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African health and education workers struggling to survive due to public spending cuts: ActionAid survey

New Delhi, May 23 -- Public spending cuts in Africa resulted in the incomes of health and education workers falling by up to 50 per cent in five years, leaving them struggling to make ends meet, accor... Read More


Hypertension & chronic kidney disease: Rising health crisis in sub-Saharan Africa

India, May 12 -- Chronic kidney disease (CKD) coupled with hypertension has emerged as a a significant public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa, showed a new systematic review published in the jour... Read More


New WHO report warns of worsening global nursing shortage, Africa and Mediterranean region to bear 70% shortfall

India, May 12 -- A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that while the global stock of nurses is projected to rise to 36 million by 2030, the growth will be unevenly distributed... Read More


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