Health

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the South Ethiopia Region, the first of its kind in the country, following laboratory testing of samples from a cluster of suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever. Genetic...

In October 2025, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) officially declared a complex arboviral outbreak in Cuba, involving Dengue, Oropouche, and Chikungunya viruses. All 15 provinces are affected to varying degrees, with the most critical situation reported...

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Kasai Province where 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health workers, have been reported as of 4 September 2025. The outbreak has...

As of July 2025, Somalia particularly Puntland regions of Mudug, Nugal and Bari were grappling with a sustained and intensifying diphtheria outbreak. The disease, a highly contagious yet vaccine-preventable illness, continues to spread at alarming rates,...

The Ministry of Health was informed on July 10, 2025 of the appearance of several cases of diarrhea in the health district of Ile de Mbamou, Brazzaville department, clinically accompanied by the following signs: Fever, vomiting, emission of liquid stools. The...

The cholera outbreak continues to spread, reaching Sila province after Ouaddaï, where Abdi health district reported four cases, including one death, last week. In Ouaddaï, three health districts are affected, with Farchana and Amléyouna recently reporting...

On 05 June 2025, the Ministry of Health officially declared the cholera outbreak. This first outbreak in the past 15 years has arisen at the very start of the rainy season—a known aggravating factor that increases the spread of stagnant water and waterborne...

[...] As of 16 May 2025, Papua New Guinea (PNG) has confirmed a polio outbreak—the first since 2018—after detecting two cases of poliovirus type 2 in children from Lae, Morobe Province. Environmental samples from Port Moresby also tested positive for the...

As of 30 April, three cases were reported in Ecuador. Predicting new cases is uncertain due to virus transmission dynamics and irregular border crossings, especially from Colombia and Peru, where outbreaks persist. Risk is higher in Amazonian provinces with...

The malaria outbreak has resulted in increased morbidity and mortality, with 85 confirmed deaths reported as of 26 April 2025. The surge in malaria cases has placed additional pressure on healthcare facilities, particularly in rural areas where resources are...

According to the Republican Center for Immunoprophylaxis of the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic (RCI), since the beginning of 2025, the epidemiological situation in the country for measles and rubella has deteriorated. The RCI informs that, as of 18...

Between 1 January and 1 December 2025, a total 20,717 of dengue confirmed cases, and 21 deaths have been reported across the Pacific. Pacific Syndromic Surveillance System has reported a total of 39,245 Dengue-like Illness (DLI) cases to date, reaching its...

On 30 January, the Ministry of Health in Uganda declared an Ebola outbreak (Sudan virus) following the death of a male nurse at the national referral hospital on 29 January. The outbreak was confirmed by three national laboratory postmortem. About 45 contacts...

On January 13, WHO informed member states that Tanzania had a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD). On Monday 20 January, the President of the Republic of Tanzania confirmed during a press briefing that there was an outbreak of Marburg Virus...

The suspected measles figures indicate a concerning upward trend, with 8776 new cases reported in the latest month, reflecting a 20.1% increase compared to January. This rise suggests a growing outbreak during the winter season. Monthly deaths totaled 69,...

The cholera outbreak began on October 4, 2024, when the first case was recorded after an individual exhibiting cholera-like symptoms sought medical care following attendance at a funeral in the Ada East District. The epidemic spread to 36 districts across...