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Nairobi to Kigali: How East Africa's trio is tackling domestic violence
26 Apr 2024 03:50 GMT
… injuries or emotional disorder, how it … pregnancies, induced abortions, miscarriage, stillbirth, and sexually … African continent. These countries include Democratic Republic of Congo (47 per cent), Equatorial Guinea … UN Women.
In Africa, Rwanda is a leader …
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Explainer: UNHCR’s Emergency Transit Mechanism Centre in Rwanda (22 April 2024)
24 Apr 2024 09:57 GMT
In line with our mandate, and to support refugees and asylum-seekers at heightened risk inside Libya, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has put in place an Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM), alongside other alternative pathways designed to provide durable …
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HIV epidemic: From the origin towards the end.
23 Apr 2024 15:27 GMT
… Central Africa and N is least spreading and was present in Cameroon … examined yearly. Some sexually energetic homosexual and … human retrovirus from West African sufferers with AIDS. … : Variations and similarities. Medicalnewstoday.com. Printed December 5 …
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DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or treatments yet. Why?
26 Apr 2024 18:45 GMT
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the fight against mpox … virus.
According to Africa CDC, 11 African countries have reported … been known to transmit sexually.
Other countries and international … if needed – without basic medical care that you would take …
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Out in the World: Blinken issues State Dept. report on countries' human rights practices
26 Apr 2024 01:24 GMT
In its latest examination of human rights records across nearly 200 countries and territories around the world, the U.S. State Department found an increasing number are trampling on the rights of their citizens.
Speaking with reporters in the Harry S. …
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Utilization of Antenatal Care Services Within the Context of COVID-19, Security Challenges, and an Unstable Healthcare System at Primary Health Care Centers
25 Apr 2024 03:19 GMT
Introduction
Improving maternal health is one of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and assessing progress toward these goals.1 The WHO recommends four antenatal visits for uncomplicated pregnancies beginning within …
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UN: Guns fueling rape of children, women in war zones
24 Apr 2024 00:01 GMT
… that finding a child to sexually abuse in a conflict … DRC [Democratic Republic of Congo].”
The United Nations recorded … no access to humanitarian or medical assistance, and nowhere to … Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic African groups. The Janjaweed fighters …
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Morocco’s War Against the Sahrawi
23 Apr 2024 01:43 GMT
… says, she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by Moroccan security forces … and Turkey to Kenya and Cameroon, have used the pandemic … ships by the South African government carrying the commodity … countries like Zimbabwe and Rwanda, as well as neighboring …
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Algeria: Empress Shôken Fund announces 103rd funding distribution to support projects in 17 countries
11 Apr 2024 06:27 GMT
… Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, South Africa and Vanuatu.
ESF received … incidents of sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies.
Colombia
Access … alarms. The South African Red Cross Society also … to domestic accidents and medical emergencies, the Mali …
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How the fight against the tampon tax failed to fix period poverty
What’s the context?
Campaigners fought 'sexist' taxes from Kenya to the UK, but 500 million women still can't afford sanitary pads. What can be done?
Lilian Makau was 17 when she started having sex with an older man in her neighbourhood in …