Health

Unfortunately, this positive trend contrasts sharply with the steady rise in hunger across Africa and western Asia, including in many countries affected by prolonged food crises.

The project addresses critical health system gaps in Sokoto, where key indicators reflect a critical need for intervention.

Close to 60 percent of these deaths occur in Africa, most caused by infectious diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria and meningitis.

People are foregoing food for days. Others are dying as their undernourished, weakened bodies succumb to disease or organ failure.

Malnutrition rates have reached alarming levels in Gaza, strip. The World Health Organization warns of increased deaths

The chairperson of Pediatric Association of Tanzania (PAT), Dr Theopista Jacob points out that, due to shortage of such clinical specialists, a single doctor is forced to serve over 100,000 newborn babies.

Following intensified hostilities in Deir al Balah after the latest evacuation order issued by Israeli military, the World Health Organization staff residence was recently attacked three times.

Except for Yemen, most of the MENA Region is malaria-free but given malaria vector presence, it may not take long before the disease crops up again

Representatives from nine United Nations' agencies and six priority countries, that is Afghanistan, Djibouti, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen are in the coalition.

The Coalition brings together civil society actors working on the frontlines of mental health and substance use, many led by people who have been directly affected.