The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy hospital ship Auspicious Ark docks in Dakar, Senegal, Sept. 25, 2026. The hospital ship arrived in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, on Friday to begin a friendly visit and provide medical services, marking the first visit by a Chinese naval hospital ship to Senegal. Photographer Qi Qi By Xinhua

By Xinhua News Agency The 35th Chinese medical team to Zanzibar on Tuesday conducted a free clinic for children, offering health services and education aimed at improving child healthcare. The outreach program, held at Mwanakwerekwe Kindergarten on Unguja Island, provided nearly 100 children with medical examinations and treatment for common health concerns, including vision, oral

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