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Develop more vaccines to combat ‘silent pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance: WHO

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The UN agency has released its first-ever report on the pipeline of vaccines currently in development, geared at guiding further investment and research.  Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.   Millions of deaths … Read More
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WHO Director-General welcomes ACT-Accelerator fair share contributions from Norway and Sweden

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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has welcomed contributions from Norway and Sweden to the ACT-Accelerator, which have taken both countries over their ‘fair share’ allocation. Contributions of US$ 340 million from Norway and US$ 300 million from Sweden will accelerate efforts to get vaccines into arms, facilitate access to new treatments and ensure health systems can meet the challenges… Read More
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WHO and I-DAIR to partner for inclusive, impactful, and responsible international research in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital health

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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Digital Health and AI Research Collaborative (I-DAIR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining their joint efforts to advance the use of digital technologies for personal and public health globally. Through this agreement, WHO and I-DAIR will work together to harness the digital revolution towards urgent health challenges, while emphasizing equity… Read More
Africa OP-ED 

Almost Half of Countries in Africa Still Have Nationality Laws that Discriminate Against Women

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Campaigners are calling on governments to dismantle sexist nationality laws and ensure full legal equality in citizenship NAIROBI, Kenya, July 7, 2022/ — A quarter of countries still have discriminatory nationality laws that deny women the same nationality rights as men, reveals a worldwide report by the international human rights organization Equality Now (EqualityNow.org). Women are being prohibited from passing… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

New political declaration to halve road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030 is a milestone achievement

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The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the political declaration to be adopted by Member States during the High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on Global Road Safety. It commits to cut road traffic deaths and injuries by 50% by 2030, a milestone for road safety and sustainable mobility. The meeting takes place on 30 June – 1 July 2022… Read More
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Tedros urges Pfizer to make oral COVID antiviral available more widely

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s appeal comes as confirmed coronavirus cases jumped nearly 30 per cent in the past two weeks, with increased infections in four out of six regions of the world. Agreeing terms “Our organizations are still trying to finalize with Pfizer the appropriate terms and conditions for low and middle-income countries”, he told journalists, at his regular weekly briefing… Read More
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‘World is failing adolescent girls’ warns UNFPA chief, as report shows third of women in developing countries give birth in teen years

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While total fertility across the globe has fallen, the UNFPA report shows that women who began childbearing in adolescence, had almost five births by the time they reached 40, during the period examined in the report, between 2015 and 2019.  Gender-based and income inequalities are highlighted as key in fuelling teen pregnancies by increasing child marriage rates, keeping girls out of… Read More
Lifestyle Tourism 

Malawi tourism industry needs cash infusion to bolster recovery

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With tourists slow to return, Malawi looks to complementary alternatives to tide tourism-reliant communities over, including soft loans, business capacity development, and agricultural enrichment projects DURBAN, South Africa, July 5, 2022/ — “People who live around Kasungu National Park depend on tourism and agriculture. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic killed tourism and disrupted rural markets. It was a tragedy… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

WHO intensifies response to looming health crisis in the greater Horn of Africa as food insecurity worsens

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WHO is scaling up its operations in eastern Africa as the region faces acute food insecurity caused by conflict, extreme weather events – including the worst drought in 40 years – induced by climate change, rising international food and fuel prices and the impact of the pandemic. Over 80 million people in the eastern African region are food insecure and… Read More
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