Download logoMother-of-five Rebecca Nyakot, displaced from Unity State following the outbreak of conflict in South Sudan in 2013, often goes for long periods without food or clean, drinkable water in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Juba, the capital city. She is one of many women who have been made widows by the war and have taken on the burden of … [Read more...] about Early Marriage and Unintended Pregnancies the ‘Elephant in the Room’ in Camp for Displaced Persons, South Sudan
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Uganda: National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) Urged to Lower Cost of Internet
Download logoThe Committee on Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) and National Guidance has tasked the National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) to reduce the cost of internet. While interfacing with NITA-U officials led by the Minister of ICT, Hon. Chris Baryomunsi over the Ministerial Policy Statement for Financial Year 2023/2024 on Wednesday, 05 … [Read more...] about Uganda: National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) Urged to Lower Cost of Internet
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Benin on the Second Review under the Extended Fund Facility and the Extended Credit Facility Arrangements
Download logoIMF reaches staff-level agreement with Benin on policies for the completion of the Second Review under the EFF/ECF. Upon completion of the review by the IMF Executive Board, Benin will have access to $68 million, bringing cumulative disbursements under the program to about $360 million. After three years of warranted policy accommodation, fiscal consolidation is … [Read more...] about International Monetary Fund (IMF) Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Benin on the Second Review under the Extended Fund Facility and the Extended Credit Facility Arrangements
United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) Oxygen Concentrators: Saving the Lives of Newborns in Northern Nigeria
Download logoIt's an indescribable feeling for a mother to hold her newborn child in her arms for the first time. However, for Jessy Job, 27, this experience was coupled with a sense of relief and gratitude as her premature baby was kept alive by an oxygen concentrator at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Kaduna. I would have lost my baby if there was no oxygen. Without … [Read more...] about United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) Oxygen Concentrators: Saving the Lives of Newborns in Northern Nigeria
Les industries peuvent nuire à la santé de bien des façons : en voici trois qui ne sont pas si évidentes
Une récente série de rapports publiée dans la revue scientifique The Lancet analyse les déterminants commerciaux de la santé et la manière dont ils affectent la santé publique. Elle utilise une nouvelle définition, plus large, des déterminants : les systèmes, les pratiques et les voies par lesquels les acteurs commerciaux influencent la santé et l'équité. Certaines entités … [Read more...] about Les industries peuvent nuire à la santé de bien des façons : en voici trois qui ne sont pas si évidentes
