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Researchers Support Agricultural Productivity04.01.2023 Ochuwa Favour Daramola
Researchers support efforts to increase the agricultural productivity of women in Malawi … Despite the increasing recognition of women’s contribution to agricultural production, there are still factors limiting their agricultural productivity. It is…
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Malawi Ex-President Supports Women's…04.01.2023 Rebecca Ejifoma
Former Malawi President, Joyce Banda, Calls for Elimination of Practices against Women … Former Malawi President and second female democratically-elected president in Africa, Dr. Joyce Banda, has called for the elimination of practices and systems…
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Africa: Supporting a Child With Long Covid -…04.01.2023 Carolyn Chew-Graham, Binita Kane, and Tracy Briggs
Long COVID is the patient-preferred term used to describe symptoms lasting more than four weeks after a COVID-19 infection. Children and young people can also suffer from long COVID following even a mild infection with the virus. The latest figures…
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Africa: Africa's Maternal Deaths Need…04.01.2023 Francis Kokutse: Inter Press Service
Africa's Maternal Deaths Need Urgent Action to Meet SDG Goals … Accra — As the effects of COVID-19 on Africa's health sector become clearer, it looks the continent will need to take urgent steps to overcome the disruptions suffered in the breakdown…
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Kenya: Severe Drought Reduces Hospital…04.01.2023 UNFPA East and Southern Africa (Johannesburg)
"I have never experienced a drought as bad as this in my life," 28-year-old Akure Ewar told UNFPA. Seven months pregnant, she complains that she is hungry and often feels dizzy when going about her day. "The dry seasons have been getting worse over…
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Africa: Time to Close the Deep Disparities…04.01.2023 UNFPA East and Southern Africa (Johannesburg)
Africa: Time to Close the Deep Disparities That Leave So Many Persons With Disabilities Behind … Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022 … For the 1 billion people in the…
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