Some CHPs face challenges tracking nomadic communities as they move long distances. It’s costly to follow these households, ...

Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, ...

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said that the government purchases 90 percent of the antiretrovirals circulating in the country. SA reacted.

Mpox vaccines are finally trickling into Africa after having been available in non-endemic, high-income countries for more ...

The South African poultry industry is entering 2025 under significant pressure, grappling with ongoing challenges and uncertainties, with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continuing to pose ...

Spanish flu pandemic was caused by a particularly virulent strain of influenza virus. It infected 500 million people, caused around 50 million deaths, and its impact was so severe that global life ...

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa will remain a net exporter of corn in marketing year 2024-25 despite challenging ...

A child and a teenager have died from influenza, the state health department said Monday. They are the first two pediatric ...

High-burden cholera outbreaks, spreading beyond the traditional cholera-endemic countries, have been reported since 2021 in ...

Georgia is the nation's largest poultry producing state. Last week, bird flu was found for the first time in a commercial ...

In this study, the authors estimated that Paxlovid reduced the risk of hospitalization by 39% (95% confidence interval [CI], ...

Calls have been renewed for the government to make certain chicken products VAT-free to ensure food security in South Africa.