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The Indonesian Ambassador to Sudan, Sunarko, along with the staff of the Indonesian Embassy in Khartoum, attended a dynamic meeting on Friday (26/1) with a group of Sudanese entrepreneurs affiliated with the Port Sudan International Club. The meeting was directly attended by Mr. Abdalla, the General Manager of Bank Al-Balad Sudan, along with prominent figures from the business community in Port Sudan. The discussion focused on the progress and follow-up […]

In South Sudan, 19 of the 20 neglected tropical diseases are endemic, posing a huge health threat. More than 12 million people are at risk of infection from these diseases that can cause severe pain, disabilities and deformities among other devastating impacts. The country, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, has made efforts over the recent years to tackle the threat of neglected tropical diseases by […]

​On January 29, 2024, the Charge d'Affaires ad Interim of The Indonesian Embassy in Tripoli (KBRI Tripoli), Mr. Dede Rifai, led a virtual meeting to prepare Indonesia's participation in the Tripoli International Fair, scheduled to be held in Tripoli, Libya from May 15 to 21, 2024. The virtual meeting was attended by representatives from the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, the Libya General Union of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the […]

In response to a deadly Hepatitis E outbreak in South Sudan, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has launched a mass vaccination campaign in collaboration with the Ministry of Health to safeguard women and girls of reproductive age, who are at greatest risk of death from the disease. Since April 2023, 501 cases of Hepatitis E have been treated at the MSF hospital in Old Fangak, Jonglei state, and 21 […]

The first Alumni Summit of the U.S. Mission in Morocco brought together over 400 alumni of State Department programs in Morocco Saturday, January 27th, in Rabat. Participants engaged in a diverse program featuring 16 distinguished speakers, 16 Moroccan NGOs, discussion panels, workshops, and networking opportunities. The summit aims to create a platform for U.S. State Department program alumni to exchange ideas, showcase successful initiatives, and foster collaboration on pressing global […]

To mark the World Health Organization’s 75th anniversary, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean hosted a networking and partner and staff appreciation event last night, at the Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo, under the theme “Painting a healthier and safer future together”. The aim was to renew commitment to our shared regional goal of Health for All by All. The event also highlighted WHO’s efforts to promote primary health […]

The Indonesian Embassy in Khartoum on Monday (29/1) returned 3 (three) Indonesian citizens to Indonesia from the temporary transit point for the Indonesian Embassy in Khartoum in Port Sudan. The three Indonesian citizens are Indonesian citizens who study religious knowledge informally (talaki) in Gadharif, Sudan. Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Sudan, the three of them decided to survive and chose to settle in Sudan because the situation […]

A project to reduce the alarmingly high number of child deaths related to pneumonia and diarrhoea in Somalia has been formally launched by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) and WHO. The Every Breath Counts project aims to increase access to medical oxygen, set up mother and child health care, establish oral rehydration centres and provide integrated health facilities in the fragile humanitarian setting of Somalia. Child mortality […]

The President of the Republic. H.E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai this morning received in audience the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Hon. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh at his Rehab Residence. Vice President Jalloh's visit on Monday, January 29, 2024, comes barely a week after President Boakai's historic inauguration as 26th President of Liberia on January 22, 2024, which President Julius Maada Bio attended. Addressing the press after the meeting with President Boakai, the […]