WHO urges relaunch of malaria eradication campaign

On the occasion of World Malaria Day, celebrated on 25 April under the theme 'Malaria is over: Reinvest, reinvent, reignite,' the World Health Organization...

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in a housing estate in Berlin

In March, Berlin health authorities imposed a shower ban in a housing estate in the Neukölln district after tests showed elevated levels of Legionella...

PAHO: Outbreaks in the Americas call for closing immunization gaps

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa issued a call for urgent action to address gaps in vaccination coverage at a press...

Bulgaria: suspected gastrointestinal virus outbreak in Bansko

Bulgarian health authorities are trying to identify the source of an outbreak of acute gastrointestinal illness in the municipality of Bansko. Several residents have...

Nigeria: measles outbreak confirmed in the state of Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Government has confirmed a measles outbreak in a village in the Doma Local Government Area. Gaza Gwamna, Commissioner of Health, talked...

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