Epilepsy, one of the most common neurological disorders worldwide, affects an estimated 50 million people globally. In Africa, the burden is particularly heavy, with around 25 million people living with the condition, prevalence rates in sub-Saharan Africa often double those in high-income regions.

Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have surpassed 2,000 as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned the true scale of the outbreak could be "at least two to four times" the reported caseload.

 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported Ebola cases in five provinces, with the nationwide tally rising to 1,873 confirmed cases, including 672 deaths, according to a report released Sunday by the country's health authorities.

The confirmed infection of a U.S. humanitarian worker supporting the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has added critical urgency to the protection of health responders, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains in a "very active" phase and has yet to peak, health authorities said Thursday.

The death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 600, with 1,759 confirmed cases reported, according to the country's health authorities.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported more than 1,700 confirmed Ebola cases as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of the intensifying outbreak in the country's conflict-hit east, with the true scale of transmission still unclear and treatment facilities under mounting pressure.

The heat wave that gripped much of the United States over the weekend of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations killed more than two dozen people across the East Coast, Southeast and Southwest.

The death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surpassed 500, according to a report released Sunday by the country's health authorities.

The University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK) will relocate to its newly built facility in Masaka by the end of 2026, while its current premises in central Kigali will continue providing critical emergency services, the Ministry of Health has announced.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported 1,528 confirmed Ebola cases, including 492 deaths, as the country's latest outbreak continues to expand.

The Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus (BVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had claimed 452 lives among 1,460 confirmed cases as of July 1, with transmission continuing to spread into new health zones, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.

Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have risen to 1,460, including 447 deaths, authorities said Thursday, while a clinical trial has begun to evaluate potential treatments for the Bundibugyo strain.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in Uganda's western Kyegegwa District, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced during his opening remarks at the WHO media briefing on Thursday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared the hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius officially over, following the completion of quarantine for the final contact and no new cases reported for more than five weeks.

Half of Rwandan men and nearly one in five women aged 15–49 consumed alcohol in the month before they were interviewed for the 2025 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS), according to the survey's final report released on June 30, 2026.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported 1,406 confirmed Ebola cases, including 438 deaths, the government said in an update on Wednesday.

Scientists have identified a small but powerful group of neurons in an ancient region of the brain that plays a key role in helping humans focus by filtering out distractions.

Rwanda's HIV prevalence has fallen to 2.2% among adults aged 15–49, according to the final report of the 2025 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS), released June 30 by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded 1,333 confirmed cases, including 399 deaths, as health and development agencies warn that the epidemic, expanding faster than the current response capacity, could cause wider socioeconomic damage.