SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026
2,630 HEADLINES TODAY FROM 117 SOURCES ACROSS 45 COUNTRIES
AFRICAN HEALTH & SCIENCE NEWS TODAY
Today's African science & health headlines: public health, hospitals, disease outbreaks, research and the environment, from newsrooms across the continent, sorted newest first. Every headline links to the original publisher. 125 science & health headlines in the last 24 hours.
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- Johannesburg men run in purple briefs to raise prostate cancer awarenessAfricanews · 9h
- Globe Health Clinic promotes early detection during Breast Cancer Awareness MonthMyJoyOnline · 9h
- Kenya records second Ebola deathThe Standard · 10h
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- MUCabinet Approves Visiting Doctor Scheme to Bring Foreign Specialists to MauritiusNews Moris
- UGEbola: Uganda Reinstates Traveller Locator FormsNile Post
- ZMBoZ donates K1.5m laundry equipment to UTH Adult HospitalNews Diggers
- Kenya’s Ebola Death Toll Rises as Ministry Lists Measures to Stop SpreadKenyans.co.ke
- Hibiscus tea craze: Can it really lower blood pressure?Business Daily
- EBOLA: Genomics links Nigeria’s case to Kenya index case – PateVanguard
- Ebola: FG Tightens Surveillance, Screening, Infected Woman Identified as Swiss Diplomat’s WifeThisDay
- MWTaps off at Queens Hospital: Nurses send patients home as Blantyre sweats!Nyasa Times
- Odds of 2026 becoming the hottest year surge higher with El NiñoMoneyweb
- Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR CongoVanguard
- Return of Ebola: Triumph of 2014, test of 2026Vanguard
- Help! I have no vaginal opening for sex – Graduate seeking surgeryPunch
- Zulum Targets End to Medical Tourism as Shettima Inaugurates 400-bed Teaching HospitalThisDay
- World Polio Day: 168 Million Children Vaccinated as WHO Harps on Funding ShortfallsThisDay
- Ebola: NSA sounds fresh alarm on screeningPunch
- Ebola: Nigeria’s case linked to Kenya – PatePunch
- US-based doctor to colleagues: Invest in Nigerian healthcarePunch
- Kenya: 'Burden and Loss' Builds in DR Congo, As Kenya Strengthens Ebola ContainmentAllAfrica
- Ebola: Nigeria case highly similar to Kenya infection – MinisterPremium Times
- Ebola Vaccine Trial Begins In DR Congo – WHO ChiefChannels TV
- TDEbola au Nigeria : le Tchad en alerteTchadinfos (FR)
- DRC begins new vaccine trial as outbreak kills over 4,600Premium Times
- Involve us in tackling Ebola, other diseases - Pharmacists urge FG, StatesDaily Post
- Kenya records second Ebola death as first victim's relative succumbsTuko
- LYArrival of specialized American paediatric cardiac surgery team in Tripoli to conduct complex operationsLibya Herald
- Zamfara Govt Deploys Medical Personnel To Airport, Motor Parks For Ebola ScreeningChannels TV
- Ebola Patient Showing Signs Of Recovery, Says FGChannels TV
- Kenya records second Ebola death as MoH confirms nine casesCapital FM
- UGAtwine Warns Border Officers Over Ebola Screening Lapses at MpondweNile Post
- MWMDF moves beyond HIV policyMalawi24
- Limpopo father sentenced to life after raping 12-year-old daughter who later gave birthIOL
- Chinese naval hospital ship arrives in Tema for a seven-day medical missionMyJoyOnline
- CDEbola en RDC : le premier participant à l'essai clinique "Tumaini" est vacciné contre le virus Bundibugyo à BuniaActualite.cd (FR)
- SLNPHA, NDMA Join Forces to Boost Mental Health Support in Disaster ResponseSierraloaded
- Ebola: Atiku demands details of FG’s N10bn emergency fundPremium Times
- SANBS appeals for donors as blood stocks drop below five-day targetTimesLIVE
- Nigeria: Ebola - FG Orders Strict Screening At Nigeria's Entry PointsAllAfrica
- Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Abiy Inaugurates Major Megech Irrigation DamAllAfrica
- Ebola: Africa CDC assures patient confidentiality amid contact tracingPremium Times
- Kenya: Nairobi Braces for Heavy Rains and Flash FloodsAllAfrica
- ZMChilengi urges private sector to complement Government’s effortsLusaka Times
- Ebola: FG orders strict screening at Nigeria’s entry pointsPremium Times
- PS Mary Muthoni Lands Prestigious Continental Health RoleKenyans.co.ke
- Woman with Ebola in Nigeria confirmed as wife of Swiss diplomatAdom Online
- TGTogo – Le cancer du sein chez l’homme : de quoi parle-t-on ?Icilome (FR)
- UGRising patient numbers strain Bulucheke Health Centre IVThe Independent
- Mystery over source of Ebola infection in Nigeria fuels concern about spread of virusThe Guardian
- Health officials race to trace source of Nigeria’s Ebola infectionTimesLIVE
- FROZEN POSTS: Qualified doctors desperate for jobs as KZN’s public hospitals go understaffedDaily Maverick
- Bawumia engages Pharmaceutical Society on making Ghana West Africa’s pharmaceutical hubMyJoyOnline
- MLKoutiala : des femmes leaders mobilisées pour renforcer la vaccinationStudio Tamani (FR)
- MLPoliomyélite : Une campagne de vaccination de quatre jours pour les enfants de Tombouctou, Koro, Youwarou et AnsongoStudio Tamani (FR)
- UGUganda Martyrs Hospital Unveiled in Honour of Late Bishop WamikaNile Post
- UGJinja Catholics Urged to Pray, Remain Patient as Diocese Awaits New BishopNile Post
- MWHIV is not taking a holiday in NenoMalawi24
- GHS Director-General pushes for 100% yellow fever vaccination coverage in Upper West3News
- NANamibia a taalela etokopyo lomutenya noupyu mexuliloshivike …. oshiwana sha indilwa shi kale momaumboNew Era
- Sankore Health Centre upgraded to polyclinic to improve healthcare deliveryAdom Online
- Congo-Kinshasa: As Ebola Spreads to 8th DR Congo Province, Families Battle to Feed ThemselvesAllAfrica
- 7 Practical ways to keep your blood sugar levels stable everydayPulse Ghana
- Africa CDC probes possible link between Ebola cases in Nigeria, KenyaPremium Times
- Letshego Ghana strengthens maternal and newborn care at Mamprobi HospitalMyJoyOnline
- Ebola: Nigerian govt urges 15 states to speed up preparednessPremium Times
- Nigeria: Health Is Economic Infrastructure - Why Nigeria Must Invest in HealthAllAfrica
- Nigeria: Indabo Residents in Kano Call for More Health Workers to Ensure Round-the-Clock PHC ServicesAllAfrica
- Nigeria: Beyond the Numbers - What Data and Community Voices Reveal About Maternal Deaths in NigeriaAllAfrica
- Nigeria: #givingbirthinnigeria - Curbing Nigeria's High Rate of Maternal Deaths Through Community MPDSRAllAfrica
- Nigeria: Strengthening Nigeria's Health Workforce to Prevent Maternal and Child DeathsAllAfrica
- Nigeria: Nigeria's Health Sovereignty Begins With Funding and Accountability in the Global Health ResetAllAfrica
- Botswana nominates Armenian doctor to lead WHOMail & Guardian
- Malawi: Renaissance Seeds Backs Climate-Smart FarmingAllAfrica
- South Africa: How Nurses Are Learning to Administer the New HIV Prevention InjectionAllAfrica
- South Africa: We Need More Public Sector Doctors, Yet Many Newly Qualified Doctors Can't Get WorkAllAfrica
- Malawi: Schools Urged to Adapt As Heatwave Warning Issued Across MalawiAllAfrica
- Kenya: 'No Ebola Billionaires' Says DualeAllAfrica
- Tanzania: Public Urged to Learn Flood Rescue SkillsAllAfrica
- Nigeria’s Ebola case sparks travel dispute, Switzerland denies patient visited CongoNairametrics
- CFEbola : la RCA et la RDC unissent leurs efforts pour contenir la propagation du virusRadio Ndeke Luka (FR)
- Win for Kang’ata as court orders State to restore Murang’a hospital systemNation
- Fight against galamsey: NAIMOS declares war on Atewa Forest wreckersGraphic Online
- UGUganda needs Shs118 trillion for climate action as BoU, EIB sign financial sector dealThe Independent
- Serene Insurance renovates Korle Bu surgical ward - First Sky Group to fund kidney transplants at hospitalGraphic Online
- Trinity United Church Women’s Fellowship supports Legon Hospital paediatric wardGraphic Online
- Ebola Reaches Nigeria as Kenya’s Screening Is Put to the TestIOL
- Nigeria: Ebola Health Alert - Confirmed Case in Nigeria & Public GuidanceAllAfrica
- Ghana’s growing army of lawyers: But who will build the nation?Graphic Online
- Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC findsBBC Africa
- CMEbola : le Cameroun active son dispositif de veille sanitaire et renforce sa surveillance épidémiologiqueActu Cameroun (FR)
- Nigeria: Nigeria's Ebola Case - Experts, Africa CDC Worry Over Late Detection, Contact TracingAllAfrica
- Nigeria: Mbah Unveils Multi-Billion Naira Pharmaceutical Company in EnuguAllAfrica
- ZWTeen Who Axed Aunt to Death Over Witchcraft Suspicions Acquitted of MurderAllAfrica
- Liberia: 'We Are Closely Monitoring the Regional Situation' - NPHIL Boss Says As They Urge Vigilance Amid Ebola Scare in West AfricaAllAfrica
- Nigeria steps up airport health screenings over Ebola fearsAfricanews
- BJVirus Shamonda : l'OMS demande des études sur sa transmission après un premier cas humain en FranceLa Nouvelle Tribune (FR)
- SSYambio infant attacked by baboon needs specialized surgeryRadio Tamazuj
- UGHouses, livelihoods changed as EACOP’s restoration programme takes rootThe Independent
- Nigeria: Ebola - Swiss Government Says Nigeria's Patient Likely Contracted Virus in UgandaAllAfrica
- Ivory Coast: Children face serious health risks from lead in paintFrance 24
- Nigeria's health minister says first Ebola case remains isolatedAfricanews
- Africa faces 'complex' Ebola outbreak after spread to Nigeria: WHOFrance 24
- Ebola: Swiss government says Nigeria’s patient likely contracted virus in UgandaPremium Times
- Breast Cancer: There aren't enough studies to justify effectiveness of herbal medicine for treatment - Dr Sunu3News
- SSGovernor Rimbasa, officials inspect Yambio Ebola unit to test readinessRadio Tamazuj
- LRHouse Summons Health Authorities Over Ebola PreparednessThe New Dawn
- FAO: Illnesses caused by unsafe foods affect 866m people, leading to an estimated $110bn a year in lost productivity and medical costs3News
- South Africa: 'I Am Tired of Living in Pain' - Woman With PMOS Struggles to Access Specialist CareAllAfrica
- South Africa: Raw Sewage Floods This Durban Main RoadAllAfrica
- Botswana: Botswana Renews Efforts to End MalariaAllAfrica
- Africa: All of Africa Today - October 23, 2026AllAfrica
- Nigeria: Ebola - Nigerian Govt Says No Restrictions On Large Gatherings for NowAllAfrica
- Nigeria: CBD COP17 - UNDP, Unicef Launch Campaign to Promote Green Careers Among Young PeopleAllAfrica
- Africa: Gavi and Unicef Secure Lower Malaria Vaccine Price, Saving U.S.$50 Million for Childhood Immunization ProgrammesAllAfrica
- Nigeria: Tinubu's N10bn Ebola Emergency Fund Still Untouched, APC Campaign Council Replies AtikuAllAfrica
- TZTanzania’s Health Insurance Scheme Opens to All Income Groups — But Can It Deliver Care?The Chanzo
- Nigeria: Senate Urges Govt to Seek Foreign Climate Financing to Protect Nigeria's Coastal SettlementsAllAfrica
- Nigeria: Nigeria Has 500 Epidemiologists, Govt Should Let Them Lead Ebola Response, Expert SaysAllAfrica
- Nigeria: Govt, Stakeholders Seek Promotion of Self Care in Tackling Public Health ChallengesAllAfrica
- Africa: Africa CDC Blames Global Neglect for Lack of Bundibugyo Ebola VaccineAllAfrica
- LRLiberia: Economist Samuel Jackson Appeals to Court for Permission to Travel Abroad Amid Health ConcernsFrontPage Africa
- LRLiberia: House Summons Health Authorities To Comprehensive Briefing On Liberia’s Preparedness, Response Measures Amid Latest Outbreak In NigeriaFrontPage Africa