Africa

Tuberculosis, historically one of the most significant global public health concerns, remains an infection of concern, especially during pregnancy

Polio alert: the polio virus has recently been detected in New York, Israel, Tajikistan, Ukraine and the UK. 'We must eradicate it globally'

Uganda breaks down geographic barriers with technology: on the Ssese Islands on Lake Victoria, HIV drugs arrive thanks to drones and the experiment is about to be exported to other continents

Affecting around 20% of pregnant women in LMIC, mental health issues like depression and anxiety are common during pregnancy and the first year after birth, with consequences for both mothers and their infants

WHO about Africa: healthy life expectancy in the African region has increased on average by 10 years per person between 2000 and 2019, a World Health Organization (WHO) assessment reports

Laboratory medicine has historically been poorly understood, undervalued, and often overlooked. Over the past two and a half years, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for a greater appreciation for laboratory medicine, and a…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months ago in Mbandaka, the capital of Equateur Province in the northwest. It was the third outbreak in the province since 2018…

COVID-19 deaths in the African region are expected to decline by almost 94% in 2022, compared with 2021 which was the pandemic’s most lethal year, a new modelling by World Health Organization (WHO) finds

A gift for Ghana: the Italian Navy in the front line to support humanitarian initiatives in the Gulf of Guinea with material donated by the Fondazione Francesca Rava NPH Italia Onlus and the Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Policlinico di Milano

After fleeing their homes more than two months ago, tens of thousands of people are still left without basic necessities in Twic County, South Sudan