The Ministry of Health and Social Services has called for stronger cross-border cooperation to prevent and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.
 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC continues to expand, with 1,406 confirmed cases and 438 deaths, as violence and mistrust threaten efforts to contain the virus.

Zambia has recorded four deaths following a measles outbreak.

The Western Province of Zambia, bordering Namibia, has been declared an epicentre of the outbreak.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has declared an end to the Mpox and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever outbreak in the country.

The outbreak was recorded in the Erongo and Omaheke Regions, and the ministry has successfully contained the diseases.