‘We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now’ — Global Issues

‘We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now’ — Global Issues

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Due to drought and lack of livelihood support, people living in eight areas of the country could be experiencing famine by September. “We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now to safeguard livelihoods and lives,” Rein Paulsen, Director of the FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience…

‘We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now’ — Global Issues

Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO — Global Issues

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More than 37 million people are facing acute hunger, with approximately seven million children under the age of five acutely malnourished in the region.   While finding food and safe water is the absolute priority, WHO said that ensuring a strong health emergency response is needed to avert preventable disease…

‘We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now’ — Global Issues

‘More critical than ever’ start to life — Global Issues

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and UNICEF chief Catherine Russell, issued a joint statement on Monday, marking the start of World Breastfeeding Week, and pointed out that global crises, supply chain shocks and insecurity threaten the health and nutrition of millions of babies and children like never before. This World Breastfeeding Week, under…

Zimbabwe’s Unsung Living HIV/AIDS Hero Spreads Message of Hope — Global Issues

Zimbabwe’s Unsung Living HIV/AIDS Hero Spreads Message of Hope — Global Issues

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Reki Jimu (51) has lived with HIV for nearly two decades. Here he shows a container of antiretroviral drugs to HIV/AIDS support group members at Chitungwiza government hospital outside Harare, the Zimbabwean capital. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. by Jeffrey Moyo (chitungwiza, zimbabwe) Friday, July 29, 2022 Inter Press Service CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe, Jul…

End ‘punitive and discriminatory laws’ to beat AIDS — Global Issues

End ‘punitive and discriminatory laws’ to beat AIDS — Global Issues

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Mandeep Dhaliwal, the director of HIV and health at the UN Development Programme (UNDP) is concerned that the proliferation of such laws is hampering the UN’s response to the virus, which is also being hit by a host of interconnected global crises. Mandeep Dhaliwal:It is a pivotal time and opportunity…

‘We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now’ — Global Issues

Amidst stalled HIV prevention, WHO supports new long-acting prevention drug cabotegravir — Global Issues

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New World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines advise countries to use the new potentially game-changing drug which is not yet available for sale, as a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV, and as part of a comprehensive approach to prevent the virus from spreading. Those using most PrEP medications on the market, have…

‘Do one thing’ to save lives on World Drowning Prevention Day: WHO — Global Issues

‘Do one thing’ to save lives on World Drowning Prevention Day: WHO — Global Issues

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The appeal on World Drowning Prevention Day outlines actions that individuals, groups and governments can take, and highlights initiatives already underway in some countries.  The majority of drowning deaths, more than 90 per cent, occur in low- and middle-income nations, with children under five at greatest risk.  Most deaths preventable …