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Since President Donald Trump’s January 25 executive orders slashing US global aid commitments, the world of development assistance has been thrown into turmoil. It has become a matter of life and death for those on the ground. Take, for example, a leading wellness hub in Uganda, where LGBTQ+ patients (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other…
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America, the leader of the free world, is once again hellbent on abdicating its global leadership responsibilities. Donald Trump is back, and so is his signature foreign policy move—cutting the US off from some key global organisations. He has, just like during his first term, decided that the World Health Organisation (WHO) doesn’t deserve US…
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‘Donald Trump’s return to the White House could accelerate the weakening of the normative authority of multilateral institutions’ | Photo Credit: Reuters Donald Trump’s second term as President of the United States marks the start of a new ‘Trumpian’ era, defined by his leadership. Foreign policy experts expect that Mr. Trump will continue to embody…
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Geneva: The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how Covid-19 began, five years on from the start of the pandemic that upended the planet. Covid-19 killed millions of people, shredded economies and crippled health systems. “We continue to call on China to share data and access…
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Jerusalem: An Israeli military operation Friday targeting Hamas militants near the Kamal Adwan Hospital has put the last major health facility in northern Gaza out of service, the World Health Organization said. “Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burnt and destroyed during the raid,” the WHO said in a statement on X….
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The World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. File | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations health agency said on Friday (October 4, 2024) that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key tool in countries battling outbreaks. More than 800 people have died across Africa from mpox, where…
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The World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. File | Photo Credit: AP In an important move to improve global access to Mpox testing, the World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the first Mpox in vitro diagnostic under its Emergency Use Listing procedure. “The approval for emergency use of the Alinity m MPXV assay, manufactured…
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Vulnerable road users constitute 66% of all reported road traffic deaths in our region, said Saima Wajid New Delhi: The World Health Organization on Monday called on countries in the WHO South-East Asia Region to accelerate measures to reduce road traffic deaths, a leading cause of mortality among young people aged 15-29. “Vulnerable road users,…
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Photo used for illustration purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) believes the ongoing Mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months, and said on Friday (August 30, 2024) that the agency’s first shipment of vaccines should arrive in Congo within days. To date,…
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This file picture shows doses of Imvanex, a vaccine to protect against Monkeypox virus. | Photo Credit: AFP Thailand on Wednesday (August 21, 2024) reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency. Also read:Risk of large outbreak of…
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