Health & Science

The Umugiraneza Foundation on Friday received new ophthalmological equipment donated by China to support cataract treatment services in Burundi, as officials announced that future...

Nearly two decades after Burundi began large-scale efforts to fight trachoma, a bacterial eye disease that can lead to irreversible blindness, the World Health...

The East African Community has urged member states to heighten surveillance and strengthen emergency preparedness following confirmation of a new outbreak of the Ebola...

Burundi has intensified its national Ebola preparedness measures, including the deployment and training of rapid response teams, following the confirmation of a new Ebola...

Burundi is facing a critical shortage of midwives, health professionals warned Saturday, as the country continues to struggle with high maternal mortality rates and...

Nearly all households in Burundi are unable to afford a nutritious diet, deepening an already severe malnutrition crisis despite ongoing humanitarian assistance, the World...

Ghana has rejected a proposed $109 million health cooperation agreement with the United States, halting negotiations over concerns tied to data-sharing requirements, according to...

Health authorities in Burundi have renewed calls for stronger malaria prevention and awareness efforts as the country marks World Malaria Day, against a backdrop...

Burundi’s Minister of Public Health, Dr. Lydwine Baradahana, on April 15 officially launched a nationwide mobilisation campaign to introduce the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine...

Burundi’s health authorities are investigating an unidentified disease that has killed five people and infected 35 others in the northern district of Mpanda, as...