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- SundayNews
- September 22, 2024
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South Sudan: Ensuring primary health services for displaced people
92 health care workers trained; 119 metric tons of medical supplies distributed; 320 000 people assessed at WHO screening centre. Cecilia Achuwor, a 38-year-old mother of six children, is one of the hundreds of thousands…
- SundayNews
- September 21, 2024
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World Health Organization (WHO) delivers 33.5 metric tonnes of medical supplies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In its largest air cargo shipment to the African region this year, World Health Organization (WHO) today delivered 33.5 metric tonnes of emergency medical supplies and equipment to the Democratic…
- SundayNews
- September 20, 2024
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Mpox alert: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issues $58.8 million appeal to halt outbreak in Africa
“Children in Burundi are bearing the brunt of the mpox outbreak with alarming rates of infection and health impacts,” said Dr Paul Ngwakum, UNICEF Regional Health Advisor for Eastern and Southern Africa. “Of…
- SundayNews
- September 20, 2024
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Protect Women and Girls in Democratic Republic of the Congoâs Prisons
A September 9 internal report by the United Nations Population Fund, the UN agency tasked with improving reproductive and maternal health, found that 268 out of the 348 women held…
- SundayNews
- September 20, 2024
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United States Health Assistance Delivers Mpox Response and Health Security in South Sudan
The upsurge of mpox in a number of countries in the region highlights the need for vigilance and response to emerging disease threats. This week USAID provided support for the…
- SundayNews
- September 20, 2024
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Ensuring primary health services for displaced people
Cecilia Achuwor, a 38-year-old mother of six children, is one of the hundreds of thousands of refugees and returnees who have crossed the border into South Sudan since the beginning…
- SundayNews
- September 20, 2024
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Tahaluf Launches CPHI Middle East As Regionâs Premier Pharma Event
Saudi Ministry of Health supports December launch event in Riyadh; Event to highlight Saudi Arabia’s ambitious pharma goals, with over 400 exhibitors and more than 30,000 visitors anticipated; Industry trends,…
- SundayNews
- September 20, 2024
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Lesotho: Enhancing Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to protect girls against cervical cancer
“It was a no-brainer,” says 34-year-old ‘Malihaelo Qhobela of her decision to allow her 13-year-old daughter, Lihaelo, to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) at Soofia International School in Lesotho’s…
- SundayNews
- September 20, 2024
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President Ramkalawan engages with Seychellois Medical Students in Cuba
The President of the Republic, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs. Linda Ramkalawan, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Mr. Sylvestre Radegonde and the Seychelles' Ambassador…
- SundayNews
- September 20, 2024
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New United Nations Programme on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) report shows that the debt crisis is choking sub-Saharan Africa, leaving health and HIV services chronically underfunded
Growing public debt is choking sub-Saharan African countries, leaving them with little fiscal room to finance health and critical HIV services. A new report by UNAIDS, Domestic revenues, debt relief and…