close to ...

In the Middle Ages, a plague killed a third of Europe's population. Fleas carried the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, ...

The government cites food poisoning, communicable diseases, alcohol abuse and road accidents that often surge during the ...

In this week’s Health News Roundup, the U.S. is tightening health aid through bilateral agreements tied to co-financing and measurable targets, while South Africa remains excluded amid diplomatic ...

Given the vomiting and diarrhea, the biggest risk with norovirus is dehydration, which can turn a short-term illness into a ...

Mpox is a viral disease usually transmitted from animals to humans and symptoms include fever and skin rashes. In 2023, a new ...

Last December, while visiting Nairobi for a global health workshop, I met a group of community health workers, the frontline professionals who play a vital ...