UN calls for global ban on virginity testing
UN Human Rights, UN Women and the World Health Organization (WHO) have unanimously called for a ban on virginity testing...
WHO, UNICEF and World Bank commit to new ways of working together
Eleven heads of the world’s leading health and development organizations today signed a landmark commitment to find new ways of...
Security challenges are undermining Ebola response in DR Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) has decried the negative impacts that security challenges in at-risk areas are having on the...
Cancer: New initiative targets 60% survival rate for children by 2030
WHO has announced a new effort - the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer - with the aim of reaching...
Major immunization drive launched in DR Congo
Mashako Plan aims to boost vaccine coverage by 15%, protecting 220,000 additional children in DR Congo A quarter of a...
Liberia is expanding access to mental health care
Liberia is on course to reach its goal of expanding access to mental health care to 70 percent of the...
Half of all mental illness begins by the age of 14
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), half of all mental illness begins by the age of 14, but most...
Worldwide, 2.3 billion people lack basic sanitation
WHO draws attention to the need for more investment in sanitation, particularly toilets Worldwide, 2.3 billion people lack basic sanitation...
UBA pledges $1.5m to support Gavi’s immunisation programmes in Nigeria
UBA and Gavi are partnering to raise awareness on immunization across Africa starting from Nigeria An Africa-wide partnership starting from...
Nigeria: MoU signed to expand family planning access in Oyo state
Even though Family planning is a key factor in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, Nigeria still have a long way to...
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