https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/330.html Rest of Africa Public health news 15 Public Health news - Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/330.html en-us Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:25:49 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-kids-are-alright-african-youth-outshine-global-peers-in-mental-health-survey-511590a A new Sapien Labs report on global mind health among young people found that youth in sub-Saharan Africa fare better than their counterparts in higher-income countries, while highlighting a general global decline in youth mind health worldwide. 1-266106 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/51/330/196959.html The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently surpassed 3,000 infections. The outbreak had been raging for nearly a year by the time it was declared a "public health emergency of international concern" in July. 1-196959 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 07:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/330/196107.html The last five years have witnessed the two biggest outbreaks of Ebola, first in West Africa and currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC is no stranger to Ebola and has battled the virus on nine previous occasions since 1976. 1-196107 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/51/151/194197.html The most recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) rages on. There's been a continued increase in the number of new cases for a year since the outbreak was first declared. This is despite the extensive use of an experimental vaccine, new treatments and more rapid response to the outbreak when compared to the West African outbreak. 1-194197 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 09:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/159/191530.html The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) and Western Cape Blood Service (WCBS) intend to save more lives by using drone technology to deliver blood to hospitals in remote areas. 1-191530 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 10:47:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/330/190629.html Globally, one in six women will develop cancer in her lifetime, and one in 11 will die. Incidences of cancer are lower in women in developing countries, but they have higher cancer deaths rates than women in the developed world. 1-190629 Fri, 10 May 2019 09:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/148/190566.html A new report, released in April by the Unicef-WHO Joint Monitoring Programme, reveals that 51% of healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa do not have a clean source of water on site. 1-190566 Thu, 09 May 2019 09:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/669/188354.html Facebook has revealed its plans to help stop the spread of fake information about vaccines on its platform. 1-188354 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:35:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/760/187673.html United States-based Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) has been awarded a grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with the aim at improving public health supply chains in Africa. 1-187673 Fri, 22 Feb 2019 09:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/306/187484.html Greater international cooperation is needed to prevent unsafe food from causing ill health and hampering progress towards sustainable development, world leaders said at the opening session of the First International Food Safety Conference, in Addis Ababa, organised by the African Union (AU), the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). 1-187484 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Public Health Rest of Africa