health

The World Bank Group today announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030. This is part of a larger global effort to provide a basic standard of care through every stage of a person’s life—infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. For decades, the World Bank …

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USAID Deputy Mission Director Eleanor TanPiengco and Minister of Health Dr. Mekdes Daba inaugurated the USAID Lowlands Health Activity, a five-year, $35 million initiative aimed at improving health and nutrition outcomes for mothers and children in the pastoral regions of Ethiopia. This project, to be implemented by EngenderHealth Inc., along with a consortium of international …

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The United States warmly welcomes President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto of the Republic of Kenya to Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday and reflected on collaborations between the two sides related to healthcare. The visit to Atlanta is the first segment of Kenya’s diplomatic engagement with the United States and will be followed by …

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Global HIV, viral hepatitis epidemics and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose significant public health challenges, causing 2.5 million deaths each year, according to a new WHO report Entitled, “Implementing the global health sector strategies on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, 2022–2030”, the report shows that STIs are increasing in many regions. …

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African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Africa Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have renewed their partnership with a new cooperation agreement announced today on the sidelines of the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and Innovation in Paris, France. Through this collaboration, Afreximbank has committed a US$ 2 billion facility to the “Africa …

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USAID has announced the launch of a new $10 million water supply system in Ethiopia under the Resilience in Pastoral Areas (RIPA-North) program, funded by Feed the Future with additional cost-sharing from the Somali Region Water Bureau. This initiative responds to the severe drought which has led to water shortages in the region. The new …

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The United States Government, through USAID, donated equipment worth $100,000 to the National Blood and Tissue Bank for the creation of ten blood banks across the country. The donations of refrigerators, blood warmers, and cold boxes will provide health centers with a safe supply of blood and blood products. As a result, these facilities will …

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The Safety of Antimalarials in the FIrst TRimEster (SAFIRE) consortium, made up of scientific and social research experts in malaria in pregnancy, has today kicked off the preparation of a historic project: the first-ever Phase 3 clinical trial testing the efficacy and safety of antimalarials in women in their first trimester of pregnancy. With financial …

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With more than 10,000 participants the AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference, is opened today in Munich, Germany. The world’s largest gathering of people living with, affected by, and working on HIV will be open until 26 July 2024. “We’ve seen incredible breakthroughs at AIDS 2024, including a new case of long-term HIV remission …

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