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Nigeria first country to introduce ‘revolutionary’ meningitis vaccine
Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a “revolutionary” five-in-one vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Friday. Read Full Story on UN News
Press Release | New UN report calls for trillions more in development investment to rescue Sustainable Development Goals
New UN report calls for trillions more in development investment to rescue Sustainable Development Goals Bold actions needed to scale up SDG investment and reform global financial system UNITED NATIONS, 9 April 2024 – [...]
Massive investment and financial reform needed to rescue SDGs
Financing for sustainable development is at a crossroads and without urgent investment, global efforts to achieve a more just and equitable world by 2030 will fail, the UN deputy chief warned on Tuesday.
Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report
The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths daily, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) released on Tuesday. Read Full Story [...]
Mother makes 200km emergency trip across rural Madagascar to save baby
A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km emergency journey on challenging rural roads to a specialist regional hospital after she experienced difficulties giving birth at home. [...]
Gaza: ‘Systematic dismantling of healthcare must end’ says WHO
With the largest hospital in Gaza largely destroyed and out of action, access to healthcare has now become “totally inadequate” following six months of brutal fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants, said the World [...]
World News in Brief: Security Council condemns DR Congo attacks, cholera testing breakthrough, ‘my health, my right’ campaign
The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the latest rise in attacks by the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s restive east, which has undermined security and exacerbated an already [...]
Sudan: Aid lifeline reaches Darfur region in bid to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’
Two aid convoys carrying lifesaving supplies have reached Sudan’s Darfurs for the first time in months, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, as humanitarians try to avert a “hunger catastrophe”, after nearly [...]
Media Advisory | After global shocks, new UN report to say trillions of dollars in SDG financing surge urgently needed
WHO: UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed WHAT: Launch of the Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2024 Financing challenges are at the heart of the current sustainable development crisis. In the wake of [...]