NHRC Calls for Human Rights Impact Assessment in Legislative Process
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged legislators to mainstream human rights principles and Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) into every stage of the…
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Uganda Declares End to Ebola Outbreak After 42 Days Without New Cases
Uganda has officially declared an end to its latest Ebola outbreak after recording 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case.
The declaration was announced on Thursday, August 27, 2026, in joint statements by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, was declared on May 15, 2026. Uganda recorded 20 confirmed cases, including 15 imported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Can Cuba’s New 2C12 Drug Transform Cancer Care? Human Trials Begin
Cuba advances home-grown cancer drug as 2C12 enters human trials Cuban scientists have reached a potentially significant milestone in the country’s long-running effort to develop home-grown cancer treatments, with an experimental drug known as 2C12 ready to enter clinical testing in patients suffering from advanced melanoma.
The candidate was developed by researchers at Cuba’s Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM) and is designed around an approach similar to that used by pembrolizumab, an established immune-checkpoint…
Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in DR Congo’s history
The World Health Organization (WHO) says Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is now the deadliest the country has ever faced.
WHO, in a statement on Monday, said the disease had killed 2,325 people, surpassing the 2,299 deaths recorded in the DRC’s 2018-2020 outbreak, which was previously the country’s deadliest, according to local authorities.
The outbreak, declared by national authorities on May 15, became the country’s largest in terms of total confirmed cases in late…
MSF Ends Kano Diphtheria Emergency Mission After Vaccinating 835,000 Children
By: Michael Mike
The humanitarian medical organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders, has concluded its three-year emergency response to the devastating diphtheria outbreak in Kano State after supporting the vaccination of more than 835,000 children, describing immunisation as the key factor behind the sharp decline in infections.
The organisation, however, warned that the disease remains a major threat to children unless health authorities sustain routine immunisation, disease surveillance…
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