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Month: June 2019

Development Health Advice 

Thursday’s Daily Brief: World Refugee Day, Middle East peace marred, Epilepsy report, Cities #WithRefugees initiative and Ebola-response funding gap in DR Congo

Global Author
Fill teacher training gaps to tackle trauma, psychosocial challenges, urges UN cultural agency on World Refugee Day On World Refugee Day, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is calling for more support to fill the gaps in training for teachers on trauma and psychosocial assistance for migrant and refugee students. A new policy paper launched on Thursday by… Read More
Africa 

Malawi protests turn violent after disputed election

Village Reporter
Police and protesters on Thursday clashed in three cities in Malawi during countrywide demonstrations over the disputed result of last month’s presidential election. Thousands of opposition supporters participated in the demonstrations in the capital, Lilongwe, demanding the immediate resignation of Malawi Electoral Co mmission chairperson Jane Ansah. Some police officers were severely injured after being beaten up minutes after an… Read More
Development Health Advice 

First-ever WHO global report on epilepsy highlights care gap in poorer countries

Global Author
According to the first global report on epilepsy from the UN World Health Organization (WHO), this treatment gap exists even though medicines can cost as little as $5 per year, per patient. In addition to a lack of available medicines to treat sufferers, many poor countries have far too few specialist medical professionals to help. Poorer countries lack medicines and… Read More
Africa 

South Sudan lawmakers quit budget presentation over unpaid public salaries

Village Reporter
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudanese lawmakers stormed out of a budget presentation by the finance minister on Thursday, with one citing frustrations over non-payment of salaries to civil servants and soldiers. The disruption highlights the fragility of South Sudan’s government, months after the latest peace deal was signed to end a civil war often fought along ethnic lines. The conflict… Read More
Africa 

Ethiopia got historic global telecom summit – in the week it blocked internet

Village Reporter
Ethiopia was last week chosen as hosts of the next World Telecommunication Development Conference, WTDC. The event takes place in 2021 and will be the first time an African country is hosting it. WTDC is under the auspices of the International Telecommunication Union, ITU. ITU’s 2019 Council meeting in Geneva approved the choice of Ethiopia unanimously according to Getahun Mekuria,… Read More