Accra, Ghana — Women health leaders play a vital role in building the resilience of communities and health systems. In Ghana, women are providing critical leadership at all levels of the health sector to deliver a health system that responds to the needs of the population. To strengthen the capacity of women leaders and […]
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration said that it did not expect to extend its declaration of a public health emergency for the outbreak of mpox past its scheduled expiration at the end of January, a signal that the disease no longer constitutes a crisis-level threat in the United States. Xavier Becerra, the health and human services […]
Continue ReadingBrazzaville – According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) released today, a slowdown in the progress made over the past decade in the fight against maternal and child mortality is projected in the African Region. The Atlas of African Health Statistics 2022 has assessed the nine targets related to the […]
Continue ReadingGENEVA— Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while “monkeypox” is phased out. When the outbreak of monkeypox expanded earlier this year, racist and stigmatizing language online, in other settings […]
Continue ReadingRussia has donated 260,000 metric tons of fertilizer it produced that was sitting in European ports and warehouses for use by farmers in Africa, the United Nations said Tuesday. “This will serve to alleviate humanitarian needs and prevent catastrophic crop loss in Africa, where it is currently planting season,” U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters, […]
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