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Hard fought gains in immunization coverage at risk without critical health services, warns WHO

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Shutting down immunization services in the COVID-19 pandemic risks triggering a resurgence of diseases that can be prevented with safe and effective vaccines, warns WHO in the lead-up to World Immunization Week (24-30 April).  When immunization services are disrupted, even for brief periods during emergencies, the risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks, such as measles and polio, increase. Last year’s deadly measles… Read More
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WHO reports fivefold increase in cyber attacks, urges vigilance

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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has seen a dramatic increase in the number of cyber attacks directed at its staff, and email scams targeting the public at large.  This week, some 450 active WHO email addresses and passwords were leaked online along with thousands belonging to others working on the novel coronavirus response.  The leaked credentials did… Read More
Africa 

Displaced families in Yemen live in dire humanitarian situation

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Hundreds of displaced families from Yemen’s Taiz and Lahj governorates are living in camps in Aden amid difficult living conditions and a continuing need for humanitarian assistance following a major Houthi offensive that started in September. In the Ras Imran area of Al-Buraiqeh district, the Al-Firdaws 1 and Al-Firdaws 2 camps contain approximately 850 tents sheltering displaced families. Many families… Read More
Africa 

Dakar prepares to host the 2026, Youth Olympics Africa’s first Olympic event

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With just days to go, construction crews across Dakar are working around the clock preparing to welcome one of the biggest international events the city has ever hosted. The Senegalese capital will be hosting Africa’s first Olympic event when the Youth Olympics begin on October 31. The Games will run until November 13 and will bring together about 2,700 young… Read More
Pacific 

Nepal PM urges climate justice after ‘Himalayan tsunami’ devastates country

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Addressing the general debate of the Assembly’s 81st session, Mr. Shah said the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli disaster four weeks earlier in northern Nepal had swept through mountain communities with a ferocity described as a “Himalayan Tsunami”. More than 6,000 people remain missing and damage is estimated at around 10 per cent of Nepal’s gross domestic product (GDP). “The Bhotekoshi-Trishuli disaster was not… Read More
Pacific 

Tuvalu urges decisive global action as rising seas threaten its future

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“For Tuvalu, sea-level rise is not a future threat, it is a present reality,” he said, describing efforts by the Pacific island nation to protect both its physical territory and its identity as the climate crisis transforms its environment. Mr. Teo said Tuvalu had already reclaimed 15.3 hectares of elevated, flood-free land on the capital island of Funafuti through its… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

WHO: People living longer and healthier lives but COVID-19 threatens to throw progress off track

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All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant loss of life, disrupting livelihoods, and threatening the recent advances in health and progress towards global development goals highlighted in the 2020 World Health Statistics published by the World Health Organization (WHO) today. “The good news is that people around the world are living longer and healthier lives. The bad… Read More
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At least 80 million children under one at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts, warn Gavi, WHO and UNICEF

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COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children – in rich and poor countries alike – at risk of diseases like diphtheria, measles and polio. This stark warning comes from the World Health Organization, UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ahead of the Global Vaccine Summit on 4 June, at which world leaders will… Read More
Africa 

Human rights activists condemn alleged abduction of Tanzanian govt critic

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A day after a Tanzanian dissident, and former opposition official, Twaha Mwaipaya, was abducted in Kenya , Human rights activists have come out to condemn the alleged abduction. Tanzania’s government, which has cracked down heavily on the opposition, has been accused of attempting to abduct dissidents who have taken refuge in neighbouring Kenya. “Kenya is not safe for Kenyans, it’s… Read More
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France: crowds fill Marseille’s Old Port in anti-racism protest

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Last updated: 2 hours ago Called by an anti-racism coalition, trade unions and local groups, the demonstration saw protesters carrying placards condemning racial hatred. The rally came three days after a gunman opened fire on passers-by in Trappes and neighbouring La Verrière, south-west of Paris, killing 26-year-old amateur MMA fighter Pengo Bossio Wangi and injuring five others. Among the wounded… Read More
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