The Authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Well being Group (WHO) reaffirm their sturdy partnership and shared dedication to guard the well being and well-being of the folks of Ituri Province and the nation at giant, following the joint mission to Bunia led by Dr Samuel Roger Kamba, Minister…
Geneva — On 17 Might 2026, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 – Willpower of a public well being emergency of worldwide concern, together with a pandemic emergency of the Worldwide Well being Laws (2005) (IHR), the Director-Basic (DG) of the World Well being Group (WHO), after having consulted the States Events the place…
The World Well being Group (WHO) wrapped up Train Polaris II, a 2-day high-level simulation train, primarily based round an outbreak of a fictional new bacterium spreading the world over. Bringing collectively 26 international locations and territories, 600 well being emergency consultants and over 25 companions, the train, which befell on 22 and 23 April,…
Digging deep: Reversing deindustrialisation requires making funding in South Africa’s mining business extra enticing. Photograph: Waldo Swiegers/Getty Pictures Late final 12 months, a colleague and I printed a peer-reviewed journal article making an attempt to establish whether or not Southern Africa was troubled by “untimely deindustrialisation”. Harvard economist Dani Rodrik (in 2016) had recognized this…