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Download logoThe Prime Minister, Mr. Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane led the planting of 6000 indigenous trees at Thaba-Chitja in Thabana-Morena on Friday. Addressing community members during the commemoration of the Nation Tree Planting Day, Mr. Matekane said trees are important for various activities to people hence the need to plant them in large numbers countrywide. He added … [Read more...] about Lesotho: Prime Minister (PM) leads National Tree Planting

Download logoThe Cabinet Secretary for Health, Dr. Nakhumicha S. Wafula, on Sunday paid a visit to Matunda Sub County Hospital in Kiminini, Trans Nzoia, as part of her duties. During her visit, she assessed the facility’s existing gaps and the challenges it is facing in providing quality healthcare to the citizens. While the hospital has adequate buildings, the … [Read more...] about Kenya: Cabinet Secretary Health visits Matunda Sub County Hospital, pledges support to improve healthcare access

Download logoWHO is organizing the Fifth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health from 3 to 5 April 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Forum, the largest gathering of the health workforce professionals, health policymakers and multisectoral partners is focusing on the theme of Protecting, safeguarding, and investing in the health and care workforce. As the … [Read more...] about World Health Organization (WHO) convenes the Fifth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health

Download logoMore than two decades since the adoption of the landmark Mine Ban Treaty and the creation of the UN Mine Action Service, millions of landmines have been destroyed, but land in nearly 70 countries globally is still contaminated and innocent people continue to be killed or maimed. Marked annually on 4 April the International Day for Mine … [Read more...] about The deadly legacy of landmines

Download logo The Libyan House of Representatives should repeal a 2022 Anti-Cybercrime Law that restricts freedoms of speech, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities in eastern Libya should immediately release anyone they are holding under this law for peaceful expression. Eastern-based authorities on February 16, 2023, announced that they would … [Read more...] about Libya: Revoke Repressive Anti-Cybercrime Law