East Africa: Climate Crisis in the Greater Horn of Africa is Biggest Health Threat Causing Disease Outbreaks #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] The link between the climate crisis and global health has become clearer with every extreme weather event, with the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies reaching their highest-ever level this century. The World Health Organization (WHO)'s analysis of the seven countries in the greater Horn of Africa - Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda - found that there have been 39 reported outbreaks, as well as flooding, and other acute public health (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Djibouti suspends China and other loan repayments, banks on forgiveness
Djibouti’s location on the Horn of Africa’s Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, that controls access to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, has made it a major destination for Chinese capital. Photo: AP Djibouti’s location on the Horn of Africa’s Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, that controls access to the Red Sea and the…#suezcanal #redsea #majordestination #strait #canal #horn #africa #red #sea #suez (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Somalia: Somali PM Receives Doctors From Djibouti
[Shabelle] The Prime Minister of Somalia Hamza Abdi Barre received at his office doctors from Djibouti who came to Mogadishu to help the Oct 29 attack victims. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 6, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Polio eradication: delegates recommit to step up efforts at the 69th Regional Committee for the ...
Tuesday 11 October 2022 Members of the Regional Subcommittee for Polio Eradication and Outbreaks in the Eastern Mediterranean reviewed recent progress during the 69th session of the Regional Committee. It was the sixth meeting of the subcommittee since it was formed during the 67th Regional Committee.
During the meeting Member States and partners reiterated their commitment to freeing current and future generations of children from polio and called for sustained efforts to end polio once and for all, including the pockets of wild poliovirus that linger in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Representatives of partners of the Globa...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 11, 2022 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
The 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean opens in Cairo
Cairo, 10 October 2022 ‒ The 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean was inaugurated today in Cairo by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General; Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean; and H.E. Dr Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh, Minister of Health of Djibouti and Vice-chair of the 68th session of the Regional Committee. The inauguration was attended by ministers of health and representatives of the Region’s Member States, participating in person for the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. They were joined by representatives of int...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 11, 2022 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the 69th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean - 10 October 2022
[WHO] Your Excellency Dr Ahmed Robleh, Minister of Health of Djibouti and Vice Chair of the 68th Regional Committee, (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 11, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean
6 October 2022, Cairo ‒ After 2 years of being held virtually, the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean will be held in hybrid modality this year from 10 to 13 October 2022.
Ministers of health and high-level representatives of the 22 countries of WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region, along with partner organizations and civil society, will participate, partially in person and mostly connecting online to discuss priority public health issues.
WHO’s Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, and Vice-...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 6, 2022 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
A Day in the Life of a Service to Armed Forces Team Member Deployed to Djibouti
Normally in Wisconsin, you can find Alexandra “Lexy” Huber serving as the Senior Services to Armed Forces Program Specialist, supporting service members, veterans and their families and connecting them to local and available resources.
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However, right now, Lexy is stationed in Djibouti. She is one of 23 Red Cross workers currently deployed on behalf of the Red Cross’ Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) Division. They support U.S troops on bases in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
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Source: Red Cross Chat - July 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Military Support american red cross International SAF service to the armed forces Source Type: news
Olympic legend Mo Farah reveals he was taken from his family, trafficked to UK at age 9
Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah revealed he was taken from his family in Somaliland when he was 9 years old and trafficked to the UK under a different child’s name.
The legendary... #previewclip #mofarah #somaliland #therealmofarah #djibouti (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO work jointly to accelerate action on maternal and child undernutrition ...
Amman/Cairo 15 June 2022 | Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Near East and North Africa Region, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) Middle East and North Africa Region are convening a high-level meeting to accelerate action on maternal and child undernutrition. The meeting brings together senior representatives from ministries of health, agriculture, planning, social welfare and education, and a wide range of stakeholders, including academia, research in...
Source: WHO EMRO News - June 16, 2022 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Intercountry consultation on the sustainability of tuberculosis, HIV and malaria programmes in ...
5 June 2022 Countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region receiving resources from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria need to start to address the sustainability of their national HIV, tuberculosis and malaria strategies and programmes, regardless of their economic capacity or disease burden.
To facilitate this, WHO is developing a document to help countries in the Region strengthen the sustainability of their HIV, tuberculosis and malaria services and, when ready, prepare for the transition from Global Fund support. The document provides a menu of actions, under different health system components...
Source: WHO EMRO News - June 5, 2022 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Inequality Tightens Its Grip on the Most Vulnerable
Every year, 570 million tons of food are wasted at the household level people. Global food waste accounts for 8–10% of greenhouse gas emissions. Credit: Claudia Ciobanu/IPSBy Baher KamalMADRID, May 13 2022 (IPS) Please do not say you were not aware that the world produces enough food to feed all human beings on Earth, while nearly double the combined European Union’s population go to bed hungry… every single night.
And please don’t pretend you did not know that 20% of all humans –those who live in the wealthiest countries– waste about 35% of the food they buy, throwing it in the garbage.
Poverty, armed con...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 13, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Baher Kamal Tags: Development & Aid Food and Agriculture Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Inequality Poverty & SDGs Source Type: news
Gender Lens Crucial to Leaving No One Behind (Part 1)
Getting back on track post-COVID-19 is crucial says Regional Director of UNFPA ASRO, Dr Luay Shabaneh. The UNFPA runs several programmes for women and girls, here girls listen to a youth educator network Y-PEER presentation on the harms of female genital mutilation at their school in Garowe, Puntland. Credit: UNFPA Somalia/Tobin JonesBy IPS CorrespondentJohannesburg , Feb 27 2022 (IPS) Parliamentarians’ leadership in a post-COVID-19 recovery is crucial to achieving the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) agenda. The involvement of lawmakers in ensuring a more equal, just, and sustainable soc...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: IPS Correspondent Tags: COVID-19 Development & Aid Health Humanitarian Emergencies Population Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Asian Population and Development Association (APDA) IPS UN Bureau Parliamentarians working to meet SDG's UNF Source Type: news
Vanessa Nakate Wants Climate Justice for Africa
In October 2019, the Rotary Club of Bugolobi asked me to talk on the environment and climate change. I looked forward to the opportunity. It would be the first time as an activist that I’d be addressing Ugandan professionals, many of whom were my parents’ age (I’m 24). The audience would be civic-minded middle-class men and women who could raise awareness about the climate crisis and put pressure on the government and the private sector. Or they could do exactly the opposite: resist any change they perceived as slowing down what they considered “development” or “progress,” and dism...
Source: TIME: Science - October 28, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Vanessa Nakate Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything Cover Story Excerpt feature healthscienceclimate Magazine Source Type: news
Djibouti: Egypt to Build Specialized Hospital in Djibouti - Minister
[Egypt Online] Health Minister Hala Zayed said Sunday that a layout of a specialized Egyptian hospital that should be built in Djibouti was completed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 22, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
