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World Health Organization (WHO) - South Africa
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Africa Vaccination Week 2025: Message from Ms Shenaaz El-Halabi, World Health Organization (WHO) South Africa Representative

In South Africa, WHO continues to work alongside the government and key partners to strengthen immunization coverage and build public trust

On the occasion of Africa Vaccination Week 2025, we join the continent and the global community in reaffirming our shared commitment to the power and promise of immunisation. This year’s theme, “Immunisation for All is Humanly Possible,” and the slogan “Vaccinated Communities, Healthy Communities” remind us that universal immunisation is not only a moral…

World Health Organization (WHO) - South Africa
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World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warn parents against unethical baby milk advertising in South Africa

The pseudo-scientific health claims made by formula companies discourage mothers from breastfeeding, which should always be a first choice as breastmilk is the most complete and healthiest milk for babies

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are today launching a “Babies Before Bottom Lines” manifesto to warn parents in South Africa against false and unethical baby milk advertising. The manifesto was posted online today to call out “predatory and pervasive practices” and has been backed and shared by…

TECNO Mobile

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    • Nyehoth, 12 years refugee at Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya. She likes drawing and wishes to be an artist in the future. © UNHCR/Mohamed Maalim
    • In Kenya, three DAFI scholars—Monica, Mabil and Stephen—stand outside TECNO’s Nairobi office, where they completed internships across various departments. © UNHCR/Charity Kamene Nzomo
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and TECNO Expand Global Partnership to Empower Refugee Children and Youth Through Education

New three-year commitment to advance access to education and self-reliance for displaced communities in Africa

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced an expanded three-year global partnership with TECNO (www.TECNO-Mobile.com), a leading innovative technology brand, to address critical education gaps for refugee children and youth across Africa. Building on five years of successful collaboration, the two parties launched the special project “Together We Can Bring…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Angola
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Measles and rubella vaccination campaign protects children in Lunda Norte

The initiative by the province of Lunda-Norte resonates deeply as a call to collective action, at a time when the African continent is celebrating African Vaccination Week, under the theme “Vaccination for all is humanly possible”

Maria da Graça, who lives in the municipality of Chitato, remembers with sadness one of the most difficult moments in her life. In 2024, her eldest daughter, then four years old, fell ill with measles. "It started with a fever, then the spots appeared. She became very weak. I was…

UN News
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Sexual violence systematically used as a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to have devastating consequences, particularly for women and children, who face an increased risk of conflict-related sexual violence

Senior UN officials warned on Wednesday that all parties involved in the conflict are systematically using sexual violence as a tactic of war against civilians. Worsening conditions in the east Escalating attacks by non-State armed groups in eastern DRC have led to a significant surge in sexual violence, predominantly targeting…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Eswatini
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World Health Day 2025

Meanwhile, Eswatini’s neonatal mortality rate currently stands at 23 per 1 000 live births, slightly below the regional average of 27/1 000

In commemoration of the World Health Day 2025 on 7 April 2025, the Kingdom of Eswatini joined global partners in launching a year-long campaign under the theme “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures”, calling for renewed commitment to end preventable maternal and neonatal deaths. The national commemoration brought together policymakers, health professionals,…

UN News
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Hunger stalks Ethiopia as United Nation (UN) aid agency halts support amid funding cuts

More than four million pregnant women, breastfeeding women and young children need treatment for malnutrition in Ethiopia

Funding and supply shortfalls for the UN World Food Programme's relief work in Ethiopia will halt lifesaving treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children at the end of the month. “We are at the breaking point,” the agency said on Tuesday.  In total, 3.6 million “most vulnerable” people in Ethiopia stand to…

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA)
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Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) Opens Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Sudan

The opening ceremony was attended by Sudanese Minister of Health, Heysem Muhammed Ibrahim; Türkiye’s Ambassador to Khartoum, Fatih Yıldız; and TİKA’s Coordinator in Sudan, Galip Yılmaz

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) opened a neonatal intensive care unit at Port Hospital in Port Sudan, eastern Sudan. The opening ceremony was attended by Sudanese Minister of Health, Heysem Muhammed Ibrahim; Türkiye’s Ambassador to Khartoum, Fatih Yıldız; and TİKA’s Coordinator in Sudan, Galip Yılmaz. Minister Ibrahim expressed his gratitude…

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A.R.M. Holding Children’s Programme launches fifth edition on World Creativity and Innovation Day

Celebrated Nigerian artist Peju Alatise and Emirati artist-educator Alia Hussain Lootah leads cultural education initiative in the UAE with art workshops exploring the “Future of Water”

The fifth edition of the A.R.M. Holding Children’s Programme launches today in schools across the UAE, timed to coincide with World Creativity and Innovation day (apo-opa.co/4lGh4t0) - a special day marked by the United Nations to celebrate the role of creativity in human development. This year introduces the first collaborative artist…

Ministry of Information, Eritrea
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Eritrea: Commendable Neonatal Intensive Care

Prof. Tsigereda indicated that the unit has been renovated and upgraded with advanced equipment as part of the long-standing cooperation between the Ministry of Health and the German Archemed Medical Association

Prof. Tsigereda Gebrehiwet, Head of Pediatrics at Orotta National Referral Hospital, stated that the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is providing commendable healthcare services, equipped with modern facilities. Prof. Tsigereda indicated that the unit has been renovated and upgraded with advanced equipment as part of the long-standing cooperation between the Ministry…