Coronavirus: About 300,000 additional doses of Covid-19 vaccines for Senegal
Senegal has received today 298,700 additional doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, donated by the Government of Portugal through the COVAX facility. The vaccine doses were...
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United Nations and Somalia Join Forces To Scale Up Quality Mental Health Services
BY DAYO ADESULU For this year’s World Mental Health Day, the WHO global theme is ‘Mental health care for all: Let’s make it a reality. Over...
Mental Health, Psychosocial Support Services Access For African Children Unequal – UNICEF, WHO
BY DAYO ADESULU At least one in seven children in sub-Saharan Africa experiences significant psychological hardship. As the world marks World Mental Health Day, UNICEF...
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How Uganda’s Community Initiative Helps HIV Patients Overcome Depression
Margaret was engulfed by depression and overwhelmed by stigma. With little motivation for life as she struggled to adjust to living with HIV while pregnant,...
World Health Organization Gets PATH’s Applauds Over Malaria Vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has Wednesday received a commendation from PATH over its recommended broader use of the world’s first malaria vaccine. This historic...
World Health Organisation Decries Inadequate Palliative For the Needy
World Health Organisation (WHO) says that global demand for care for people with life-threatening illnesses will continue to grow as populations, age and the burden...
São Tomé and Príncipe Vaccinates Above10% of its Population September
São Tomé and Príncipe has fully vaccinated 10% of its population against COVID-19, reaching the September global target by the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed...
Coronavirus: MSF urges Sanofi to hand over abandoned mRNA vaccine candidate to WHO mRNA vaccine tech transfer hub in South Africa
Following news that French pharmaceutical corporation Sanofi will abandon its promising mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urged the corporation to transfer the...
United Nations Issues Guidance On Negotiating Trade Agreements In Times Of Crisis And Pandemic
The United Nations has released the first version of a Handbook on Provisions and Options for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic’. Work on...
World Health Organisation And Partners Call For Urgent Action On Meningitis
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have launched the first-ever global strategy to defeat meningitis – a debilitating disease that kills hundreds of thousands...