Keep health workers safe to keep patients safe – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments and healthcare leaders to address persistent threats to the health and safety of health workers...
150 million additional children plunged into poverty due to COVID-19, UNICEF, Save the Children say
New analysis reveals the number of children living in multidimensional poverty – without access to education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation, or water – has increased...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Photoville exhibit shines a light on the far-reaching consequences of COVID-19
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has gathered an exciting and thought-provoking selection of prize-winning international photojournalists for the 2020 edition of the international...
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WHO encouraged by South Africa’s declining COVID-19 trend
The World Health Organization (WHO) commends the government of South Africa for its determined efforts that have helped to bend the COVID-19 pandemic curve. WHO...
African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases
African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (1,366,236) deaths (33,065), and recoveries (1,117,386) by region: Central (56,511 cases; 1,065 deaths; 48,923 recoveries): Burundi (472;...
Libyan Healthcare Professionals come together to combat COVID-19
A group of Libyan healthcare professionals from across the country met in Tripoli, Benghazi and Sebha to participate via a video teleconference in the first...
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...
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...