We may have an answer to the “mystery illness” in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here's what the story reveals about ...

A previously unknown disease that has claimed the lives of dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to be malaria ...

Over the last week, 181 samples from 51 cases were tested in a laboratory, Dr. Ngashi Ngongo, Africa CDC chief of staff, said during a Thursday press briefing. MORE: 'Mysterious' illness kills 79 ...

“The working diagnosis now is malaria,” Ngashi Ngongo, Africa CDC chief of staff and head ... which suffered a serious typhoid fever epidemic two years ago, has one of the highest malnutrition ...

Over the last week, 181 samples from 51 cases were tested in a laboratory, Dr. Ngashi Ngongo, Africa CDC chief of staff, said during a Thursday press briefing. Laboratory testing showed 25 out of ...

The African continent had reported 65,711 Mpox cases since the start of this year, of which 14,241 were confirmed, and over 1,237 deaths, according to Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya.

Africa CDC's MAAP study revealed that just 1.3% of microbiology labs in 14 member states could test for key AMR pathogens, exposing a critical lack of diagnostic capacity. This gap delays timely ...

Africa's low COVID-19 mortality rates concealed important vulnerabilities, including poor health infrastructure and manufacturing constraints,1 highlighting the need for a proactive, continent-wide ...

Just months after the European Union's (EU) landmark Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act came into force in July 2024, South Africa's roadmap for harnessing the benefits of AI was published in October.