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EIN Presswire

This award adds more than $33 million to PHV’s BARDA contract to advance a Sudan ebolavirus vaccine candidate and two Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidates.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) China has announced plans to provide emergency humanitarian and medical assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak affecting parts of Central and East Africa.

International Committee of the Red Cross

The South Sudan Red Cross (SSRC), present throughout the country with over 19,000 volunteers, has been at the forefront of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement’s efforts to provide South Sudanese people and communities the humanitarian...

South African Government

Pretoria: Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will, on Wednesday 27 May, deliver a keynote address at the opening session of East and Southern Africa Sub-Regional Mental Health Inter-Country Learning Workshop in Johannesburg.

South African Government

Your Excellency Dr John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana and Champion of the Accra Reset Your Excellency Chair of the African Union Commission, Mr Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General of Africa CDC, Dr Tedros...

South African Government

Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa, President of The Republic of South Africa and African Union Champion on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, to the High-Level Meeting of African Ministers of Health on the Bundibugyo Ebola...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) More than 100 women and girls are being forced from their homes every single hour in South Sudan, UN Women warned Monday, as surging violence and a deepening food crisis push one of the world's most vulnerable populations to the brink.

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(MENAFN) More than 100 women and girls are being displaced every hour in South Sudan amid escalating violence and worsening food insecurity, the UN Women said on Monday, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations’ top relief official has warned that South Sudan is approaching a potential famine situation as worsening conflict, rising food insecurity, and declining international support deepen the crisis.

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

New studies show DREAMS program boosts incomes, savings, and resilience in refugee communities across East Africa The IKEA Foundation has committed $7.4m to fund the next stage of DREAMS in Ethiopia while the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) A devastating drone attack on the city of Dilling in Sudan's southern South Kordofan State claimed at least 14 lives and left 23 others wounded Saturday evening, as paramilitary forces intensified their assault on a city already buckling...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) A drone strike in Dilling, South Kordofan State, southern Sudan, has left at least 14 people dead and 23 others injured, as reported by volunteers and eyewitnesses on Sunday.

International Committee of the Red Cross

With protection at the core of its response, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) significantly scaled up its emergency interventions, prioritizing life-saving surgical care for weapon-wounded patients while working to preserve...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) A Chinese medical team in South Sudan recently held a full-day training session for medical students at Upper Nile University, focusing on the treatment of joint disorders and infectious or inflammatory conditions, as stated by reports....

International Committee of the Red Cross

Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes amid intense hostilities through flooded wetlands, leaving them uncertain where their next meal will come from and exposing them to disease.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Mauritius has introduced temporary restrictions on travelers linked to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan in response to concerns over the latest Ebola outbreak, according to reports.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Mauritius has announced a temporary restriction on the entry of foreign nationals who have recently traveled to, transited through, or stayed in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan within the past 21 days, according...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The Ebola epidemic ravaging the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has crossed a grim milestone, surpassing 500 confirmed infections, according to the latest figures published by the National Institute of Public Health....

Oxfam

Families in South Sudan are once again having to flee for their lives due to escalating conflict at a time when hunger is already at catastrophic levels, Oxfam warned.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Over 450,000 children in Jonglei state, South Sudan, face an urgent threat of acute malnutrition as rising violence has forced widespread displacement and interrupted critical health services, UNICEF warned on Tuesday. “We know that a...