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20 African countries scale up PEN-Plus approach to fight against severe non-communicable diseases: WHO

New Delhi, April 16 -- Twenty African countries increased access to services for severe non-communicable diseases (NCDs) over the last four years since adapting the PEN-Plus approach, a new model to d... Read More


Nearly half of Africans believe their governments should lead on climate action, survey finds

New Delhi, April 10 -- Almost half of Africans who are aware of climate change believe that their own governments bear the primary responsibility for addressing the crisis and reducing its impacts, ac... Read More


Extreme weather drove 20% of growth in natural gas & electricity demand in 2024: IEA Report

New Delhi, March 25 -- Extreme weather events, particularly high temperature, significantly impacted energy demand, driving 20 per cent of the growth in both natural gas and electricity demand, and co... Read More


Global maternal mortality crisis: 800 women died daily in 2020, WHO report reveals

New Delhi, March 11 -- Every day in 2020, approximately 800 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, equating to one death every two minutes, according to a new study re... Read More


South Africans living near coal power stations at 6% higher risk of respiratory diseases, premature deaths: Study

New Delhi, March 11 -- Residents of district municipalities with coal-powered plants in South Africa face a 6 per cent greater risk of health issues due to air pollution than those in district municip... Read More


Study finds provision of basic critical care alarmingly low in Africa

New Delhi, March 4 -- A new study has revealed an alarmingly high rate of critically ill patients in African hospitals, alongside a concerning lack of access to the most fundamental critical care acro... Read More


Women from least developed countries are not being represented in global climate negotiations: Research

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- A recent study has revealed that women from the world's least developed countries (LDCs) face significant challenges in achieving adequate representation in global climate negoti... Read More


Agricultural value chains drive East Africa's economic growth, report finds

India, Feb. 20 -- Agricultural value chains, comprising dense networks of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME), are crucial to East Africa's economic growth and development, according to a repor... Read More


AMR: 97.8% of responding countries in African region have national action plans in place

India, Feb. 20 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted that countries in the African Region are making significant strides in tackling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). In comparison with... Read More


Aging dams and climate change led to Libya's 2023 flood disaster, finds new research

India, Feb. 18 -- Extreme rainfall, exacerbated by climate change and aging infrastructure were key factors behind the catastrophic flood disaster in Derna, Libya, in September 2023, a new study has r... Read More