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As Africa begins its battle against COVID-19, the water needs of millions of Africans continues to remain unmet, even as climate change threatens to worsen lack of access to safe … Read More
Rather than imposing damaging and ineffective travel bans, African authorities should focus on mitigating the pandemic. In April 1914, as Europe was moving towards war, Dakar, the capital … Read More
There is no telling how long it will take to bring the COVID-19 coronavirus under control, or how many people will be affected. But African governments, in cooperation with communities … Read More
In commemoration of International Women’s Day 2020, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) – a Swiss-based product development partnership in antimalarial research – and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), … Read More
In commemoration of the first-ever World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) Day, hundreds of Senegalese youths and civic groups, January 30, converged on Dakar, Senegal. The gathering was convened by Speak … Read More
Against the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in China, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), activated an emergency operations center, aimed at curtailing the potential spread … Read More
The world will on Wednesday commemorate the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) for 2020, an annual awareness day commemorated every February 6, as part of … Read More
The global community will Tuesday commemorate the 2020 World Cancer Day, under the theme: ‘I Am and I Will.’ The day is an annual international day dedicated to preventing millions … Read More
The global community will Thursday commemorate the first-ever World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day. The inaugural event, tagged: “#BeatNTDs. For all. For good,” aims to bring together global health experts, … Read More
In commemoration of the 2019 World Breastfeeding Week under the theme: “Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding,” the duo of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO) have called … Read More
