May 20, 2022
Africa: Global Action Needed to Streamline Pandemic Travel Measures
Countries must find consensus on clear, equitable and streamlined pandemic travel measures, the heads of two organizations working to improve migration said on Friday during on… Read more »
May 13, 2022
Africa: 'Coalition of the Willing' to Ensure Healthy Diets From Sustainable Food Systems
Ensuring everyone has access to a healthy diet is among the goals of a UN-backed initiative launched on Friday in line with efforts to transform food systems globally. Read more »
May 17, 2022
Africa: Severe Malnutrition or Wasting, 'Excruciatingly Painful' Threat to Child Survival
Severe malnutrition, also known as severe wasting, is one of the top threats to child survival, yet perhaps one of the least known or understood, according to a report issued on… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Nigeria: Minimal Risk of Monkeypox Transmission in UK Following Confirmed Case
Risk of monkeypox transmission in the United Kingdom is minimal following a confirmed case of the rare and sometimes fatal animal-bourne disease, the World Health Organization… Read more »
May 22, 2022
Africa: 'Covid-19 Is Not Over,' Tedros Warns World Health Assembly
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told global health Ministers on Sunday that although reported COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined significantly, it is not time… Read more »
Africa: Monkeypox - UNAIDS 'Concerned' About Stigmatizing Language Against LGBTI People
As a significant portion of the recently reported Monkeypox cases has been identified among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, the Joint United Nations Programme on… Read more »
May 18, 2022
Mozambique: First Polio Outbreak in 30 Years Declared in Mozambique
Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus on Wednesday after confirming that a child in the country's north-eastern Tete province, had contracted the… Read more »
May 11, 2022
Africa: Dialogue and Cooperation Needed for 'Interlinked Global Crises' - UN Chief Says
The world is facing "multiple and interlinked global crises," the UN chief told journalists in Austria on Wednesday during a joint press conference with Chancellor Karl Nehammer… Read more »
May 10, 2022
Africa: WHO Calls for Greater Regulation of Cross-Border Alcohol Marketing
Alcohol is increasingly being marketed across borders, with young people and heavy drinkers particularly targeted, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report on… Read more »
May 06, 2022
Africa: Africa - Covid Has 'Pushed Back' Democracy, Ukraine War Further Raises Risks
Already reeling from COVID-19, the fighting in Ukraine has introduced significant and worrying new risks likely to heavily impact Africa, UN development experts warned on Friday. Read more »
May 04, 2022
Africa: Record Profits - But Covid Treatment Often 'Out of Reach' for the Poor, WHO Chief Says
While reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline, Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in the Americas and Africa, the head of the World Health Organization… Read more »
August 08, 2008
Cote d'Ivoire: Toxic Waste Sites Still Not Cleaned Up
The sites around Côte d'Ivoire's biggest city where hundreds of tons of toxic waste were illegally dumped two years ago have still not been decontaminated and continue to… Read more »