Uganda kicks as World Bank stops new lending over anti-LGBTQ law
Ugandan officials slammed the World Bank and Western countries on Wednesday for 'hypocrisy' after the global lender froze finance for...
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WHO reports tuberculosis as top infectious killer amid decline in global funding
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its Global Tuberculosis Report 2024, and the findings are alarming. Last year, TB...
UNICEF launches emergency tender to procure mpox vaccines
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched an emergency tender in partnership with the Gavi vaccine alliance, Africa CDC,...
WHO seeks global cash support to combat Mpox outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan to combat the Mpox outbreak, requiring...
Escalating violence in Eastern Congo puts one million children at risk of severe malnutrition – WHO
The World Health Organization has warned that over one million children in the Democratic Republic of Congo face imminent danger...
DRC: Concerns mount in Democratic Republic of Congo as 25 cases of deadly Mpox strain found in Goma refugee camp
A new strain of mpox has emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with at least 25 cases identified in...
Congo gives nod to Mpox vaccines in bid to halt outbreak
In response to a surge in cases and a new, concerning strain of mpox, authorities in the Democratic Republic of...
WHO confirms first human fatality from new bird flu strain
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that a resident of Mexico became the world’s first person to die from...
International Nurses Day: 500 medical personnel murdered in Gaza since Oct. 7
No fewer than 500 medical personnel have been killed since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza on Oct. 7...
Congo Republic declares Mpox epidemic as fresh cases surface
The Republic of Congo has declared an mpox epidemic after 19 cases were reported in five departments, including the capital,...
