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World Health Organization (WHO) - Ethiopia
Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Ethiopia |

Ethiopia launches groundbreaking UN initiative to prevent child wasting

Ethiopia’s experience will serve as a model for other countries seeking to address wasting through a systems-based, collaborative approach

The Federal Ministry of Health, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Food Programme (WFP), officially launched the Joint UN Initiative for the Prevention of Wasting (JUNIPr) in Ethiopia. The initiative aims to accelerate national efforts to prevent child wasting—a severe and…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Mauritania
Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Mauritania |

Ambulance service delivers lifesaving care to Malian refugees in Mauritania

It complements broader WHO support to strengthen health services in the camp, including capacity-building for staff, improved supply chains and disease surveillance

In the remote southeastern corner of Mauritania, more than 60 000 Malian refugees displaced by conflict are rebuilding their lives. Until recently, a medical emergency in the Mberra refugee camp meant a race against time.  With the nearest hospital in Bassiknou, over 60 kilometres away, and no available ambulance, pregnant women and…

World Health Organization (WHO) - South Sudan
Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - South Sudan |

South Sudan launches and signs off the One Health Strategic Plan and the 2nd National Action Plan for Health Security (2025-2030)

The launch of the One Health Strategic Plan and the 2nd National Action Plan for Health Security (2025-2030) will foster the multisectoral coordination

To strengthen preparedness and response to public health emergencies of international concern, South Sudan signed off and launched the One Health Strategic Plan and the 2nd National Action Plan for Health Security (2025-2030).The two plans are synergistic, build on evidence from the 2024 Joint External Evaluation and integrate human, animal,…

Mercy Ships

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The Global Mercy Returns to Sierra Leone to Deliver Even More Free Surgeries and Expand Training for Healthcare Professionals

To date, Mercy Ships has delivered more than 63,000 hours of training to over 290 Sierra Leonean healthcare professionals

The Global Mercy™, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, docked once again in Freetown marking the start of its third consecutive field service in Sierra Leone. Operated by the international NGO Mercy Ships (https://MercyShips.Africa/), the vessel’s return deepens its partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone to strengthen the country’s…

Merck Foundation

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Merck Foundation and Maldives First Lady Strengthen their Partnership to Build Healthcare Capacity, Break Infertility Stigma and Stop Gender-based Violence (GBV) in Maldives

Merck Foundation will be soon conducting their Health Media Training together with The First Lady of Maldives for the Maldivian journalists, to emphasize on the important role that media plays to influence society to create a cultural shift and be the voice of the voiceless

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany underscored their long-term commitment to build healthcare capacity and break infertility stigma in Maldives during their high-level meeting with H.E. Mrs. SAJIDHA MOHAMED, The First Lady of the Republic of Maldives, held at the Official Residence of the President. The discussion…

International Rescue Committee (IRC)
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International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in eastern Chad

This growing health crisis is unfolding at a time when Chad’s health system is already under extreme pressure

A rapidly escalating cholera outbreak in eastern Chad has claimed 16 lives and infected at least 288 people across three health districts in the last week, with the majority of cases reported in several refugee camps in Ouaddaï province. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is responding by delivering emergency health…

Ministry of Information, Eritrea
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Eritrea: Eye Surgery Conducted on 260 Citizens in Akordet

Dr. Eyob Beyene, an eye surgery specialist at Birhan Aini Hospital in Asmara, said the program was part of nationwide efforts to prevent blindness, and that it has so far yielded commendable results

Cataract surgery has been performed on 260 citizens, including 11 children, at Akordet Hospital. Dr. Eyob Beyene, an eye surgery specialist at Birhan Aini Hospital in Asmara, said the program was part of nationwide efforts to prevent blindness, and that it has so far yielded commendable results. Dr. Eyob noted…

WHO Regional Office for Africa
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Improving access to maternal health care in Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso, improving access to obstetric care is a major strategic focus in the efforts to curb maternal mortality

"During my first pregnancy three years ago, I had to travel 45 km just to have get an ultrasound. I had to pay for transport, wait for an appointment and sometimes even go to a private clinic and pay 10 000 CFA francs. Between the cost of transport and the…

UN News

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Sudan: You can run – but we will find you, militias warn terrified civilians

Help is needed urgently to halt a deadly cholera outbreak that is sweeping across Sudan, UN agencies said on Friday, while warning that communities continue to be terrorised by parties to the conflict even as they flee violence

“People told me multiple times that when they were fleeing from Zamzam [displacement camp], armed people would threaten them while they were in flight, saying sure, ‘Flee, go to that place, run here, run there, we will follow you, we will find you’,” said Jocelyn Elizabeth Knight, a Protection Officer for…

United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Empower girls today to build an equal Zimbabwe tomorrow, United Nation (UN) Working Group says

The experts stressed the need to ensure that gender equality is embraced as a societal value that benefits all

Zimbabwe must urgently invest in girls’ rights, education, and safety to ensure gender equality becomes a lived reality for future generations, a UN Working Group said today. Concluding an official visit to the country, the UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, issued a statement commending Zimbabwe’s constitutional commitment to…