Despite important progress towards integrating eye health into primary health care services in African countries, a dire shortage of financial resources, combined with the concentration of scarce human resources in urban areas and low community awareness,
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Despite important progress towards integrating eye health into primary health care services in African countries, a dire shortage of financial resources, combined with the concentration of scarce human resources in urban areas and low community awareness,
Disease Outbreak News: Marburg virus disease – Rwanda
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )As of 10 October 2024, a total of 58 cases of Marburg virus disease (MVD), including 13 deaths (case fatality ratio (CFR): 22%), have been reported in Rwanda.
Global goods trade on track for gradual recovery despite lingering downside risks
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Global goods trade is projected to post a 2.7% increase in 2024, up slightly from the previous estimate of 2.6%, WTO economists said in an updated forecast on 10 October.
African Countries Commit to Strengthen Cooperation to Better Protect Migrants
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Over 300 representatives from African member states, stakeholders, the UN system, and the African Union Commission, gathered for the second Africa review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
The World Must Not Ignore DR Congo’s Worsening Humanitarian Crisis – IOM
Stories & Blogs IOM (News )With record levels of internal displacement, acute food insecurity, and gender-based violence, urgent and concerted action is needed to stem the worsening humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
“Sudan at Breaking Point” Warns IOM as Famine, Floods add to Massive Displacement.
Stories & Blogs IOM (News )The humanitarian situation in Sudan is at “a catastrophic breaking point” according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Ghana progresses on harnessing diaspora contributions to climate action.
Stories & Blogs IOM (News )As part of the Diaspora for Climate Action (D4C) project, which is funded by the IOM Development Fund, participating stakeholders started the development of a plan of action that will enable the Ghanaian diaspora in the UK to better contribute to climate