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The new guidelines come at a critical moment as HIV prevention efforts stagnate with 1.3 million new HIV infections occurring in 2024 

Trachoma has been known in Senegal since the early 1900s and was confirmed as a major cause of blindness through surveys in the 1980s and 1990s.

Trachoma is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis and spreads through personal contact, contaminated surfaces and by flies that have been in contact with eye or nose discharge.

This vulnerability shows up in more extreme weather, worsening food insecurity, and growing Uncertainty —particularly harming women and young people.

The project mobilised the necessary resources to contribute to the sustainable transformation of the Cascades, Hauts Bassins and South-West regions, with significant participation from women.

This is a bold USD 82 million initiative funded by the African Development Bank, aiming at eliminating child labour in the cobalt sector – an industry vital to the global tech economy, yet plagued by poverty, informally and exploitation.

Gwajima insisted that he remains a loyal member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) despite suffering the consequences of issuing advice that may irk fellow partisans.

Tanzania used to have around 600,000 donkeys; the number has however been rapidly shrinking with observers foreseeing total annihilation of these work animals within the next decade.

Traditional methods, such as ear tags, are fragile and easy to falsify, making verification by a banker nearly impossible and turning a woman's most valuable asset into an invalid guarantee.

Through his various social and digital platforms, Ambassador Polepole insisted that it never crossed his mind to live anywhere outside his country, which is Tanzania, even after resigning from his Cuban embassy job.