CEO of Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, and H.E. Mrs. AUXILLIA MNANGAGWA, The First Lady of Zimbabwe & Ambassador of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother, co-chaired 2021 Merck Foundation Zimbabwe Annual Summit via videoconference to discuss their joint programs to transform patient care landscape in Zimbabwe via building healthcare capacity and […]
Somali Government, UNICEF and WHO mark World Breastfeeding Week with a call to protect, promote and support breastfeeding
Download logo While marking World Breastfeeding Week this year, the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) in Somalia, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) called for a concerted effort to create an enabling environment for Somali mothers to breastfeed their babies to improve their health, nutritional status and overall wellbeing. “We […]
Thai engineers support displaced communities in South Sudan by training them on sustainable farming practices
Peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) often go beyond their mandated tasks to help the communities they are here to serve. The Thai Horizontal Military Engineering Company are no exception. Blue Helmets from Thailand are not only doing their bit to repair and rehabilitate critical infrastructure such as main supply […]
Healing survivors of GBV (gender-based violence) in IDP (internally displaced persons) camps
“What is more painful isn’t the beatings and injuries inflicted on me, but rather the psychological trauma I underwent after the assault,” says Muna Abdi*. Muna, 23, a mother of three, who resides in Walag 1 camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Baidoa, was injured by her husband on the morning of 14 May […]
Coronavirus – Nigeria: WHO supports Bauchi State to vaccinate Over 700,000 persons with oral cholera vaccines during reactive campaign
Download logo In a bid to curb the on-going cholera outbreak in Bauchi State and possibly the northeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with health authorities in Bauchi state has deployed Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) in combination with other community control measures to stop the transmission of the disease […]
Free Markets and an Enabling Environment: Ghana's Petroleum Commission to Demonstrate How Pragmatic Regulation Drives Investment at African Energy Week in Cape Town
Egbert Faibille, CEO of the Petroleum Commission of Ghana, has confirmed his attendance and participation at African Energy Week (AEW) 2021, taking place in Cape Town on the 9th-12th of November. Confirmed to deliver a keynote address at the event, Faibille will attend AEW 2021 with a delegation of industry leaders and executives from Ghana, […]
Coronavirus: Statement on COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Download logo As of 31 July, WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region has reported almost 12.6 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 236 000 deaths. Many countries are reporting a substantial increase in the number of cases and deaths over the past month, including the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia, and […]
Coronavirus – South Africa: Vaccination Momentum Picks Up in SA
Download logo President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is encouraged that many South Africans see the need to be vaccinated against Coronavirus. “Vaccines are safe. They are our best protection against this disease and the national vaccination programme is our surest guarantee of a swift health and economic recovery,” President Ramaphosa said. In his weekly newsletter […]
Inclusive vaccination and protection measures urgently needed to stop the new pandemic waves in North Africa
The International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in the Middle East and North Africa, is concerned that the increasing COVID-19 transmissions in the region could spark a domino effect with catastrophic health, social and economic impacts, unless vaccination rollouts are stepped up and protection measures reinforced. Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia reported […]
Coronavirus – South Africa: SA Detects 8 791 new COVID-19 Cases, with 178 Deaths
Download logo South Africa recorded 8 791 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, as the number of deaths climbed by 178. This means that the country now has 2 456 184 laboratory-confirmed cases and a death toll of 72 191. According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the majority of new cases were logged in the Western Cape […]