South Africa prepares for potential Ebola outbreak
South Africa's Ministry of Health is scaling up readiness interventions to handle any potential Ebola outbreak. Image: Pixabay.The South African Ministry of Health is ram...
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RUSH FOR HIV WONDER JAB! Mbarara Clinics Overwhelmed as New 6-Month HIV Prevention Injection Runs Out in Days
Health facilities in Mbarara City are struggling to keep up with surging demand for Lenacapavir, the revolutionary HIV prevention injection that only needs to be taken tw...
Churches Tighten Ebola Measures Ahead of Uganda Martyrs Day Celebrations
KAMPALA, Uganda — As Uganda marks Martyrs Day on Thursday, churches across the country have intensified Ebola prevention measures following government directives to can...
Two Suspected Ebola Cases Isolated in Kisoro as Fears Rise Over DRC Outbreak
Kisoro—Shock and anxiety have swept through Kisoro District following the isolation of two suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases at Kisoro Hospital. The development...
Ugandan Scientists Alert, Watch Yet Another Deadly Viral Disease Outbreak in Congo
While Uganda has not yet recorded a case of Hantavirus disease before, scientists have urged the public to be alert warning that the disease-causing rodents and small mam...
Anthrax Outbreak Confirmed in Kitagwenda as Three Test Positive
Health authorities in Kitagwenda District have confirmed an outbreak of anthrax after three people tested positive from a cluster of ten suspected cases reported earlier...
All Android users placed on red alert and urged to follow three new rules
Android users are being urged to exercise extreme caution when installing new apps after security researchers uncovered a vicious new malware campaign. The latest attack...
Africa’s one-dose cure brings sleeping sickness elimination within reach
SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s long battle against sleeping sickness may be approaching its final chapter as a new single-dose therapy gains international regu...
IT'S NOW SERIOUS: Panic As 448 University Students In Mbarara Get Infected With HIV in 2025
At least 448 youths aged between 15 and 24, many of them university and tertiary institution students, were newly infected with HIV in 2025 in Mbarara City, raising fresh...
Winnie Byanyima Warns ‘AIDS is Not Over’, Cautions Against Inaction
Winnie Byanyima Warns ‘AIDS is Not Over’, Cautions Against InactionUNAIDS Executive Director Winnie ByanyimaBrasilia, Brazil — UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byan...