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“The Bundibugyo virus continues to outpace us,” said Dr. Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, speaking from Bunia, the epicentre of the outbreak in eastern...

Children and women continue to bear a disproportionate share of the outbreak in Ituri, the most affected province, according to the UN Office for...

On Friday, UNHCR confirmed that at least five of the Ituri province’s 69 displacement camps have reported Ebola cases, compounding what is already a devastating...

Key points3,748 cases, including 1,657 deaths and 708 recoveries, as of 1 August, according to WHO While Ebola vaccines exist, trials for the first ever...

Health systems, workplaces and communities must do more to support mothers and newborns, children’s agency UNICEF and the World Health Organization said, calling for stronger counselling, maternity protections and tougher safeguards against...

Why it mattersAs of 30 July, reports indicate a total of 3,605 confirmed cases, including 1,587 deaths, since the outbreak was first declared on...

By Special to The Post Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, one of America’s most distinguished civil rights leaders, pastors, and advocates for justice, was awarded...

Why it matters1.2 million people acquired HIV and 570,000 died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2025 22 per cent of people living with HIV are still...

As health and social services have moved online, protecting people’s privacy while making sure digital transformation does not widen existing inequalities has become an...

Health and homelessness: The link and the mortality crisis it causes within the Black communityBy Dax Janel ValenciaHealth and homelessness share a cyclical, bidirectional...