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A new national health project announced Congo’s authorities are considering creating a National Institute of Biology and Health Surveillance in Pointe-Noire. The plan was announced on…

A Silent Epidemic Across the Republic Standing before a packed auditorium in Brazzaville, cardiologist Professor Bertrand Elenga Mbolla reminded delegates that a quarter of Congolese adults…

Overflowing bins raise fresh questions Every sunrise, Boulevard Denis Sassou Nguesso should sparkle for commuters, yet plastic bags still crunch underfoot. From Moukondo to Bacongo, residents…

Capital Polishes Image Ahead of National Day Brazzaville’s avenues gleamed under the sun as the Republic of Congo marked its 63rd Independence anniversary. Weeks of sweeping,…

Fresh case figures paint a cautious picture The sixth situation report released by the World Health Organization and the Congolese Ministry of Health on 7 August…

First cases revive a familiar worry Cholera is no stranger to the Congo River basin, yet the sight of health workers in blue overalls ferrying chlorine…