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WHO, UNICEF Update Country Tracker on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Health-Care Facilities, Showing Progress Across 107 Countries
The updated tracker comes ahead of a global webinar on 29 July, hosted by WHO and UNICEF, which will share country experiences and highlight what more is needed to meet the targets set in the 2023 UN Resolution.
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- Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- public health, sanitation, waste, water
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First Malaria Treatment for Babies Approved for Use
Malaria treatments for children do exist but until now, there was none specifically for the very youngest babies and small children, who weigh less than 4.5kg or around 10lb.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ADB Launches Regional Network to Accelerate Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific
Through ministerial exchanges, innovation showcases, and financing partnerships, the forum will document best practices for ADB’s future programming.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Global
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It’s Time to Rethink Universal Health Coverage in Africa: Introducing ‘Access-as-a-Service’
As global health funding contracts, traditional brick-and-mortar healthcare delivery models are becoming financially and operationally unsustainable, in Africa and across low- and middle-income countries. Joanne Peter at Jhpiego and Rob Beyer at Villgro Africa argue that this raises the need for innovative new pathways toward universal health coverage. They propose one such approach, developed through their work at the HealthTech Hub Africa: "Access-as-a-Service," a model that combines in-person care options with first-line healthcare provided through digital channels.
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- Health Care, Technology
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World Leaders Recommit to Immunisation Amid Global Funding Shortfall
The Global Summit: Health & Prosperity through Immunisation sees a record number of donors pledge towards Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, securing more than US$ 9 billion towards a target budget of US$ 11.9 billion for its next strategic period (2026–2030)
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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US to Stop Funding Global Vaccine Alliance Gavi, Health Secretary Says
The announcement from Robert F Kennedy Jr comes as his controversial CDC vaccine panel meets for the first time.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Bringing African Knowledge into the Probiotic Industry: The Untapped Goldmine in Nigeria’s Fermented Foods
As the health benefits of fermented, probiotic foods have become more widely known, they’ve driven a global surge of interest in foods like kimchi, miso and sauerkraut. But according to Oluwadara Alegbeleye, a microbiologist who researches food safety and sustainable food systems, Nigeria’s fermented foods have yet to transition from local staples to globally recognized probiotic solutions. She argues that this has cost Nigeria not only international recognition, but a valuable business opportunity, and explains how the country's fermented food market could evolve into a robust and viable industry.
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- Health Care
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Senegalese E-Health Startup KERA Raises $10 Million Funding from IFC
Senegalese e-health startup KERA Health Platforms has raised US$10 million in funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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