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  • May 15, 2026 | Rare Ebola strain kills 65 in DRC
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There are currently no licenced treatments for non-Zaire strains, and no vaccines. Image from CDC Global, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Disease May 15, 2026

Rare Ebola strain kills 65 in DRC

African health officials say 65 people have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by a strain of Ebola for which there is…

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The agency said on average at least one child had been killed every week since January 2025. Image from Flickr courtesy of The Advocacy Project

Disease

Israeli forces killing children in Palestine – UN agency

The plant will make vaccines for diseases such as polio, meningitis, pneumonia and cholera. Image Sadegh Nikgostar, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Vaccines

Biovac gets $20 mln loan to build vaccine plant

CPHIA 2026 is being organised in partnership with the Ethiopian government under the theme Africa’s Health Security and Sovereignty: Transformation from health dependency and vulnerability. Image from Flickr

Policy

Africa to hold health ownership event as aid shrinks

The OECD says countries need to collaborate better in AI technologies. Image courtesey of OECD

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Countries aren’t recruiting enough AI workers – OECD

Valneva has issued almost 16 million new shares. Image courtesy of Valneva

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Valneva shores up balance sheet after mixed trial results

Coartem Baby was developed by Novartis with scientific and financial support from the Medicines for Malaria Venture. Image from flickr, courtesy of World Bank

Medicines

Novartis’ malaria drug for newborns cleared by WHO

Monitoring and preparing for disease outbreaks should be the top consideration for AI developers in global health, the first-ever global priority-setting report has concluded. Image Wikimedia Commons, courtesey of IICD

AI

Outbreaks top AI concern – priority-setting report

The Global Dengue Observatory provides an estimate of the current global dengue situation. Image courtesy of Global Dengue Observatory

Disease

Real-time data on global dengue outbreaks

Wider use of existing brain health treatments could add $6.2 trillion to global economic output every year from 2050.

Policy November 5, 2025

Davos brain health plan hopes to unlock Africa funds

A brain health plan for Africa hopes to unlock funding by framing it within existing priorities such as maternal and child health, lifestyle-related diseases and…

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