Month: September 2024

 Thousands of children in eastern Sudan are at risk of cholera following a major outbreak caused by widespread flooding, contaminated water and with a decimated health system after 16 months of conflict, Save the Children said. Nearly 2900 cases of cholera and 112 deaths have been reported between July 22 and the beginning of September with Sudan’s Ministry of Health officially declared the outbreak on August 12. However, the actual numbers may […]

 The Ministry of Health, under the leadership of Cabinet Secretary Dr. Deborah Barasa, presented a detailed report to the Council of Governors (CoG) on the services provided by the Social Health Authority (SHA) on September 5th, 2024. The meeting, led by Governor Muthomi Njuki, Chair of the CoG Health Committee, focused on advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Kenya.  The report outlined new standardized tariffs and benefits packages under the SHA, […]

 The Ministry of Health today launched the PHC Assessment Report, emphasizing the crucial role of primary health care (PHC) in achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Kenya.   The report evaluates PHC implementation across seven counties and highlights significant progress in establishing Primary Health Care Networks (PCNs) to improve access to essential services.  The event held in Nairobi was presided over by Dr. Rebecca Kiptui, Head of Curative Services, representing the […]

 Children’s laughter rings out as Fartun Abdi Warsame prepares her family’s breakfast of rice and the vegetables – lentils, peppers, onions and tomatoes – that she grows on her farm in Somalia’s northeastern Puntland region. In a field nearby, her children and nephews alternate between playing with a bright yellow wheelbarrow and swinging from the wooden planks supporting their home of corrugated iron sheeting. “All I know is being a farmer, and I love […]

 The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is set to visit Nigeria from 8 to 19 September. This second visit aims to assess the treatment of individuals in detention and measure whether the country has strengthened its capacity to protect the human rights of all people deprived of liberty since the Subcommittee’s previous visit ten years ago. The SPT delegation will visit various places where individuals are held, including prisons, police […]

 HE Speaker of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Abdi Hashi Abdullahi met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Somalia, Dr. Abdullah bin Salem Al Nuaimi. The meeting discussed cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to support and enhance them. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar.    

 Severe flooding in South Sudan has forced many to flee their homes, often losing their livelihoods and properties in the process. These devastating effects have caused an urgent need for both humanitarian aid and proactive measures to minimize the impact of more expected downpours. To keep himself up to date with activities undertaken to increase the readiness of communities in Greater Pibor and Akobo, Mohan Subramanian, Force Commander of the […]

 The African Water Facility has secured 12 million euros from the Nordic Development Fund for a new funding initiative to support African governments, utilities, the private sector, and other stakeholders to expand access to safe and sustainable sanitation in African cities. The Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative (AUSII) was launched on 27 August 2024, on the sidelines of World Water Week 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden. The Nordic Development Fund (www.NDF.int) announced […]