By Tony Morain JUNE 11, 2021 2:39 PM Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 329 shipments of requested medical aid to 40 U.S. states and territories and 16 countries worldwide. The...
International Pediatric Association (IPA)/UNICEF scientific brief June 2021 This brief summarizes current evidence and guidance for maintaining safe and effective care across the spectrum of...
Sierra Leone is among other low- and middle-income countries with public health programmes that are “data rich but information poor”, implying that much data is generated at the country level but the...
In 2017, maternal deaths in Sub-Sahara Africa alone, accounted roughly for 66 per cent (196 000) of the 303,000 maternal deaths recorded globally. Up to 80% of these maternal deaths are directly due...
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 11 June 2021: Today, the Chinese Government, through its international aid agency, the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDAC), has handed over medical...
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(Dhaka, 10 June 2021): As a nation-wide lockdown continues in Bangladesh for a third straight month, there are concerns that access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health services is being...
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IRC: VP Harris must prioritize local humanitarian assistance and capacity-building to address Central America migration crisis Washington, D.C., June 9, 2021 — As a growing humanitarian crisis in...
As the COVID-19 pandemic gained momentum in 2020, UNFPA implemented the third year of its Strategic Plan 2018–2021. The plan’s targets are three transformative results to be achieved by 2030: ending...
Timor-Leste Economy Grapples with Dual Impacts of Pandemic and Cyclone Seroja Dili, 10 June, 2021 – Economic activity in Timor-Leste has been substantially weakened by the impacts of a recent...
Catherine Pitt, David Bath, Peter Binyaruka, Josephine Borghi, Melisa Martinez-Alvarez Summary box Greater investment in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) is needed to mitigate...
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Chapter 1: Introduction The health sector aims to improve the health and nutrition status and overall wellbeing of refugees. To achieve this, a standard package of evidence based, essential health...
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The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has contributed US$ 5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of its health programme in...
The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) consists of coveralls that will augment the government's efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic while ensuring continuity of essential reproductive health...
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Since the January 28, 2021 Presidential Memorandum on Protecting Women’s Health at Home and Abroad, the United States has been re-engaging with UNFPA in support of its essential work to address...
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Backgrounder Today, Canada announced $186 million in development assistance for new projects in Mozambique, including support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to advance sexual and...
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has shipped requested medical aid to India, Pakistan, Syria, Uganda, Eswatini, and other countries across the globe, as well as 35 U.S. states and territories. ...
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2021 ---The World Bank approved today a $100 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA)* and a $15 million grant from the Global Financing Facility (GFF)...
Kano, 3 June 2021 - “To achieve accelerated reduction in maternal and perinatal mortality, the quality of care provided to pregnant women and newborns in health facilities must meet quality criteria...
NORTH KIVU, Democratic Republic of Congo, 3 June 2021--- Following the eruption of the volcano, Mount Nyiragongo near Goma, tens of thousands of women and girls are in urgent need of critical sexual...
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Situation In Numbers 34,202,886 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases 475,579 COVID-19 Deaths Source: WHO, 19 May 2021 Regional Situation The trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic took an acute turn in late March...