When the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak hit parts of Tanzania in early 2025, the Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) sprang into action, leveraging years of epidemic preparedness and support ...

With no further infections reported, the outbreak is now considered over. This was Tanzania’s second experience with Marburg virus, following a previous outbreak in 2023 in the same region.

KAGERA Region has recorded significant progress across all key sectors during the four years of President Samia Suluhu Hassan's administration, with a total of 1.13tril/- disbursed between November ...

The EAC Secretariat has prioritised strengthening Tanzania’s capacities to respond to the current outbreak by deploying a mobile laboratory where MVD testing is actively being conducted. Furthermore, ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

The Kenya Meteorological Department in its July weather update says cool and cloudy conditions with occasional light rains are expected in the Central Highlands, the Nairobi area, parts of western ...

By Gift BritonScientists are developing a single vaccine to protect against three deadly viruses that regularly strike Africa: Ebola Zaire, Sudan Ebola virus, and Marburg virus.These viruses cause ...