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Rising AMR threat triggers Commonwealth call to action

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Commonwealth leaders have met to discuss anti-microbial resistance (AMR) and the serious threat it poses to human, animal, plant and environmental health, as well as food safety and food security.…

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The Foreign Ministers of Bangladesh and Rwanda have announced the ‘Kigali-Dhaka Compact on Mental Health’ to mobilise a Commonwealth-wide awareness campaign and policy interventions to tackle mental health challenges post-COVID.…

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Young leaders representing Commonwealth countries have presented a six-point declaration on youth development to Heads of Government gathered for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda. The declaration…

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Young leaders from the Commonwealth have taken centre-stage to advocate their rights in shaping the future of the family of nations and set out an action-oriented plan to address the…

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The Ministry of Health in Uganda has received 2,800 oxygen cylinders and 48 million syringes from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Germany to support the fight against COVID-19 and…

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COVID-19 deaths in Africa are expected to decline by almost 94 per cent in 2022 compared to last year, a new modelling report by World Health Organization (WHO) finds. Cases,…

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The Government of Tanzania has launched a third round of intensified COVID-19 vaccination in a bid to reach 70 per cent of the eligible population and attain herd immunity. Through…