Drones For Humanitarian Aid—An Innovative Approach In The Global South
Flying Labs uses drones and GIS for international development and disaster recovery with a localized network, disrupting the ...
CDC monitors outbreak of deadly, unknown disease in Democratic Republic of Congo
Federal health officials are monitoring the outbreak of a deadly and mysterious disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
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Renewed Commitment to Strengthen Public Health Surveillance and Address Disease Outbreaks in Africa [press release]
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in sequencing technology, strengthen their collaboration to advance the Africa Pathogen ...
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Africa CDC Maintains Mpox Emergency Status As Cases Surge Across the Continent
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced the continuation of mpox as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), following recommendations from ...
CDC says it is monitoring mysterious deadly disease in Congo
The CDC is closely monitoring an "unknown disease” that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the agency ...
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With no money, African states told to bank on disease prevention
Preventing diseases and outbreaks has been recognized as the most practical approach, as countries grapple with financial ...
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Our HIV Response Will Collapse Without U.S. Funding - Unless We Act Urgently
South Africa faces its worst health crisis in 20 years. Worse than COVID, and one that will overshadow diabetes as a major killer, while pouring petrol on a dwindling TB fire. But it is preventable, ...
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New faster-spreading Mpox strain discovered in Africa
A new variant of Mpox that may be better adapted to spread between people has been identified in Africa. The new strain is a mutation of Clade 1a Mpox − an older variant that has been known to cause ...
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Moving Forward the Vaccine Supply Chain in Africa [press release]
Matthew Downham, Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain, CEPI & Abebe Genetu Bayih, Ag. Lead Local Manufacturing of Health Commodities, Africa CDC.The COVID-19 pandemic exposed deep inequities in ...
As Texas measles outbreak grows, here's what to know about the disease, vaccines and response
The measles outbreak in Texas has quickly grown to 146 cases. One child has died. NBC News answers readers' questions about ...
Hundreds of mpox patients flee DR Congo clinics amid fighting
More than 500 mpox patients have fled clinics in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the last month amid the current ...
Mystery disease in Congo may be from poisoned water source, WHO says. Here's what to know.
A mystery illness has caused dozens of deaths​ in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A "poisoning of a water source" may be a cause, the WHO says.