Altimmune said on Thursday that it plans to test its lead experimental obesity drug, pemvidutide, to potentially treat ...

The source of the outbreak still isn’t known, and the risk of re-emergence from a new spillover from the animal reservoir ...

DAR ES SALAAM, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian health authorities on Thursday declared the end of the country's second Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak after recording no new cases for 42 days ...

Tanzania today declared the end of Marburg virus disease outbreak after recording no new cases over 42 days since the death of the last confirmed case on 28 January 2025.The outbreak, in which two ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomed a declaration by Tanzania on the end of the deadly Marburg virus outbreak, ...

WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) has donated essential medical equipment worth $30,000 (78m/-) to help combat the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Kagera Region. In a statement, WHO’s ...

It has been five years since the world was blown into the tumult of a lethal pandemic. Back then, deserted streets and ...

In rural Tanzania, traditional healers are often the first point of care for people experiencing illness. From treating fevers and infections to addressing perceived spiritual afflictions, healers ...

U.S.-funded organizations helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone, and ...

Africa’s top public health agency says that Uganda’s Ebola caseload increased to 14 in the last week with a new cluster ...

Thieves smash headstones in order to remove metal crosses The theft of crosses and markers from graves has become a disturbing trend in this part of Tanzania, driven by the rising demand for scrap ...

KIGALI, Rwanda — Carved into the side of a steep hill on the outskirts of Kigali is a tunnel where tin was once mined.It’s now cordoned off with a metal gate, a lock, and a red sign that reads ...