Africa reached a pivotal milestone in its decades-long fight against malaria, a disease that has caused 94% of global cases and 95% of related deaths in Africa.1 Although global malaria mortality has ...

In this study, the authors estimated that Paxlovid reduced the risk of hospitalization by 39% (95% confidence interval [CI], 36% to 41%), with an absolute risk reduction of 0.9 percentage points. The ...

OPINIONBy Rukia NakamatteWalking through the corridors of hospitals and health centres, one finds long queues of patients waiting to be attended to by health workers. The majority are women carrying ...

With a warming climate comes the threat of expanding habitats for mosquitos that carry malaria, but researchers are using ...

Global and regional experts gathered at the Kigali Convention Centre for the International Conference on Neglected Tropical Disease Research in Africa (InCORNTD) to address the increasing burden of ...

Nigeria (26%), the Democratic Republic of Congo (13%), Uganda (5%), Ethiopia (4%), and Mozambique (4%) carry the heaviest burden of cases. Eleven African countries still account for two-thirds of the ...

Fearless journalism is more important than ever. When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to ...

In an exclusive interview with THE WEEK, renowned public health expert Dr S.S. Lal discusses the far-reaching impact of ...

The recently-released National Population and Housing Census 2024 indicates that Uganda is making commendable steps towards ...

Having more oxygen to hand also helps with pandemic preparedness. Many of the pathogens monitored by the World Health ...

Researchers have developed genetically modified fungi that can kill malaria-transmitting mosquitoes through sexual ...