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Artemisinin Drug losing battle against Malaria
The researchers found out that 11 patients, who were thought to have been cured, through Artemisinin interventions, suffered a repeat malaria attack within 28 days.
Marburg epidemic in Tanzania: East Africa Community supports efforts to contain disease
So far 18 suspected cases have been filed with two deaths reported, this marks Tanzania's second encounter with the deadly virus since the 2023 outbreak in the same region.
Cholera kills nine people in Tanzania as disease hits 1,560 victims within four weeks of January 2025
On the other hand, Cholera killed more than 5800 people in 33 countries around the World in the previous year 2024, as far as the World Health Organization's latest report is concerned.
United States’ exit from the World Health Organization described to be a ‘grave error!’
Since the COVID-19 emergency that led to an estimated 27 million excess deaths including the deaths of some 1.2 million Americans, countries have come together to find new ways to collaborate and help to ensure that new pathogens are identified and reported…
“No Travel or Trade Restrictions for Tanzania over Marburg!” assures the World Health Organization
With the existing national capacities built from response to previous health emergencies, they WHO is able to swiftly scale up efforts to protect communities as well as play the advocacy role for international support and solidarity.
Over 305 million people urgently need humanitarian assistance in 2025 due to global crises
Health Emergency Appeal worth USD 1.5 billion launched by the World Health Organization to tackle unprecedented global health crises in 2025
Tanzania denies the outbreak of Marburg Disease in Kagera Region
Tanzania insists that there are no outbreaks of Marburg of similar diseases in the country as previously reported by the World Health Organization
Strange disease reported to kill eight people in Tanzania
The Ebola-like virus, according to the World Health Organization, was identified in the Biharamulo and Muleba districts, which are in the Kagera region on the shores of Lake Victoria,
New Malaria diagnostic test validated by the World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is endorsing the first diagnostic test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency towards the new treatment for Malaria.
Study identifies genes linked to high prostate cancer mortality rates among African males
Researchers shed light on the genes that could be linked to the high mortality rates of prostate cancer among men of African descent.