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“Go for Yourself”…On a Community Development Journey

By Yossef Ben-MeirMarrakechCongregations across the world recall this week when Biblical Abraham was told to “go for yourself” by Almighty God, but in his case, to a land still unrevealed. Many of us today may be considering or are already travelling to places not yet personally discovered for purposes that relate in some way to serving humanity. We may be… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

13 critical interventions that support countries to address antimicrobial resistance in human health

WHO has released a core package of 13 interventions to guide country prioritization when developing, implementing and monitoring national action plans on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The interventions address the needs and barriers people and patients face when accessing health services through a people-centred approach to AMR. Globally, AMR is one of the leading causes of death responsible for approximately 1.27… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

WHO and ECHO discuss the way forward in strengthening their partnership and innovative ways of cooperation

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros greets EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Director-General Maciej Popowski. ©WHO/Chris Black Top representatives of WHO and its Health Emergency Programme (WHE) and the European Commission’s Directorate General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) met today in Geneva for their annual high-level dialogue. The EU team was led by Mr Michael Köhler, Deputy… Read More
Africa 

Africa: The awakening of a giant

By Dr. Mehenou Amouzou Africa has endured several stages of cultural and commercial transformation; such transformation has occurred in different forms: slave trade, colonization, decolonization, independence and neocolonialism. Albeit a form of change has occurred, it’s probably safe to say there has been no real evolution. The nation still lives in plantation times. African citizens have no real enforceable rights;… Read More
Leaders Opinions 

African leaders, youth are sick tired of manipulation, plunder of continent

By Janet Karim 34I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.’ ” 35That night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies! 36So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke… Read More
Africa 

Opinion: Reasons Poor Countries Still Remain Poor

By Burnett Munthali Experience shows that poor management of natural resources, substandard governance, and under-investment in education and human resources are associated with slow growth rates and low real per capita income. While the root causes of poverty in Sub-saharan Africa are not different from the causes of poverty anywhere else, poverty has been growing in Sub-saharan Africa due to… Read More
China Global News 

China’s Economic Growth- From Poverty To A World Powerful Economy

By Burnett Munthali Through progressive industrialization, more and better jobs have become available in China. With the surplus of agricultural laborers, the country started the consumer goods and services sectors, thus opening many job opportunities and generating global investments. During its fight against poverty, China has taken five measures, including boosting the economy to provide more job opportunities, relocating poor… Read More
Health Advice 

Early and accurate TB diagnosis is the gateway to #endTB pathway

By SHOBHA SHUKLA, BOBBY RAMAKANT – CNS If we are to end TB, then we have to find every person with TB and offer accurate and timely diagnosis, treatment, care and support. In other words, we have to eliminate ‘delayed or missed diagnosis’ by making “early and accurate TB diagnosis” a norm, before we can further embark on the #endTB… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

WHO endorses landmark public health decisions on Essential Medicines for Multiple Sclerosis

Today the World Health Organization (WHO) published the new editions of the Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) and Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc) which include important new medicines for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, cancer, infectious diseases, and cardiovascular conditions, among others.  The updated Model Lists aim to facilitate greater access to innovative medicines that show clear clinical benefits.… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

Governments hold fourth round of discussions on proposed amendments to International Health Regulations (2005)

Governments last week continued their detailed examination of a significant number of the over 300 proposed amendments to the WHO International Health Regulations 2005 (IHR). In this fourth round of intensive discussions, taking place under the aegis of the Working Group on Amendments to the IHR (WGIHR), the 196 State Parties to the IHR – which include WHO’s 194 Member States(1) – discussed… Read More