Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Countries must recommit to ending deaths in childbirth amid major headwinds.
Niger: improving access to services to reduce maternal mortality.
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )Niger continues to face high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. In 2020, maternal mortality was estimated at 441 deaths per 100 000 live births.
Strengthening Genomic Surveillance in Africa: Capacity Building Beyond COVID-19.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (News )In the face of global health threats, robust genomic surveillance is more critical than ever.
Africa's Higher Education Centers of Excellence: Celebrating a decade of transformative journey in revolutionizing Africa’s contribution to global research and innovation
Stories & Blogs World Bank (News )The ACE Program has emerged as a model of distinction, fostering innovation, nurturing world-class expertise, and strengthening institutional capacities in critical sectors,” said His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama
Aid cuts shut down critical services for Sudanese refugees in Chad
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Story )UNHCR and its partners are being forced to close or scale back health, education and other crucial programmes for refugees in Chad due to severe funding shortages.
UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Briefing Notes )Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Congolese refugees crossing its western border due to increased insecurity in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
What works for women at work
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Blog )Across the globe, I’ve met countless men and women driven by the conviction that when policies work for women, societies move forward. Here is a world tour of policies that are opening the gates to greater economic empowerment of women. For the benefit of
Enhancing Cyber Resilience in Developing Countries
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Results Brief )Between 2014 and 2024, the World Bank supported 64 countries worldwide in building the foundations of cyber resilience.
Ground-breaking Ebola vaccination trial launches today in Uganda
Stories & Blogs WHO (News )In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first-ever clinical efficacy trial for a vaccine from Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus.
Data protection in development: Where are we headed?
Stories & Blogs World Bank (News )Digitalization is reshaping economies worldwide, offering unprecedented opportunities for growth and better access to public and private services.