UN cuts global aid appeal to $46 billion to help 180 million in 2024 as it faces funding crisis
The United Nations is targeting fewer people and seeking less money in its 2024 global humanitarian appeal launched on Monday as it grapples with a severe funding crisis. U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths told the launch that the U.N. has cut its appeal to $46 billion, to help 180 million…#unitednations #martingriffiths #israel #gaza #ukraine #sudan #yemen #syria #worldfoodprogram #somalia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lupita Nyong ’o Named Berlin Film Festival Jury President
Lupita Nyong’o, the Oscar-winning Kenyan-Mexican actor and filmmaker, will preside over the international jury of the upcoming Berlin Film Festival. “Lupita Nyong’o embodies what we like in cinema: versatility in embracing different projects, addressing different audiences, and consistency to one…#lupitanyongo #kenyanmexican #berlinfilmfestival #berlinaledirectors #mariëtterissenbeek #carlochatrian #criticschoiceaward #nyongo #sudanese #mohamedkordofani (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Have attacks on healthcare become the new normal? A public health call to action for armed conflicts before it is too late - Blanchet K, Rubinstein L, Taithe B, Fast L.
The scale of attacks on healthcare has become more visible and its impact greater in recent armed conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan and Myanmar. In these conflicts, combatants systematically target health facilities and ambulances. We need to ensure that attacks... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Sudan Orders 15 UAE Diplomats to Leave Country; No Reason Given
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Source: Reuters: Health - December 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Saudi Arabia, Russia stress need for OPEC+ to commit to deal
RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed in their meeting in Riyadh the need for OPEC+ members to commit to the group’s agreement, Saudi Press Agency said on Thursday, citing a joint statement. They welcomed the close cooperation between their…#saudi #russian #vladimirputin #riyadh #saudipressagency #sudan #jeddahdeclaration #northafrican #iran #tehran (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chad: Severe Lack of Water Causing Serious Health Risks for Children in Chad
[MSF] People displaced from Sudan sheltering in camps in eastern Chad are living in dire conditions, desperately short of clean water and decent sanitation. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are providing water and sanitation assistance in three camps in the border region. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 6, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance Central Africa Chad External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society Source Type: news
Meet the heroes powering our emergency response
Episode 4
Dr Nahid Idris Salih Khalid: Officer in Charge, WHO operations hub, Gezira, Sudan5 December 2023 – One ordinary Saturday morning in Khartoum, Sudan, during the holy month of Ramadan, I was suddenly awoken by a deafening sound and the house shaking. From the roof, I saw the formidable sight of a fighter jet flying overhead and heavy smoke rising in the distance. The sound grew louder, more aggressive, horrible. A bombshell landed on my neighbour’s house. Armed conflict had erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. I couldn’t believe what my eyes were seeing.
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Source: WHO EMRO News - December 5, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
The Failure Of Western Feminism When It's Most Needed
The Failure Of Western Feminism When It's Most Needed Authored by Phyllis Chesler via RealClear Wire, On Nov. 25, the United Nations initiated its annual Sixteen Days of Global Activism Against Gender-Based Violence against women and girls. This will continue until Dec. 10, which is Human Rights…#phyllischesler #realclearwire #unitednations #sixteendays #humanrightsday #talkingheads #israeli #bosnia #rwanda #sudan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Workplace violence toward doctors working in obstetrics and gynecology emergency units in Khartoum North Locality, Sudan: a cross-sectional study - Ali EM, Mohammed WA, Mahmoud DS, F Kheiralla TA, Nasrallah EA, Elfadul KM, Abdelfatah Hamza Ahmed T, Hussein HI, Elkhidir IH, Muneer MS.
Workplace violence (WPV) is any action, incident, or behavior that deviates from appropriate conduct and results in a person getting assaulted, threatened, harmed, or injured at work. This research aimed at studying the current state of WPV among doctors w... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news
Darfur: Another Genocide 20 Years Later?
On November 24, 2023, a group of 70 international law experts published an open letter warning about the risk of genocide in Darfur, Sudan. As they state, “The risk of imminent genocidal mass killing is now approaching a point of no return as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group…#darfur #sudan #rapidsupportforces #rsf #sudanesearmedforces #saf #chad #ocha #dominiquehyde #unhcr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Donating to Doctors Without Borders can offer tax advantages and help provide life-saving medical care. Here's how
Doctors Without Borders The year ahead will no doubt hold new and unexpected challenges. Doctors Without Borders teams are already scaling up our efforts to provide patients with physical and mental health care along the dangerous migration route through Central America. We continue to treat…#centralamerica #haiti #yemen #sudan #donoradvisedfund #daf #learn #insiderstudios (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Perpetrators of sexual violence in the DRC must be held to account
Historically, we know that conviction rates for these crimes are shockingly low. How can we expect or encourage survivors to come forward when so few cases ever succeed, Nadine Tunasi writes. Sexual violence is a crime against humanity. It is brutal, deliberate and intended to punish and humiliate…#nadinetunasi #drc #laws #survivorchampion #kolbassiahauossou #ukraine #iran #sudan #guatemala #survivorsspeak (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cheap over-the-counter nail drug found to work on crippling flesh-eating disease
‘Momentous’ breakthrough as trial finds treatment for nail infections to be highly effective for neglected tropical diseaseA cheap and easily taken drug used to treat fungal nail infections has been found to work against a devastating flesh and bone-eating disease found across Africa, Asia and the Americas.Researchers say the breakthrough offers hope to thousands of patients who have suffered decades of neglect and can face amputations if the disease is left untreated.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 23, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Johnson Tags: Global development Global health Sudan Mexico Africa Americas World news Middle East and north Africa Science Medical research Society Source Type: news
ECW Interviews France ’s Minister of State for Development and International Partnerships Chrysoula Zacharopoulou
By External SourceNov 22 2023 (IPS-Partners)
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou is a medical doctor. Born in Sparta (Greece) in 1976, she holds both French and Greek nationalities and is a graduate of Sapienza University in Rome, as well as holding a PhD on endometriosis. She arrived in France in 2007, practicing as a gynaecological surgeon at Bégin Military Hospital.
As a defender of the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls, she founded the “Info-Endométriose” association alongside actor Julie Gayet. In 2016, she launched the first national awareness campaign about this little-known disease, aime...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Climate Change Education Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here Gender Health Women & Climate Change Women's Health Education Cannot Wait (ECW) IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Sudan: 1.5 Million Cholera Vaccines Rolled Out in Sudan's El Gedaref
[Dabanga] El Dawim / El Gedaref -- El Dawim Emergency Room in White Nile state recorded one death and six new cases of cholera on Monday, bringing the cumulative number of deaths to 16 and cases to 163 in the state, as El Gedaref launched an oral cholera vaccination campaign. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Sudan Source Type: news
