5,690 children (3,189 girls and 2,501 boys), constituting 25% of the target, were admitted to community and facility-based programmes for the treatment of severe wasting from January to July 2021.Between January and August 2021, a total of 1,559,634 wo…
‘Learn from the lessons and don’t forget them’: identifying transferable lessons for COVID-19 from meningitis A, yellow fever and Ebola virus disease vaccination campaigns
COVID-19 vaccines are now being distributed to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with global urgency surrounding national vaccination plans. LMICs have significant experience implementing vaccination campaigns to respond to epidemic threats but…
Biden Opens Door to Sanctions Over Tigray Conflict
WHITE HOUSE — An executive order signed Friday by U.S. President Joe Biden seeks to slap harsh sanctions on all sides involved in the war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region — including the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea.In the order, Biden said …
Ex-Algerian President Bouteflika, Ousted Amid Protests, Dies at 84
ALGIERS, ALGERIA — Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who fought for independence from France, reconciled his conflict-ravaged nation and was then ousted amid pro-democracy protests in 2019 after two decades in power, has died at age 84.A …
Ethiopia – Northern Ethiopia Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 16 Sept 2021
• The first EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight arrived in Tigray, carrying supplies, including ready-to-use therapeutic food for severely malnourished children.• The last humanitarian cargo that entered the Tigray region via road was on 7 September.• La…
Water Mission in Consortium Awarded $18.9 Million USAID Cooperative Agreement
N. Charleston, S.C. —Water Mission is a member of a consortium led by The Aquaya Institute that has been awarded a five-year, $18.9 million Cooperative Agreement from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the Rural Evidence…