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Arab cities aim to build resilience to natural disasters
Prevention may be better than a cure, but for the authorities in Arab cities and towns, natural disasters up to now have been largely about coping with them after they...
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Invest in health systems for a balanced approach
By Irene Akua Agyepong – SciDev.Net Funding for programmes that target major diseases should be matched by investment in the health systems that underpin them, says Ghana’s Irene Akua Agyepong....
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Will Somalia get enough rain this year?
Parts of southern Somalia are yet to recover from the battering they took in 2010-2011, when severe drought followed excessive rain, and now the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS...
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Dubai eGovernment organizes blood donation campaign at HH Ruler’s Court
Dubai eGovernment, in co-operation with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) recently organized a blood donation campaign at its headquarters at HH Dubai Ruler’s Court, with many employees voluntarily donating blood for...
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WHO reports success in tackling neglected tropical diseases
By Siobhan Chan Combating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has seen “unprecedented progress”, according to a WHO report on NTDs published last week (16 January). New public health strategies, improved supply...
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Tunisia: UN expert group calls for guarantees on gender equality and women’s rights advancement
The United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice called on the Government of Tunisia to adopt stronger constitutional provisions on gender equality and non-discrimination,...
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The African Union calls for peaceful institution building and inclusive constitution making process in Egypt
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is following closely the evolving situation in Egypt. She is deeply concerned at the developments of the...