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United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
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Brazil hosts the announcement of the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics

UNAIDS launching group to generate evidence on the inequalities driving pandemics and advocate for the adoption of multisectoral approaches to strengthen the response to AIDS and other pandemics

Brazil is hosting the announcement of the new Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics chaired by The First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingos, the Director of the University College London Institute for Health Equity, Sir Michael Marmot and the Nobel prize winning economist, Joseph E. Stiglitz. Brazil’s Minister of…

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
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In Angola, young people help shatter the stigma around comprehensive sexuality education

Angola is wrangling with a widespread HIV epidemic, with some 2 per cent of the adult population infected, and women’s infection rates are three times higher than men’s

Silvia Francisco, 31, was struggling with a dilemma. She was concerned about a family member who wasn’t seeking the medical treatment she urgently needed, because she feared being ostracized if anyone found out about her condition. “She’s been HIV-positive for many years,” said Ms. Francisco, an activist for young people’s…

EVA Pharma

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EVA Pharma Completes New Biologics Facility as Part of Insulin Collaboration with Lilly

The new facility has production capacity of 90 million vials and 50 million cartridges of high-quality insulin to meet the needs of at least one million people annually in Africa, as part of collaboration with Lilly

EVA Pharma (https://www.EVAPharma.com) is celebrating the completion of its new biologics’ facility in Cairo, which is set to start producing high-quality insulin next month as part of an ongoing collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company to expand sustainable access to the essential medical product. In a first for both companies,…

Ministry of Information, Eritrea
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Eritrea: Ministry of Agriculture produces two animal vaccines

The two vaccines produced are PPR-against small ruminant disease and Newcastle-an important poultry disease

The Ministry of Agriculture announces that it has produced two internationally certified animal disease vaccines through the National Animal and Plant Health Laboratory based in Villagio, Asmara. According to Mr. Efrem Gebremeskel, Director of the National Laboratory, the two vaccines produced are PPR-against small ruminant disease and Newcastle-an important poultry…

Siemens Healthineers

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First integrated drone-based transportation solution for laboratory samples and medical supplies in Africa

The utilization of Wingcopter’s delivery drones interconnected with Siemens Healthineers’ laboratory diagnostics facilities will allow for quick and automated 2-way delivery of samples, medicine and other medical products

Siemens Healthineers (www.Siemens-Healthineers.com) to collaborate with German drone manufacturer and service provider Wingcopter to pilot an integrated drone delivery solution for healthcare facilities throughout Africa; 2-way delivery system transporting blood samples, vaccines, and pharmaceuticals to improve access to sample analysis, accelerate diagnosis and allow faster treatment for rural communities. Siemens Healthineers…

Mercy Ships

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Boy, 13, who struggled to eat or speak due to tumour receives transformational surgery in Senegal

An intelligent boy, Daouda was forced to quit school in 2019 when all attempts to find surgery came to nothing

A teenage boy who spent years seeking surgery for an expanding facial tumour that left him struggling to eat or talk has received successful surgery, thanks to a surgical charity. Daouda was only four when a tiny node emerged on his upper jaw. The condition would be picked up earlier…

FIND

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    • From left to right: Dr Bill Rodriguez (FIND CEO), Dr Ayoade Alakija (WHO Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, Chair of the African Vaccine Delivery Alliance (AVDA) and Chair of FIND), Bawelile Philomena Sibili Simelane (Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini and lead negotiator of the WHA Resolution on diagnostics), and Dr Kenneth Fleming (Chair, The Lancet Commission on diagnostics) are speaking at a session on a World Health Assembly (WHA) Resolution on diagnostics during Diagnostics Day, an event organized by FIND on the sidelines of WHA at Musée Ariana, Geneva, Switzerland on 24 May 2023
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FIND welcomes adoption of historic World Health Assembly Resolution on diagnostics as the organization enters its 20th anniversary year

The Resolution ranges widely, covering testing for infectious and non-communicable diseases and health conditions, for pandemic prevention and preparedness, and to combat antimicrobial resistance

WHA Resolution formally recognizes the vital role of diagnostics in delivering health for all, enabling countries to prioritize the resources needed to ensure everyone who needs a test can get one; A country-led International Alliance for Diagnostics will be formed to support implementation of the Resolution; Adoption of the Resolution…

World Health Organzation (WHO) - Zimbabwe
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World Health Organization (WHO) Donates Cholera Supplies to enhance outbreak response in Zimbabwe

The treatment kits which consist of 20 community, 6 peripheral and 2 central kits are estimated to serve approximately 2 800 patients

The World Health Organization (WHO) donated cholera kits and medical supplies to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) in Zimbabwe as part of ongoing efforts to combat the cholera outbreak. The kits, procured with financial support from United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USCDC) and WHO,…

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
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Battling Measles Amid Ongoing Crises in South Sudan

MSF teams have been working tirelessly to treat patients suffering from measles in health facilities across the country, as well as running vaccination campaigns

MSF teams have been working tirelessly to treat patients suffering from measles in health facilities across the country, as well as running vaccination campaigns. In 2022, MSF treated more than 1,782 patients with measles and vaccinated more than 170,000 children against the disease. In South Sudan, a fierce battle is…

World Health Organization - United Republic of Tanzania
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Empowering at- risk Communities to fight Cholera Outbreak in Southern highland regions in Tanzania

A total of 41,000 posters and brochures were printed and disseminated in the Mbeya and Ruvuma regions

Active participation of the local communities is key to promoting community ownership and commitment towards addressing negative practices that favour the spread of diseases. World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with UNICEF and the Ministry of Health are working together to empower key community groups living in affected regions by…