Health
Hunger in Africa surges due to conflict, climate and food prices
Conflict, climate change and rising food and fuel prices are pushing about a quarter of Africans towards hunger, the International Committee of ...Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight
Millions more Sudanese are set to go hungry this year as economic turmoil and erratic rains drive up prices and reduce harvests, ...Ukraine’s tuberculosis progress ‘stopped in one day’
As Ukraine struggles to cope with the immediate casualties of Russia’s invasion, there are fears the war will also ruin the country’s ...No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021 – data
Not a single country managed to meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) air quality standard in 2021, a survey of pollution data ...Masks, PCR tests no longer needed in Namibia as COVID cases fall
The wearing of masks in public in Namibia and negative PCR tests for vaccinated visitors are no longer required, President Hage Geingob ...Ninety percent of Ukrainian population could face poverty in protracted war
Nine out of 10 Ukrainians could face poverty and extreme economic vulnerability if the war drags on over the next year, wiping ...Kenya lifts all mandatory Covid-19 restrictions
Kenya lifted its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, including a ban on large indoor gatherings such as religious services and a requirement ...Guatemala law punishes abortion with prison for up to 25 years
Guatemala’s Congress approved on Tuesday a law that punishes abortion with up to 25 years in prison and prohibits same-sex marriage and ...Nearly 3 mln Malawian children to get polio shot after rare outbreak
Medics will vaccinate about 2.9 million young children against polio in Malawi, the United Nations said on Thursday, after a three-year-old girl ...Fears of medical shortages and disease in Ukraine after Russian invasion
Ukraine is running low on critical medical supplies and has had to halt urgent efforts to curb a polio outbreak since Russia ...














