By The Associated Press Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track despite an expanding response. Congo has been battling an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola since

Members of the 26th Chinese medical team to Zambia pose for a group photo with Zambian representatives during a farewell ceremony in Lusaka, Zambia, June 26, 2026. By Xinhua News Agency The Zambian government on Friday commended the 26th Chinese medical team for its contribution to improving healthcare delivery in the country. During a certificate

Photo credit: Gemini Untwined By Face2Face Africa Mercy and Goodness, twin sisters conjoined at the head, have undergone a groundbreaking separation using advanced artificial intelligence techniques. Born in June 2023 in Nigeria’s Ekiti State, they had fused skulls, shared brain tissue, and blood vessels. At six months old, they were referred to the U.K. charity

By The Associated Press Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak. “Four people will be discharged today and there was one that was discharged the day before yesterday,”

Kenyan Health Secretary Aden Duale Nairobi is among a list of 22 countries which have been classified by the Ministry of health as at risk of a possible Ebola outbreak as regional health authorities intensify surveillance following a rise in infections in neighbouring Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to Kenyans reported.

Medical worker disinfect equipments before the burial of a suspected Ebola victim in Bunia, Ituri Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 21, 2026. The outbreak, initially reported in Ituri Province, has now affected North Kivu and South Kivu, while two confirmed cases have also been reported in the neighboring country of Uganda.

By Anadolu Agency More than 400,000 people are diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK, a record high that underscores growing pressure on the country’s health system, according to a new report. Cancer Research UK said over 403,000 cases are now recorded annually, equivalent to about 1,100 diagnoses a day, or one every 80

An ophthalmologist performs cataract surgery while an assistant hands him surgical instruments during a marathon event, in Tsakane, South Africa, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Photographer Kayleen Morgan By The Associated Press Gladys Khoza had missed being able to see her family. Not because they couldn’t visit, but because the 84-year-old had vision problems. Now that

A photo collage of President William Ruto (left) and US President Donald Trump PCS NBC By Kenyans Nelson Amenya, the whistleblower who exposed the controversial Adani deal, is back again with another explosive exposé, this time around regarding the government’s alleged deal with the United States. Amenya, on Tuesday, December 2, alleged a plot by

By Anadolu Agency Africa is facing “the worst outbreak of cholera in 25 years,” which is surging in Burundi and Angola, a health body said Thursday. Data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) shows that over 300,000 cases of cholera have been recorded so far this year compared to roughly