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Africa: Global Partners Announce a New Effort - 'The Big Catch-Up' - to Vaccinate Millions of Children
WHO, 24 April 2023
The pandemic saw essential immunization levels decrease in over 100 countries, leading to rising outbreaks of measles, diphtheria, polio and yellow fever. 'The Big Catch-up' is an… Read more »
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Africa: UN Special Programme for Research On Sexual and Reproductive Health Celebrates 50 Years
WHO, 25 April 2023
In the same year that WHO is celebrating its 75th anniversary, HRP (the UNDP/UNFPA/ UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human… Read more »
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Africa: 'Siding With Science' and SRHR - Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Dialogue On SRHR With Dr Tedros
WHO, 24 April 2023
On March 17th 2023, the IBP Network in partnership with IPPF, hosted the first Civil Society Dialogue on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) with Dr Tedros Adhanom… Read more »
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Africa: WHO Urges Increased Implementation of Recommended Tools to Combat Malaria
WHO, 25 April 2023
Marking World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is issuing a call for increased implementation of new and existing interventions to save lives from malaria. Nearly… Read more »
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Mauritius: A New National Adolescent Health Strategy in Mauritius
WHO, 22 April 2023
In 2021, 13.6% of the population in Mauritius were adolescents (10-19 years of age). Repeated behavioural surveys have shown that there has not been any significant improvement in… Read more »