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Climate Change and Poor Drainage Drive Spike in Mosquito Numbers

Scientists and public health experts are raising concerns over a steady rise in mosquito populations across several urban centres, attributing the surge to a combination of climate change, environmental degradation, and rapid urbanisation. Warmer temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns have created favourable breeding conditions, allowing mosquito species to multiply faster and survive longer. Increased heat […]...

New Network Launches to Strengthen Collaborative Disease Surveillance in 7 African Countries

Project ECHO at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre has launched an innovative initiative to significantly strengthen infectious disease collaborative surveillance across seven African...

1 Feb 2026

Africa CDC Establishes Central Data Repository to Strengthen Public Health Surveillance

A new Central Data Repository (CDR) launched by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) aims to enhance the integration, analysis, and utilisation of public health data ...

23 Jan 2026

New Guide Promotes Safe, Inclusive and Child-Friendly Public Space

As cities continue to expand, safe public spaces where children can play, move and connect are increasingly disappearing. A new global guide released today by the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNIC...

16 Jan 2026

Kenya Launches National Cervical Cancer Elimination Action Plan 2026-2030

Kenya has taken a major step in the fight against cervical cancer following the official launch of the National Cervical Cancer Elimination Action Plan covering the period from 2026 to 2030. Health Ca...

19 Dec 2025

WHO Hosts Second Global Summit to Advance Evidence, Integration and Innovation for Traditional Medicine

The World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Second Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, jointly organised with the Government of India, opens today, bringing together government ministers, scientists, I...

12 Dec 2025

New Study Shows Childhood Trauma Predicts Difficult Labour

Studies are beginning to show that childhood trauma may soon become an important part of the medical history taken from pregnant women, alongside their present symptoms and concerns. New research from...

5 Dec 2025

New Prevention Tools and Investment in Services Essential in the Fight against AIDS

This World AIDS Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) called on governments and partners to rapidly expand access to new WHO-approved tools, including lenacapavir (LEN), to drive down infections an...

28 Nov 2025

Africa Leads the Charge for a Fairer Global Health System

The global health system is at a defining moment. Mounting pressure from reduced financing, widening inequities, and the urgent call for fairness expressed in the Lusaka Agenda highlight the need for ...

21 Nov 2025

Silent Lifesavers: The Untold Stories of Blood Donation

The request for a blood donation often arises at a moment of desperation in Kenya. When a patient’s blood levels drop dangerously low, families are thrown into a frantic scramble to find donors. For...

15 Nov 2025

WHO Launches Global Guidelines on Diabetes During Pregnancy on World Diabetes Day

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its first global guidelines for the management of diabetes during pregnancy, a condition affecting about one in six pregnancies, or 21 million women an...

7 Nov 2025

Plan for Dashboard Mapping Africa’s Health Supply Chain

A well-functioning supply chain is the backbone of any health system. Yet across Africa, insufficient infrastructure, fragmented logistics, and limited access to real-time data often delay the deliver...

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