Month: September 2024

 His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has addressed the High-Level Event on Global Peace and Security during the 2024 Forum on China–Africa Cooperation, FOCAC Summit in Beijing, underscoring the urgent need to address global injustice and ensure fair representation for all nations. The President highlighted that Africa, having experienced the devastating impact of conflict, must be fairly represented in global decision-making platforms like the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). […]

 HE Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hamza Abdi Barre met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Somalia Dr. Abdullah bin Salem Al Nuaimi. During the meeting, the cooperation relations between the two countries were reviewed. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar.    

 The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has sent a message of congratulations to the Government and people of the Kingdom of Eswatini, on the occasion marking the 56th independence Anniversary of that Country on Friday, September 6, 2024. The event marks the official celebration of the Kingdom of Eswatini’s Independence Day. The Kingdom of Eswatini formerly Swaziland gained its Independence from Great Britain on […]

 With nearly 30% of the population living below the poverty line, Mauritania is now committed to promoting social protection as a solution to the socioeconomic challenges facing the country; More than 200,000 poor households registered in the Social Registry database are benefiting from the Tekavoul National Social Transfer Program, one of several adaptive and transformative social protection programs implemented by the Mauritanian government and supported by the International Development Association (IDA), […]

 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 […]