On 13 November 2025, the WHO Country Office in Zambia led a walk-through visit to the Virology Laboratory at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka.
Freetown—Sierra Leone has accelerated national efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by transitioning from fragmented initiatives to a coordina
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the South Ethiopia Region, the first of its kind in the country, following laboratory testing of samples from a cluster of suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever.
Benin presented its first national report on the state of the health sector on Tuesday in Cotonou. Developed by the Health Sector Regulatory Authority (ARS) with the support of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO), this document provides a structured analysis of the functioning of the health system and the developments recorded over the past years. It highlights the progress achieved, the persistent gaps, and the priorities that need to be strengthened in the years ahead.
Health authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out further investigations and ramping up response after suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever were reported in the country’s South Ethiopia Region.
