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Today, the Government of Japan, in partnership with UNICEF, launched a transformative initiative to enhance sanitation and prevent disease outbreaks in the conflict-affected Amhara and Tigray regions of Ethiopia. The event launched in Tigray and Amhara marks a significant step toward restoring dignity, health, and resilience for vulnerable communities impacted by conflict. Through the generous …

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The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control as rising industry interference challenges tobacco policies and control efforts. This is stated in WHO’s new report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 released at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, Ireland. The report focuses …

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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s fund (UNICEF) launch this week a new round of polio vaccination for children in Government of Yemen-controlled areas. The 3-day campaign, running from 12 to 14 July 2025, aims to boost population immunity in high-risk areas and prevent further spread of the virus by administering novel …

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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s fund (UNICEF) launch this week a new round of polio vaccination for children in Government of Yemen-controlled areas. The 3-day campaign, running from 12 to 14 July 2025, aims to boost population immunity in high-risk areas and prevent further spread of the virus by administering novel …

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BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – The Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority (AAWSA), which currently meets only 61% of the demand of the city, plans to boost its current water supply by about 37.4 percent with addition of 253,000 cubic meters per day) in the coming few years. Currently AAWSA is providing 677,000 cubic meters …

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The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control as rising industry interference challenges tobacco policies and control efforts. This is stated in WHO’s new report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025 released at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin, Ireland. The report focuses …

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Today, the Government of Japan, in partnership with UNICEF, launched a transformative initiative to enhance sanitation and prevent disease outbreaks in the conflict-affected Amhara and Tigray regions of Ethiopia. The event launched in Tigray and Amhara marks a significant step toward restoring dignity, health, and resilience for vulnerable communities impacted by conflict. Through the generous …

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The eighth UN Global Road Safety Week begins on 12 May. This year, the international campaign, requested by the United Nations General Assembly, focuses on walking and cycling. The campaign provides an opportunity to advocate for national and local action to make walking and cycling safer through evidence-based interventions grounded in a comprehensive safe system …

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The World Health Organization (WHO) today published its first-ever reports addressing the critical lack of medicines and diagnostic tools for invasive fungal diseases, showing the urgent need for innovative research and development (R&D) to close these gaps. Fungal diseases are an increasing public health concern, with common infections – such as candida, which causes oral …

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Every year, 24 March is observed as World Tuberculosis Day to amplify the urgency of ending tuberculosis (TB), the world’s deadliest infectious disease. The theme of this year’s campaign is “Yes, We Can End TB – Commit, Invest, Deliver” and the World Health Organization (WHO) is marking the event with renewed calls for action to …

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