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New global alliance strives to end AIDS in children by 2030

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UNAIDS, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization (WHO) have entered a partnership to bridge the disparity gap in AIDS response globally and prevent new infant HIV infections. Globally, only half…

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More than nine million children are to be vaccinated against polio in the first round of a mass campaign across four countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, after an outbreak…

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On October 24th 1964, the British colony of Northern Rhodesia became the independent Republic of Zambia, after decades of nationalist struggle.

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An effective response to the coronavirus pandemic requires the understanding and use of social and behavioural data alongside biomedical data. Recognising this need, the Behavioural Insights and Sciences Unit of…

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UNICEF estimates that 40 per cent of all school-aged children across Eastern and Southern Africa are currently not in school due to COVID19-induced closures and pre-pandemic levels of out of…

Zambia pinned on the map with flag. COMESA zambia mobile prover

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COMESA has handed over to the Government of Zambia a mobile Prover worth USD155,000 to be used by the national metrology agency. Mobile Prover is used in calibration of bulk…

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Discussions covered recent economic developments, the near-term macroeconomic challenges, and policy options to return Zambia to a sustainable macroeconomic position over the medium-term. Significant progress has been made and discussions…