WHO Staff Member Killed in Gaza

Favour Ozioma Ogbodo The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the death of one of their staff in Gaza, in the occupied Palestinian territory. Dima Abdullatif Mohammed Alhaj, 29 years old, had been with WHO since December 2019. She worked as a patient administrator at the Limb Reconstruction Centre, a critical part of the WHO…

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Deadly mosquito species now in Kenya

[ad_1] By NATION AFRICA A deadly mosquito species that has the ability to transmit two parasites has landed in Kenya from Ethiopia and is likely to fuel malaria infections especially in Northern Kenya, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said. The mosquito—scientifically known as Anopheles stephensi (An. Stephensi)—transmits both Plasmodium falciparum and…

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Accelerating change: Global call to action on World Toilet Day… to Meet 2030 Sanitation Goals

[ad_1] World Toilet Day 2023, on No­vember 19, focusing on ‘Accelerating Change’ – Toilets are a foun­dation stone of public health and play a critical role in pro­tecting the environment”. Celebrated annually on the 19th of November, World Toilet Day aims to inspire concerted efforts in address­ing the pressing global sani­tation crisis, which currently leaves…

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