For decades, residents of Kakola-Ombaka village in Western Kenya lived through cycles of seasonal heatwaves and droughts on the shores of Lake Victoria without significant harm.  That changed in 2019, when heavy rainfall of unprecedented intensity struck the area. The entire village and surrounding communities were inundated. The lake swelled, water levels rose steadily, banks […] Continue reading ->
The US-Israeli war with Iran, which has paralyzed air travel across the Middle East, has also frozen deliveries of vital medical supplies from the world’s largest humanitarian supply hub in Dubai to conflict-wracked countries from Afghanistan to Lebanon, said the World Health Organization on Thursday.  “Operations at WHO’s logistics hub for global health emergencies in […] Continue reading ->
India launched the most extensive free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiative in history to systematically combat the rising toll of cervical cancer. This ambitious 90-day campaign aims to inoculate nearly 12 million 14-year-old girls before the preventative shot is permanently integrated into the country’s universal immunization schedule. “India has joined the community of 160 countries […] Continue reading ->
The first vaccines to reach Sudan’s South Kordofan state in nearly three years were delivered this week, according to Save the Children. South Kordofan has not received any vaccines since July 2023 due to a siege by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),which has blocked medical and humanitarian supplies.  “This left thousands of children without protection […] Continue reading ->
The Parliaments of both Ghana and Senegal are considering harsher penalties for same-sex relationships. Last month, Ghana’s Parliament had its first reading of an anti-LGBTQ Bill, which is now being considered by its Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. Meanwhile, Senegal’s Cabinet approved a Bill for its Parliament last month that will double the […] Continue reading ->