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Nov 4, 2024 |
devex.com | Rumbi Chakamba
Dr. John Nkengasong outlines three priorities to sustain and accelerate progress. First, ensure that those receiving treatment continue to stay on it. Second, address gaps in prevention efforts. And third, focus on sustainability. Over the past two decades, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR has been a key partner in driving the expansion of HIV services, resulting in significant achievements.
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Sep 27, 2024 |
devex.com | Rumbi Chakamba
LGBTQ+ and human rights activists gathered a few blocks away from Uganda’s United Nations Permanent Mission in New York on Thursday morning to protest the World Bank’s plans to resume financing to the country, despite its enforcement of one of the harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws in the world.
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Sep 26, 2024 |
devex.com | Rumbi Chakamba
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations unveiled a new biosecurity strategy Wednesday at a side event of the U.N. General Assembly to address emerging global health threats that may “arise naturally, accidentally, or due to deliberate misuse.”The strategy focuses on strengthening global collaboration, promoting equity, reducing risks from biological research, and accelerating vaccine development using advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence.
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Aug 13, 2024 |
devex.com | Sara Jerving |Rumbi Chakamba
Cases have risen exponentially in DRC and there’s a concerning spread of cases to countries that haven’t previously been affected. The African continent is facing an unprecedented surge of mpox cases — with a worrying spread to countries which previously haven’t reported instances. With this in mind Dr. Jean Kaseya Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention declared the disease a public health emergency of continental security on Tuesday.
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Jul 29, 2024 |
devex.com | Sara Jerving |Rumbi Chakamba
It’s been a whirlwind 11 months for the U.S.-based nonprofit Women in Global Health, which has been mired in accusations of racial discrimination and toxicity and rocked by a series of resignations and terminations, including that of its co-founder.
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