Le Service des statistiques de la division du ministère de l’Enseignement primaire, secondaire et professionnel Katanga 3 ont révélé samedi 18 mai que le nombre de filles scolarisées depuis la base au cours de l’exercice 2012-2013 a augmenté. Mais l’indice de parité entre les filles et les garçons faiblit au niveau du secondaire. Le Directeur de la division de l’EPSP-Katanga 3, Laurent Kibondo estime que la gratuité de l’enseignement qui a contribué à diminuer les frais déboursés par les parents pour la scolarisation a favorisé la hausse du taux de filles scolarisés.

In Afghanistan, far more boys go to school than girls. WFP is trying to change that by providing food incentives for female students.

Char Dara is one of the most insecure districts in Kunduz province of northern Afghanistan. More than 27,000 children attend classes in the 51 operational schools in the area, but boys outnumber girls almost 2 to 1.

Posted by Ruwaida Salem, Senior Technical Writer, K4Health and Steve Goldstein, Senior Consultant, K4Health on Friday, May 17th 2013

During the month of May, IMPACT will be highlighting USAID’s work in Global Health. From May 11-17, we will be featuring the important role of mothers and partnerships in Global Health.

16 May 2013 – Afghan civil society groups have called upon the Wolesi Jirga (the Lower House of Parliament) to protect the rights of women and children in Afghanistan by supporting the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) law.

Addressing a press conference in Kabul held on Thursday, leaders of Afghan civil society asked the parliamentarians to approve the law without any amendments. They expressed concern that there might be some elements in the parliament who want to make amendments to some articles, particularly the age of marriage, polygamy and child marriage.

1. Operational Highlights and Situation update

• Assessment was conducted in Raba Sahan on the 14th of May by UNHCR Health staff and IOM in order plan new arrival vaccination and health screening services.

• MoH reports that in health centres and hospitals in and around Ramtha medication supplies that used to be enough for one month are now barely lasting for 8-­‐10 days.

A programme funded by the European Union in partnership with UNICEF is making a dent in Uganda's malnutrition statistics and changing lives with simple solutions.

By Ijuka Agnes Barongo

A new initiative aims to promote better nutrition practices in Ugandan households.

With temperatures set to soar up to 40˚C in the coming weeks, international agency Oxfam has warned that the warmer weather will increase health-related risks for Syrian refugees.

The aid agency says the most vulnerable, such as the elderly, women and young children, are already facing serious health risks due to a lack of shelter, water and basic sanitation.