The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact across the world. Efforts to contain the coronavirus are vital to the health of the world’s population, but they are also exposing children to increased risk of violence – including maltreatment, gender-based violence and sexual exploitation. As leaders of organisations committed to ending violence against children,…
Amnesty International has said that armed conflicts and state repression were causes of human rights abuses in Africa. The organisation in its annual review of human rights in the region on Tuesday said rights defenders in Africa were persecuted and harassed for standing up and speaking out against governments. According to the report, there…
FIFA has joined forces with the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in supporting the #BeActive campaign launched on the UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace to encourage people to be #HealthyAtHome as the world comes together in the fight against COVID-19, today and every day. WHO recommends all…
Originally broadcast live on 06 April 2020, the daily press briefing on coronavirus COVID-19, direct from WHO Headquarters, Geneva Switzerland with Dr Tedros WHO Director-General, Dr Micheal Ryan, Executive Director of the Health Emergencies Programme, and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical lead, WHO Health Emergencies Programme with special guests Lady Gaga and Hugh Evans,…
‘One World: Together At Home’ global special to air on Saturday, 18 April 2020 in celebration and support of healthcare workers, broadcast to feature real experiences from doctors, nurses and families around the world. Powered by commitments from supporters and corporate partners in benefit of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, Broadcast special to also…
GEORGE TOWN: All state assemblymen in Penang will contribute 30% of their salaries to the state Covid-19 Fund. Penang backbencher chief Teh Lai Heng stated the donation was consistent with the state authorities’s efforts to include the Covid-19 pandemic. “All Penang assemblymen together with from the opposition have agreed to contribute 30% of their salaries…
Google Doctors, nurses, pharmacists partaking within the necessary National Youth Service Scheme in Asaba, Delta State, have been compelled to work with out protecting gear in an isolation for Coronavirus sufferers, findings by SaharaReporters point out. At the Asaba Specialist Hospital, a listing containing names of individuals, who by no means indicated curiosity to work as volunteers…
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has held a gathering with the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on steps to be taken to make sure the decongestion of correctional centres (previously prisons) in Nigeria. This is coming three days after inmates on the Kaduna Correctional Centre tried a jailbreak following the worldwide outbreak of…
The Lagos State Government has discharged one other 11 Coronavirus sufferers after they examined unfavourable to the illness. This was introduced by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday night. He mentioned, “I’m completely happy to interrupt to you, my good individuals of Lagos, the information of the discharge immediately of 11 extra sufferers from our facility…
This Medical Product Alert warns consumers, healthcare professionals, and health authorities against a growing number of falsified medical products that claim to prevent, detect, treat or cure COVID-19. The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic (caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2) has increased demand for medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and reagents, all related to COVID-19, creating an opportunity for…