New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030

The new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030 was announced by leading figures at the International AIDS Conference taking place in Montreal, Canada. UNAIDS, UNICEF, and WHO have brought together a new alliance to fix one of the most glaring disparities in the AIDS response. Globally, only half (52%) of children living… Continue reading New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030

Billionaires need to feed the hungry

Ikhtiar Mohammad While there are millions who cannot afford bread and butter even once a day, there are others who have ample wealth which is impossible for them to spend in their lifetime. “I cannot manage to feed my son even twice a day let alone paying for his medical treatment,” said Hasan’s mother. Hasan… Continue reading Billionaires need to feed the hungry

Significant mistreatment of women during childbirth in four countries: WHO & Lancet

New evidence from a WHO-led study, published in the Lancet, shows that more than one-third of women in four lower-income countries — Ghana, Guinea, Myanmar and Nigeria — experienced mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities. Younger, less-educated women were found to be the most at risk of mistreatment, which can include physical and verbal abuse, stigmatization… Continue reading Significant mistreatment of women during childbirth in four countries: WHO & Lancet

Nigerian fishers hit by criminals, imports and climate change

Nosmot Gbadamosi From African waters to China and back again, over half the fish on Nigerian tables is imported Makoko: the fishing community running out of fish There is a legend about the neighbourhood of Makoko. It holds that birth in the “world’s largest floating slum” is celebrated by the father throwing his newborn into… Continue reading Nigerian fishers hit by criminals, imports and climate change

Here come the megacities

John Vidal By 2100, the world’s population centers will have shifted to Asia and Africa with only 14 of the 101 largest cities then in Europe or the Americas.   The 1960 street map of Lagos, Nigeria, shows a small coastal city surrounded by a few semi-rural African villages. Paved roads quickly turn to dirt,… Continue reading Here come the megacities

Only 4 % Humanitarian Aid fulfilled for countries in conflict

Aid Gap-a select of countries in crisis

Almost all countries in conflict like Palestine, Somalia, South Sudan have less than 10 % of their required humanitarian funding fulfilled which is way behind in comparison to war budgets Aid Gap-a select of countries in crisis The UN managed Financial Tracking Service, that tracks global humanitarian aid reveals in its latest February data that… Continue reading Only 4 % Humanitarian Aid fulfilled for countries in conflict