Aid agencies have warned the combination of the unseasonable rains and extreme heat could cause outbreaks of disease, ...

The war has worsened conditions for civilians as the M23 rebel group has seized more territory in eastern DRC.

Cholera has killed five people as the country scrambles to respond to the outbreak that has affected Nairobi, Kisumu and ...

Nairobi County issues cholera outbreak alert following reported cases in Kibera, hospitals urged to activate rapid response ...

Philippe Barboza, cholera team lead at the World Health Organisation (WHO), said that this year already, 100,000 cholera cases and 1,300 deaths had been reported. Preliminary data showed that 810,000 ...

Conditions could get even tougher for the huge relief effort after weather officials warned unseasonal rain could threaten ...

A genomic study of hydrogen-producing bacteria has revealed entirely new gene clusters capable of producing large volumes of ...

A genomic study of hydrogen-producing bacteria has revealed entirely new gene clusters capable of producing large volumes of hydrogen.

More than 3,000 people have now died from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Burma last week, which destroyed thousands ...

The government has pledged to combat cholera outbreaks by improving access to safe drinking water and enhancing sanitation ...

Why Africa’s deadly cholera crisis is worse than ever - Nearly 350,000 cases have been reported in the past four years, with ...

Angola's cholera outbreak has now claimed 329 lives, the World Health Organization said Saturday, warning that the risk of ...