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02/12/2024
Why women’s health matters for everyone
Seven in 10 of maternal deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. An estimated 287,000 women globally lost their lives due to maternal causes, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO).
https://www.independent.co.ug/why-womens-health-matters-for-everyone/
Health Ministry to introduce physical activity guidelines
The Ministry of Health is soon introducing the National Physical Activity Guidelines to control non-communicable diseases.
https://www.independent.co.ug/health-ministry-to-install-physical-activity-guidelines/
UNAIDS urges sub-Saharan African countries and global partners to ensure children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment and to stop new infections
“As sub-Saharan Africa continues to carry the highest burden of HIV, children are not spared. Over 1.3 million children are living with HIV in the region and too many do not have access to life-saving treatment,” said Ms Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion drug mifepristone
The decision, which came two years after the court rescinded the nationwide guarantee to an abortion, was welcomed by pro-choice activists.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2qq1wqw3w2o
Second person dies from mpox in South Africa
All diagnosed men were aged between 30 and 39, who had not been to other countries experiencing an outbreak – suggesting that the disease was being transmitted locally.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clddgx7vg6qo
‘I started drinking aged 11 and couldn’t stop’
A third of 11-year-olds in England have drunk alcohol, a recent study by the World Health Organization found.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpee8x2qwl7o
Health experts rule out Ebola as cause of sudden death in Nebbi
Dr Denis Oloya, the Koboko District Health Officer (DHO) told Monitor on June 12 that the surveillance team in the district had stepped up efforts with their counterparts from the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the case in question.
Latin American cattle block road to Paris goals
Dense forest and patchy regulations mean Latin America is struggling to shake off its mantle as the world’s leading emitter of greenhouse gas from livestock production.
https://www.scidev.net/global/supported-content/latin-american-cattle-block-road-to-paris-goals/
Gavi to boost access to life-saving human rabies vaccines in over 50 countries: Gavi, WHO and UAR
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in collaboration with partners, is announcing support for human rabies vaccines for post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) as part of routine immunization.
The push for climate funds: Will rich countries pay?
Kenya’s Climate Change Envoy Ali Mohamed is leading Africa in pursuit of $1.3 trillion annually from developed countries to be used for climate action on the continent and other developing countries despite resistance from the West.
https://nation.africa/kenya/health/the-push-for-climate-funds-will-rich-countries-pay–4657574
GAVI to rollout preventive Ebola vaccine for African healthcare workers
The rollout of a vaccination drive to prevent healthcare workers in Africa from contracting the Ebola virus while on duty is in the works, a senior official from GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance has said.
