Health

Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to WHO, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track. (Image credit: Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne)

Death toll in Thai bar fire rises to 32, officials say, with dozens still in hospital

South Africa: Health Department Ramps Up Ebola Readiness - South African News Briefs - July 15, 2026

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Hog deaths in Negros Occidental ‘under control’ amid ASF outbreak

BACOLOD CITY—Some 14 localities in Negros Occidental have recorded hog deaths, with nine confirming positive cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) as of Monday, Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Tuesday. A total of 2,185 pigs have died across…

Removing woman's salwar, pressing her chest does not attempt to rape: Patna HC acquits man

The Patna High Court acquitted a man convicted of attempt to rape and wrongful confinement. The court found his actions insufficient to establish the serious charge of attempt to rape. Evidence presented did not meet the legal threshold…

Yobe approves health insurance for retired civil servants

The Yobe State Government has approved the enrollment of retired state and local government civil servants into its Social Equity Programme to expand access to quality healthcare for pensioners. The Executive Secretary of the Yobe State…

Africa: Global Childhood Immunization Coverage Inches Forward Despite Conflict and Hesitancy - Unicef, WHO

[WHO] In 2025, 90% of infants globally - or nearly 116 million - received at least one dose of a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine, and 85% - or 110 million - completed the full three-dose series, according to the annual…

Malawi: Docs Sound Alarm As Measles Fears Grip Malawi - - Get Your Kids Jabbed Now, Parents Told

[Nyasa Times] Health chiefs have issued an urgent warning to parents across Malawi -- get your children vaccinated against measles NOW, or risk a killer disease tearing through communities.

Kebbi to sponsor mass wedding for 300 couples

The Kebbi State Government has concluded plans to sponsor 300 couples in the third edition of its mass wedding programme. Chairman of the Mass Wedding Committee, Alhaji Suleiman Muhammad Argungu, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing…

Parents demand justice over alleged assault of 5-yr-old daughter

Parents of Hauwa’u Hayatu, a 5-year-old girl from Anguwan Rogo community in Jos North LGA, Plateau State, have demanded justice over the alleged rape of their daughter last week Thursday. Speaking to Daily Trust on Monday at their…

'Received nothing but silence': CJP chief slams Centre as Wangchuk's fast enters Day 18

Abhijeet Dipke criticized the government's silence regarding Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike. Wangchuk has been fasting for eighteen days protesting examination irregularities and paper leaks. He questioned why the Prime Minister has not…

Seabird found on Wellington beach tests positive for H5 bird flu

Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says the bird was a single brown skua.