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How Uganda is bringing malaria care closer to every family

Extending malaria diagnosis and treatment to all age groups helps address a larger reservoir of infection while improving equity in access to essential health services

Whenever fever strikes nine-year-old Joshua Ekimwere in his rural Ogaramio village, getting help has not always been easy. For his grandmother, Akurut Dinah Loy, a suspected malaria infection often meant difficult choices. Either finding money for transport and medicine, missing a day's work, or waiting anxiously while his condition worsens.…

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South Africa: China Zero Tariff to Give Exporters Certainty Beyond 2028 and Will Safeguard Jobs – Minister Tau

According to Tau, diversifying South Africa’s markets is how the government plans to protect South African jobs in an uncertain world

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Parks Tau says bilateral trade with China and the China Zero-Tariff will give exporters certainty beyond 2028 with safeguards that will protect South African industry and jobs. Tau was speaking during the Briefing Reception on China’s Zero-Tariff Treatment to African Countries hosted…

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Democratic Republic of the (DR) Congo: Ebola responders under pressure as outbreak expands

As the deadly Ebola disease outbreak reached an eighth province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), investigators pursued all leads on Thursday to assess the risk of the disease spreading in Nigeria

Authorities in Abuja confirmed their first case of infection in an individual arriving from Uganda, which borders the worst-hit provinces in DRC. “The source of exposure is still not known and the travel history of the patient is being pieced together now in terms of her movement from Uganda up…

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Democratic Republic of Congo - Ebola response: Strengthening treatment and preserving essential care

WHO has delivered more than a ton of medicines, supplies, and medical equipment to the GRH, including oxygen therapy materials, personal protective equipment, beds, and mattresses, to support continuity of essential care

“We were separated only by ropes.” When Dr Prince Afandia Alafu, 33, returns to the place where he was treated for Ebola, memories of his hospitalization resurface. In Isiro, in Haut Uélé province in northeastern of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this general practitioner discovers, just weeks after his…

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Kenya Steps Up Global Drive to Feed Children in Schools

According to World Food Programme, 466 million children currently receive school meals globally and while this is an enormous achievement, there remains numerous school age children that have not been reached

Kenya has been named the fourth Co-Chair of the School Meals Coalition, joining Brazil, Finland and France in providing global leadership to an initiative aimed at ensuring children have access to healthy and nutritious meals at school. The announcement was made during the Third Ministerial Session of the Global School…

Republic of South Africa: The Parliament
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South Africa: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Committee Adopts Department’s Budget Review Report

The committee also questioned inconsistencies identified between Brand SA’s annual report, presentations and supporting documentation. Members noted discrepancies in some rankings, indicators and calculations presented to Parliament and called for improved quality assurance and verification processes

ment of 96.5% of its annual targets and the publication of 302 statistical releases during the year under review. Stats SA is central to evidence-based planning and policymaking, committee members said, providing the information required for monitoring economic growth, employment, poverty, governance and service delivery. Nonetheless, the committee raised concerned…

Republic of South Africa: The Parliament
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South Africa: Allocation to Recruit Over Three Thousand Social Workers to Strengthen gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) Prevention Is Welcomed, Says Social Development Committee

The allocation was announced by the Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, during his presentation of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament on Wednesday

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development has welcomed the allocation of R3.8 billion over the 2027 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period to recruit 3 552 social workers to strengthen prevention efforts in response to rising murders and attacks on women. The allocation was announced by the Minister…

Republic of South Africa: The Parliament
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South Africa: Select Committee on Security and Justice Concerned About AG Audit Findings on South African Police Service’s (SAPS) 2025/26 Annual Report

The committee highlights with alarm the increase in material findings on reported performance information, which rose by 35.71 per cent, from 14 findings in the previous cycle to 19

The Select Committee on Security and Justice today concluded its detailed review of the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) 2025/26 annual report. The committee expressed its profound concern over the persistent audit findings raised by the Auditor-General. While the committee welcomes the sixth consecutive unqualified audit opinion on the financial…

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South Africa: Public Service Committee Chair Welcomes Treasury Efforts to Eliminate Ghost Workers

The Chairperson, however, cautioned that this must be done responsibly without losing much-needed critical skills and institutional knowledge

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration, Mr Jan de Villiers, on Thursday welcomed efforts to identify ghost workers and improve efficiency in the public sector. The Chairperson responded to announcements in the 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) that the Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch…

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World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia and Plan International Ethiopia champion girls’ leadership through Girls Takeover 2026 campaign

The Girls Takeover initiative empowers adolescent girls and young women by providing opportunities to assume leadership roles, amplify their voices, challenge gender stereotypes, and participate in decision-making processes

The World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia Country Office, in partnership with Plan International Ethiopia, hosted Ms. Timrhabiruk Mulugeta as the symbolic WHO Representative for a Day as part of the global Girls Takeover 2026 (#ChangeHerForecast) campaign. The initiative marked the International Day of the Girl and supported this year’s theme,…