UN-led ‘Big Catch-up’ to immunize kids after COVID-19 rampage
Global health bodies in more than 100 nations are uniting to vaccinate children after COVID-19 waves severed supplies, shuttered clinics, and overburdened health.
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Drought killed 40,000 Somalians last year, WHO-UNICEF-Govt study reports
An estimated 40,000 Somalians may have died last year in a drought caused by the failure of six consecutive rainy seasons, a new.
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Time running out for quake survivors in Turkey, Syria
Time was running out for the survivors of the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria as health agencies and organisations called for urgent.
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12 African nations commit to end AIDS in children by 2030
Twelve African nations have drawn out a blueprint to stop AIDS in children by 2030, a move welcomed by the United Nations.
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83% of all Africans yet to receive a single Covid-19 vaccine dose
A third of the world’s population has still not received a single dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, including 83% of all Africans, according.
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Cholera vaccine shortage forces one-dose strategy: WHO
Shortage of cholera vaccines forces global agencies to shift to single doses instead of recommended two