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Health workers in full protective gear stand at isolation unit as response teams step up efforts to contain the outbreak. Courtesy photo
Health

Seven things to know about the latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Saturday, May 23, 2026
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda has reached nearly 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths.
Health

WHO: Ebola outbreak 'not a pandemic emergency'

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Health workers carry the body of a suspected Ebola victim for burial at a cemetery in Freetown December 21, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: HEALTH DISASTER) - RTR4IV65
Health

What does the declaration of Ebola as a global health emergency mean?

Monday, May 18, 2026
A health worker during temperature screening at Gatuna One Stop Border Post on May 27, 2019.File
Editorial

Vigilance must be our first line of defence against Ebola

Sunday, May 17, 2026
A view of la Petite Barriere , the border between Goma in DRC and Rubavu in Rwanda. File
Health

Rwanda on alert as Ebola outbreak is declared global emergency

Sunday, May 17, 2026
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Health

Africa CDC calls for urgent meeting after Uganda confirms Ebola case

Saturday, May 16, 2026
DR Congo confirms new Ebola outbreak with 65 deaths reported.
Africa

DR Congo confirms new Ebola outbreak with 65 deaths reported

Friday, May 15, 2026
The Rwandan government has stepped up surveillance, border screening and public awareness efforts about hantavirus. COURTESY.
Health

Hantavirus: Rwanda tightens surveillance, urges public vigilance

Sunday, May 10, 2026
Veterinarians perform embryo transfer procedures in cattle at ISAR Songa on October 15, 2019. The world marks World Veterinary Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (File)

Veterinarians: Africa’s first line of defence for public health

Saturday, April 25, 2026
The CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Dr Sania Nishtar. Courtesy
Health

Gavi boss on Rwanda’s potential as a 'hub for pandemic response'

Friday, April 24, 2026
Flying foxes holding onto a round wooden branch with their claws.

Urgent call to protect Rwanda’s bats, including critically endangered Hill’s horseshoe bat

Friday, April 17, 2026
Pig farmers during a guided tour at  Muyumbu pig breeding farm in Rwamagana district on May 11, 2021. File
Agriculture

Ban on pig trading as African swine fever hits Bugesera, Rusizi

Wednesday, April 15, 2026