World Patient Safety Day: Health worker safety – A Priority for patient safety
World Patient Safety Day is celebrated each year on 17 September and the theme of this year’s day is “Health worker safety: a priority...
Author : LEVI JOHNSON
World Food Programme (WFP) expands assistance to families struggling in flood-devastated regions of Sudan
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its emergency food assistance to reach nearly 160,000 people hit by devastating floods that have...
Uganda: U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Akola support Ugandan Women through COVID-19 Pandemic
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Akola PBC today announced that DFC has provided a $5 million loan to Dallas, Texas-based Akola. DFC’s financing...
Coronavirus: Pandemic threatens Human Capital Gains of the Past Decade, New Report Says
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group analysis...
Update on COVID-19 in Somalia
Number examined 72 hours last: 385 Found: 14 – Puntland – Male: 11 – Female: 3 – Healing: 21 – Death: 0 – General number...
African Energy Chamber to Outline Post-COVID-19 African Energy Roadmap in New Book
The African Energy Chamber will launch the book “African Energy Road to Recovery: How the African energy industry can reshape itself for a post-COVID comeback”...
Zambia: Daily COVID-19 update
Daily COVID-19 update: In the last 24hrs, we recorded 99 new cases (out of 747 tests) and 210 recoveries. Sadly we lost 2 patients in...
COVID-19 reported cases in Ethiopia
Daily Laboratory test: 10024 Severe cases: 280 New recovered: 655 New deaths: 13 New cases: 700 Total Laboratory test: 1,157,292 Active cases: 38,461 Total...
Somalia marks 6 months of COVID-19
Somalia is no stranger to emergencies. For decades, Somalis have passed down to younger generations their rich, vibrant culture, along with mechanisms to cope with...
Africa: COVID-19 impacts driving up acute hunger in countries already in food crisis
Pandemic aggravates pre-existing drivers of acute food insecurity – Democratic Republic of the Congo is now world’s largest food crisis. FAO and partners call for...