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Africa: More Protected Areas Not the Solution to Climate Change - Survival International
allAfrica, 21 April 2021
While humanity is scrambling to prevent the cascading effects of climate change, a new global plan to turn 30% of the earth into environmental sanctuaries by 2030 is not the… Read more »
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Africa: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene - Closing the Gap to End Neglected Tropical Diseases
WHO, 22 March 2021
Today, on World Water Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its strategy on water, sanitation and hygiene as part of joint efforts by the water, sanitation and hygiene… Read more »
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Africa: 10 Facts About the Most Dangerous Diseases You've Never Heard of
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 30 January 2021
One in five people globally are afflicted by 'diseases of the poor' such as leprosy, intestinal worms, trachoma, scabies and elephantiasis Read more »
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Africa: WHO to Tackle 20 Neglected Tropical Diseases
SciDev.Net, 14 November 2020
Delegates attending the virtual session of the 73rd World Health Assembly (12 November) have endorsed a new road map that sets specific targets to tackle 20 neglected tropical… Read more »