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U.S. Retreat From Global Vaccine Effort Is A Gift To Diseases, Experts Warn
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 19: The Palace of Westminster lit up by Global Citizen in a striking call to ... More action: Renew UK funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance on May 19, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Antony Jones/Getty Images for Global...

Health Advocacy: WAHO moves to bridge communication gaps
… Plans Lassa Fever international conference in Abidjan Sept 22 The West African Health Organization (WAHO), has intensified efforts geared towards bringing noticeable communication gaps that tend to hinder effective regional health advocacy. One...

WHO supports Guinea restore vaccine capacity after fire damage
01 july 2025 - 11:05:40 MA 131 Views Panafrican News Agency Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Following a fire accident at a vaccine depot in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting the authorities to devise urgent...

WAHO boosts health communication advocacy, plans Lassa Fever conference for Sept 22
In pursuit of its resolve to boost communication for regional health advocacy, the West African Health Organization (WAHO), has held a strategic communication workshop. The workshop opened in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Monday in preparation for...

Dr. Rasha Kelej Drives An Impactful Change In Public Health Landscape In Africa And Beyond By Providing 2282 Scholarships To Doctors From 52 Countries
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, June 30, 2025/APO Group/ -- Merck Foundation ( ), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marks “World Health Day” 2025 in partnership with Africa's First Ladies...

What the Post-Dobbs Right Wants
On March 20 of this year, paramedics responded to a call requesting medical help for a woman who was unconscious and bleeding at an apartment complex in Tifton, Georgia. They determined she had miscarried, and they transported her to a hospital...

India’s infrastructure revolution is powering its rise in manufacturing
As of March 2025, incentives worth Rs 21,534 crore have been disbursed for 12 sectors. The scheme has attracted investments exceeding Rs 1.61 lakh crore, stimulated production valued at Rs 16.5 lakh crore, and facilitated exports amounting to Rs...

ECOWAS Parliament Engages Sierra Leone’s Foreign Ministry on Drug Abuse and Mental Health
Members of the ECOWAS Parliament’s Health Committee visited Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to discuss ways West African countries can work together to fight drug abuse, mental health problems, and youth...

Dortmund reach quarters with win over Monterrey
Football – Borussia Dortmund held off a stirring second-half fightback from Monterrey to complete the Club World Cup quarter-final line-up with a 2-1 win in a round-of-16 thriller at the Mercedes-Benz Arena early yesterday. Clinical finishes from...

The future of global health, without the United States
Towards the end of his first presidency, Donald Trump ordered a US withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) in a spat over its refusal to say that the COVID-19 virus was a Chinese laboratory leak. When the Biden administration came to...

Prominent Critic of Guinean Junta Abducted, Tortured
In Guinea early on Saturday morning, at least a half-dozen heavily armed men broke into the home of Mohamed Traoré, a prominent lawyer and former bar association president, assaulted him and his daughter, and then forced him into a car and drove...

Dortmund Edge Monterrey to Reach Club World Cup Quarters
Serhou Guirassy scored twice as Borussia Dortmund edged past Monterrey with a 2-1 victory on Monday to reach the Club World Cup quarter-finals, where they will face Real Madrid. Guirassy continued his clinical run of form, netting both of...

Opinion| The bush hunters of Makur Panalang: remembering the evenings of bows, arrows, and loyal dogs
In Makur-Panalang village, where “Kesh”, a kind of sorghum swayed like gold in the evening breeze and the land stretched wide beneath the setting sun, the close of day used to belong to us, the barefoot and ruggedly dressed in rags kind of boys...

US aid cuts curb journalists' access to vital health data in Africa
Scientists and researchers working in global health have called for the restoration of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program, which tracks health-related data in over 90 low- and middle-income countries. In its 40-year history, the...

Strictly's Pete Wicks says he caught deadly disease that causes eyes to bleed after show
Pete Wicks has opened up about a harrowing incident in which he contracted a potentially fatal disease after taking part in a survival reality show back in 2018. Speaking on Joe Marler's Things People Do podcast, the Strictly Come Dancing 2024...

Strictly's Pete Wicks claims he caught killer 'eye-bleeding' disease after reality show
Pete Wicks has claimed that he contracted a deadly disease following his stint on a gruelling survival reality series. Sharing his ordeal on Joe Marler's Things People Do podcast, the TOWIE star reminisced about enduring a desert island challenge...

Strictly's Pete Wicks claims he caught deadly disease while filming reality show
Pete Wicks has claimed he suffered a health scare after participating in a gruelling survival TV show back. Discussing the ordeal on Joe Marler's Things People Do podcast, the TOWIE star recounted his time on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls,...

Strictly's Pete Wicks claims he caught deadly disease that 'can cause eyes to bleed'
Pete Wicks has claimed he caught a deadly disease after appearing in a brutal, survival-themed reality show in 2018. He made the revelation during a recent episode of Joe Marler's Things People Do podcast, in which the TOWIE star detailed how he...

Russia connects 20 state universities with Guinea in bid to deepen educational ties
Kabèlè Soumah, Secretary General of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation of Guinea, disclosed the update during talks with representatives from Russia’s State Duma. He noted that the discussions are already well advanced and...

Missing Teen Found Safe in Guinea Grass Village
Lizzie Yamilet Suntecum, the 13-year-old student reported missing on Monday, has been found. After days of panic by the family, with the assistance of police, Suntecum was found late last night in Guinea Grass Village in the Orange Walk District....