Download logoThe Hoima West Member of Parliament, Hon. Joseph Ruyonga has called on government to urgently provide funds for blood collection supplies which he said were out of stock. Raising on a matter of national importance, Ruyonga said he was afraid the country would run short of blood if the shortage of blood collection supplies at National Medical Stores (NMS) is not … [Read more...] about Uganda: Blood collection supplies out of stock
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Racist Rhetoric in Tunisia Must Stop, Independent United Nations (UN) Experts Warn
Download logoTunisia must take swift action to curb racist rhetoric and halt ongoing rights violations of Black Africans, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said on Tuesday. “Tunisia must immediately stop hate speech and violence against migrants from south of the Sahara,” the independent UN-appointed experts said in … [Read more...] about Racist Rhetoric in Tunisia Must Stop, Independent United Nations (UN) Experts Warn
Kenya Ministry of Health and President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) discuss Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) commodity security and universal health coverage (UHC) priorities
Download logoThe Principal Secretary State Department Medical Services, Eng. Peter K. Tum CBS today met with the PEPFAR delegation led by Brian Rettmann, the Kenya PEPFAR Coordinator, to discuss the critical issue of HIV commodity security in Kenya. The dialogue also focused on the role of PEPFAR in securing a robust primary health care system in line with universal … [Read more...] about Kenya Ministry of Health and President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) discuss Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) commodity security and universal health coverage (UHC) priorities
Liberia: President Weah, United Nations (UN) Envoy Rap on Governance, Regional Peace and Security
Download logoHis Excellency President George Manneh Weah and the United Nations Secretary General Deputy Special Representative for West Africa and the SAHEL, Giovanie Biha, have stressed the need for peace and security in the Mano River Union and ECOWAS countries, as well as the wider SAHEL. Speaking during a meeting at the Jamaica Resort on Monday, April 3, when the UN … [Read more...] about Liberia: President Weah, United Nations (UN) Envoy Rap on Governance, Regional Peace and Security
Uganda: ‘Government scaling up efforts to attain Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’
Download logoThe Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister in charge of General Duties, Hon. Justine Lumumba has said Uganda has made progress in attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The minister made the revelation while presenting a progress report on the implementation of SDGs during on Tuesday, 04 April 2023. According to the report, the … [Read more...] about Uganda: ‘Government scaling up efforts to attain Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’
