Keeping Films for Children and Youth in Focus
By Irene Gaitirira Published May 24, 2021 Health Ministers of the 54 Commonwealth member countries have expressed deep concern over the stark gaps in access and delivery of COVID-19 vaccine doses, especially in poorer countries, and called for what they…
By Abdi Ali Published April 24, 2020 Two Goodwill Ambassadors for International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations’ specialised agency on rural development, have launched a global coronavirus relief fund to prevent economic shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic…
By Abdi Ali Published October 21, 2019 A high number of children under five years of age are suffering from the physical consequences of poor diets and a food system that is failing them. The State of the World’s Children…
By Irene Gaitirira Published October 17, 2019 A robot mounted to the wall above a handwashing station at a primary school with pupils aged between five and 10 has helped in boosting the rate of handwashing. Hand-washing is one of…
By Irene Gaitirira and World Health Organisation Published December 14, 2017 The World Health Organisation (WHO) of the United Nations has commended South Africa’s Parliament for passing a bill to regulate sugary drinks by imposing an 11% tax on soft…
By Iminza Keboge Published September 28, 2017 Efforts to combat cholera that affect 2.9 million people each year across 40 countries has been launched. While clean drinking water and advanced sanitation systems have made Europe and North America cholera-free for…