A trial of four experimental Ebola treatments carried out in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been stopped early after two of them showed strong signs of...Africa
Three Congolese doctors have been arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the killing of a World Health Organisation (WHO) medic, BBC News reports a military...Africa
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are racing to contain an Ebola epidemic, after a gold miner with a large family contaminated several people in the...HIV/AIDS
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has updated its recommendation for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to include event-driven PrEP taken before and after sex – also...HIV/AIDS
Health authorities have uncovered an alarming surge in resistance to crucial HIV drugs. Surveys by the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveal that, in the past 4 years,...Weekly Roundup
Western Cape Health is expecting to receive stock of a new antiretroviral (ARV) treatment called dolutegravir (DTG) by September, a drug that can be used in conjunction...Weekly Roundup
Many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco, with 5bn people today living in countries that have introduced smoking bans, graphic warnings on...Weekly Roundup
Only three African countries are expected to meet the global target for exclusive breastfeeding, "an unparalleled source of nutrition for newborns and infants, no matter...Africa
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been declared a global emergency, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) calling for international...HIV/AIDS
The safety of the HIV treatment drug, dolutegravir (DTG), during pregnancy has been one of the most urgent questions in global health for the past year, with new studies...
