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Commonwealth youth leaders want action, not just rhetoric at COP28

Youth leaders representing the Commonwealth’s 56 countries have urged leaders at the United Nations Climate Change…

Anthrax – Zambia

On 1 November 2023, the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point of Zambia notified WHO…

WHO releases guidelines on chronic low back pain

The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing its first-ever guidelines on managing chronic low back pain…

Brazil seeks to advance Mission 1.5 at COP28

he Brazilian delegation to COP28 held a press briefing on Day 6 of the conference to…

Commonwealth carbon tax model law launched

A new model law launched today by the Commonwealth Secretariat will help countries implement a carbon…

Emotional Lula ignites COP28

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was listed as the keynote speaker at a COP28…

Upsurge of respiratory illnesses among children-Northern China

Since mid-October 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been monitoring data from Chinese surveillance systems…

Biocon ranked No. 8 among Science Magazine’s Best Employers

Biocon has once again solidified its standing as a premier employer by retaining its position amongst…

Bangladesh eliminates visceral leishmaniasis, Maldives interrupts leprosy transmission

The World Health Organization announced elimination of visceral leishmaniasis as a public health problem by Bangladesh,…

WHO outlines crucial research priorities for better refugee and migrant health

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever Global research agenda on health, migration and…

Harnessing the power of primary health care to transform our health systems

As the permacrisis of this day and age takes an ever-greater toll on health systems globally,…

Global Startup Awards Africa Summit

The upcoming Global Startup Award (GSA) Africa Summit, scheduled from 25-27 October at the Ethiopia Arts…

Multi-country outbreak of mpox

This 29th situation report for the multi-country outbreak of mpox, provides details on the latest epidemiology,…

WHO releases new list of essential diagnostics

he World Health Organization (WHO) has released its 2023 Essential Diagnostics List (EDL), which is an…

African NGO Summit

NGOs across Africa and around the world will meet in Nairobi, Kenya, from 21-22 November 2023…

Mo Ibrahim Foundation commends an increase of African seats on the World Bank and IMF boards

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation commends the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) for…

WHO pleads for immediate reversal of Gaza evacuation order

WHO joins the wider United Nations in appealing to Israel to immediately rescind orders for the…

Hospitals in the Gaza Strip at a breaking point, warns WHO

WHO warns that the health system in the Gaza Strip is at a breaking point. Time…

New funding to ensure 370 million children receive polio vaccinations

The European Commission, the European Investment Bank and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a…

Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines…

Smoke-free indoor spaces

Indoor smoke-free spaces are becoming more commonplace, and for good reason. Did you know that over…

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