KAMPALA, 31st July, 2022 (WAM) — At least nine people have lost their lives in a flooding while many more are missing in the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale after two rivers burst their banks, leaving a trail of destruction, state media reported.Mbale C…
Month: July 2022
Crises Pushing Up Acute Malnutrition at Refugee Sites
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, this week reported that global crises have combined to raise levels of acute malnutrition in dozens of refugee sites surveyed, most of them in Africa. UNHCR’s 2021 Annual Public Health Global Review was released Friday.U…
Mid-term Assessment Summary Report – Global Fund Breaking Down Barriers Initiative, July 2022
Executive SummaryThe Breaking Down Barriers initiative of the Global Fund provides financial and technical support to 20 countries to remove human rights-related and gender-related barriers to HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria services. Midterm assess…
‘Warn Everyone’: Spain’s Gay Community Acts as Monkeypox Spreads
Whether it’s abstinence, avoiding nightclubs, limiting sexual partners or pushing for a swift vaccine rollout, Spain’s gay community is on the front line of the monkeypox virus and is taking action.”With this monkey thing, I prefer to be careful. … I d…
Action on Monkeypox Accelerates in US as Outbreak Expands
Two of the hardest-hit U.S. regions have raised the alert level over the monkeypox outbreak.San Francisco declared a public health emergency Thursday. The city accounts for 281 of California’s nearly 800 cases. The declaration gives health officials ac…