US extends $ 560,000 to support world’s first fish farm in refugee camp in Algeria
The US extended $560,000 in support of the World Food Program (WFP)’s innovative fish farm ...
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$14.3 bn needed for medical care of 1 bn people with vision impairment or blindness
About $14.3 billion is needed to address the backlog of 1 billion people living with ...
Climate change behind dengue fever outbreak..2.5 bn people at risk
Climate change has secured proper climate for the virus-borne mosquito species to reproduce, thus causing ...
WHO, FIFA sign four-year cooperation deal to promote healthy lifestyles
The World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, signed a four-year memorandum ...
CSR: RB’s flagship BSI to empower people with the choice of better health
On the Swachchataa Divas i.e. October 2, 2019, Reckitt Benckiser (RB) reiterated its commitment towards ...
WHO launches innovative digital app for better health care of older persons
The World Health Organization (WHO) marks the International Day of Older Persons – on 1 October – ...
12 multilateral agencies team up to accelerate implementation of health-related SDGs
Twelve multilateral agencies launched a joint plan to better support countries over the next 10 ...
UNICEF warns lives of about 10 million children in Indonesia at risk from air pollution
UNICEF cautioned on Tuesday that Wild forest and peatland fires across Kalimantan and Sumatra in Indonesia are putting nearly 10 million children at ...
World has to double health coverage to save up to 5 billion lives – report
The world will need to double health coverage between now and 2030, according to the ...
WHO: 2.8 million pregnant women,newborns die every year, Sub-Saharan Africa most vulnerable
New estimates released by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) said that about 2.8 million ...
UN high-level meeting on universal health coverage on Sept 23
The United Nations high-level meeting on universal health coverage will be held on September 23 ...
Young Brazilian invents solar-powered filter to help one million Brazilians
Twenty-one-year-old Brazilian Anna Luisa Baserra Beserra invented a filter, Aqualuz, which purifies rainwater collected in ...
Cambridge University reduces carbon emissions by lifting lamb, beef from its menu
A Sustainable Food Policy at the University of Cambridge, which includes removing beef and lamb ...
World’s first Global Vaccination Summit kicks off in Brussels
World’s first Global Vaccination Summit kicked off on Thursday in Brussels with an aim to ...
UNIDO trains 100 Sudanese people on basic food hygiene
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) organized this week a training course on basic ...
WHO chief urges climate action to avoid health threats
World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom called for action against climate change which ...
PAHO appeals for $3.5 m donation to offer health care for the Bahamas over Hurricane Dorian
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) appealed for a $3.5 million donation to cover short-term ...
Ghanaian national invents eco-friendly toilets using on rice husks
A Ghanaian national came up with an innovative idea to use rice husk waste in ...
Climate change to increase mosquito-borne disease threats in Australia
Sydney University cautioned of the climate change impact on increasing mosquito-borne disease threats in Australia. “A ...
Tajikistan, GEF join hands to reduce maternal, child mortality rates
Tajikistan joined an initiative of the Global Financing Facility for Women Children and Adolescents (GEF) ...
World Bank to extend $30.6m to four OECS states to improve health system
The World Bank decided to extend a $30.6 million regional health project to improve regional ...