Tag: USAID
United States donates tuberculosis testing machines worth $3 million to Ethiopia
On February 23, the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated 156 cutting-edge tuberculosis...
UNFPA and UN Women call for harnessing the digital age for gender equality
We are living in an increasingly digital world that provides new and exciting opportunities for growth and development. And...
Sixth failed rainy season spells further disaster and loss of life in Somalia, warns the International Rescue Committee
With the April- May rains in Somalia this year expected to be below normal for the sixth consecutive season,...
U.S. Embassy and Egyptian Government celebrate return of historic sarcophagus to Egypt
The U.S. Embassy in Cairo celebrated the return of the Ankhenmaat sarcophagus (the “Green Coffin”) back to the Arab...
Africa can overcome HIV by 2030 if it prioritises most vulnerable groups, experts agree ahead of World AIDS Day 2022
This World AIDS Day, the international community is focusing on how to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030. Experts...
African farmers, NGOs, faith leaders demand end to ‘failed’ Green Revolution
African civil society, faith groups, and farmer leaders demanded an end to the ‘failing’ Green Revolution ahead of the...
Stakeholders expand integrated Tuberculosis and COVID-19 testing in communities amid dwindling numbers
When health workers took the Tuberculosis (TB) testing outreach to Rigasa community, Kaduna State, Rabi Umaru, a 37-year-old housewife,...
UN-WFP scales up assistance as historic drought raises famine threat in the Horn of Africa region
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is expanding assistance in the Horn of Africa as levels of hunger soar...
Nigeria’s Adamawa state strengthens awareness campaign on monkeypox
As the threat of monkeypox looms globally, public health authorities in Adamawa state have intensified awareness campaigns to control...