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COP30: WHO, Brazil urge swift action on Belém Health Action Plan

Climate change is already driving a global health emergency, with over 540,000 people dying from extreme heat each year and one in 12 hospitals...

Michael Simire - November 15, 2025

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World Diabetes Day: Group backs national emergency call on diabetes care

As the world marks World Diabetes Day on Friday, November 14, 2025, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), a not-for-profit group, has backed the...

Michael Simire - November 14, 2025

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Tobacco control COP to address nicotine addiction, Ethiopia reports suspected viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak

A rising wave of nicotine addiction, particularly among young people, and the growing threat of illicit tobacco trade will be addressed in the coming...

Michael Simire - November 13, 2025

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African youth demand justice, ambition, implementation at COP30

As the world convenes for the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, Yanayi Haki Afriqya has launched the African Youth Position...

Michael Simire - November 11, 2025

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Minamata Convention COP-6 agrees to end the use of dental amalgam by 2034

The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6), held in Geneva from November 3 to 7,...

Michael Simire - November 10, 2025

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Proposal to phase out dental amalgam on agenda as Minamata Convention COP-6 seeks to strengthen global action on mercury pollution

More than 1,000 participants from governments, intergovernmental organisations, UN bodies, civil society, Indigenous Peoples, and youth are gathered for the sixth meeting of the...

Michael Simire - November 4, 2025

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WHO issues guidance to address drastic global health financing cuts

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, November 3, 2025, released new guidance for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects...

Michael Simire - November 3, 2025

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Faith meets health: Fighting breast cancer through awareness of risks including environmental factors

Every October, the world goes pink – a symbolic reminder of the ongoing fight against breast cancer. Across countries and communities, survivors, advocates, and...

Michael Simire - October 30, 2025

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