For more than two years, the UN member states have been trying to agree on a plastics treaty that includes globally binding ...

Kampala. Leaders gathered at the 8th African Leadership Forum (ALF) in Kampala have called for a renewed focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), urging African nations to prioritize “Africa ...

Secretary General, Dr Carla Barnett, Monday called on stakeholders across the region to intensify efforts to provide ...

On the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), the Youth Charter ( is issuing a global Call to Action urging greater coordinated efforts across ...

Press Release - The African region has made progress in lowering maternal mortality since 2000 but needs a 12-fold increase in the annual reduction rate to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SGD ...

THe World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed concern that an estimated 178 000 mothers and one million newborns die in ...

As the world marks World Health Day 2025 under the theme “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures”, the United Nations and World ...

Despite progress made in lowering maternal mortality in Africa since 2000, new estimates from the United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Interagency Group have shown that the African region ...

Dr. Frank Kusi, a lecturer at the School of Sports and Exercise Medicine at the University of Health and Allied Sciences ...

The United Nations has warned that recent cuts to global health aid could reverse progress in reducing maternal deaths. A new ...

In a significant move to enhance educational opportunities in Botswana, Debswana’s Orapa, Letlhakane, and Damtshaa Mines ...

The World Health Organisation of the African region said each year, an estimated 178,000 mothers and one million newborns die in the African region—many from preventable causes.