Insects are often tiny and easily overlooked, yet some pose serious threats to human health and life, either through venomous stings, aggressive behaviour, or disease transmission. Understanding which ...

During the opening ceremony held via webinar on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, Dr. Maria Rebollo Polo, a leading WHO expert, ...

Public health experts have called for stronger action by governments and citizens to contain the spread of Neglected Tropical ...

Before you know it you are awake all night, chucking books across rooms and laughing uncontrollably. This is what happens when sleeping sickness is left untreated, and before it inevitably kills you.

Côte d’Ivoire opens West Africa’s first large-scale veterinary public health facility in Abidjan Center to monitor epidemics, treat rabies, and combat animal trypanosomiasis Project aims to strengthen ...

From highly poisonous frogs to fluffy critters that can turn terrifying when disturbed or threatened, here are the deadliest animals on our planet. You might be surprised by some of ...

A demographic transformation in Africa has the potential to alter the world order Last November, the global population reached a significant milestone of 8 billion. More recently, in April, India ...

The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) has placed seven counties on the alert stage as the biting drought continues ...

The African Union (AU), formed in 2002 from the vestiges of the Organization for African Unity (OAU), aims to protect the security of the continent, rather than the sovereignty of individual states.

As drought intensifies across Kenya’s wild landscapes and human settlements encroach on wildlife habitats, veterinarians are ...

A record nine African teams have qualified for the 2026 World Cup, and 10 is a possibility as the 54 nations of CAF scrapped for places in the North American-based tournament. MORE — How will 48-team ...

After World War Two, Britain needed to be rebuilt, but faced a severe labour shortage. The government decided to invite people from the Commonwealth to come and work in Britain. The 1948 British ...