ZERO HUNGER BY 2030 IN DOUBT
More people are going hungry, an annual study by the United Nations has found. Tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished over the past five years,…
AFRICA’S GROWTH STANDS TO REBOUND TO 3% IN 2021
Governments and development partners must respond in a more coordinated, targeted, and rapid manner to be effective in limiting impacts An additional 49 million Africans could be pushed into extreme…
UNITE HUMAN, ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
COVID-19 is just one example of the rising trend of diseases – from Ebola to MERS to West Nile and Rift Valley fevers – caused by viruses that have jumped…
ACCESS TO HIV MEDICINES SEVERELY IMPACTED BY COVID-19
Seventy-three countries have warned that they are at risk of stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new WHO survey conducted ahead…
AFRICA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE BETTER THAN REST OF WORLD
President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended Africa’s concerted response to Covid-19 saying measures being implemented by African countries are helping slow down Coronavirus spread. The President said despite limited resources, the…
GHANA TO DEVELOP NATIONAL PLAN FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION
The Government of Ghana has launched the process to develop a National Adaptation Plan (NAP) in efforts to build nationwide resilience to climate change impacts. The project is the first…
COMESA CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT CHAKWERA
Secretary General of COMESA, Chileshe Kapwepwe, has congratulated the new President of Malawi, H.E. Dr Lazarus Chakwera, following his victory in the recent presidential elections. “I have no doubt that…