Let’s redouble efforts in fight against polio

l countries across Africa and paralysed more than 75,000 children for life. The following year, Nelson Mandela launched a new campaign: ‘Kick Polio Out of Africa.’ His hope was that polio would follow the only human disease ever consigned to the history books: smallpox. Today we are one step closer to achieving that goal.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: New global fight against polio

Battle to prevent polio spreading from Somalia

 

10 years ago

Based Violence In Zanzibar

13 May

EU Commends Efforts to Fight Gender

EU Commends Efforts to Fight Gender-Based Violence in Zanzibar
AllAfrica.com
Zanzibar — ON May 5, a police gender and children desk was opened here as a milestone in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV). "Having a police gender and children desk is an achievement, but we all need to stand against the problem," said Ms ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Nov

INSIGHT: Why we need joint efforts to fight against malaria

>There is a need to reach out to other sectors beyond health if the fight to eliminate malaria is to succeed. Sectors such as agriculture, urban planning, education, community development, women’s affairs and gender equality, water and sanitation, construction, mining and forestry, either contribute to malaria transmission or are affected by it.

 

10 years ago

Ykileo

COMPANIES SHOULD EXTEND EFFORTS TO FIGHT CYBERATTACKS

Organizations that oversee sensitive information remain woefully unprepared to fend off increasingly clever and sophisticated data raiders, according to a new study.

A report issued Tuesday by Silicon Valley security software firm FireEye Inc. Data breach victims took a median of 205 days – almost seven months – to realize they had had been hit, giving “attackers a free rein in breached environments far too long before being detected,” the report said, while “run-of-the-mill cyber criminals”...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

24 May

Joint efforts needed to fight child labour

Joint efforts needed to fight child labour
Daily News
According to International Labour Organisation (ILO), global number of children in child labour has declined by one third since 2000, from 246 million to 168 million children last year due to the ongoing campaign against abuse on children. Child labour is ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

14 Jun

Concerted efforts needed to fight child labour

Concerted efforts needed to fight child labour
Daily News
THE government through the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children has been doing its best to safeguard children's rights. However, worst forms of child labour and violence against children witnessed especially in mining sites mean that ...

 

5 years ago

BBCSwahili

19 Feb

Polio: 'Sikuiamini chanjo mpaka mtoto wangu alipopata polio'

Mwanaume aliyekuwa anawafukuza wahudumu wa afya nyumbani kwake nchini Nigeria, sasa amekuwa muhamasishaji wa chanjo

 

10 years ago

Tolerance.Ca

06 Dec

Hagel Unveils Efforts to Fight Sex Assault in US Military

Hagel Unveils Efforts to Fight Sex Assault in US Military
Tolerance.ca
All information reproduced on the Web pages of www.tolerance.ca (including articles, images, photographs, and logos) is protected by intellectual property rights owned by Tolerance.ca® Inc. or, in certain cases, by its author. Any reproduction of the ...

 

5 years ago

Michuzi

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI MARKS AFRICA DAY AND EFFORTS TO FIGHT COVID- 19

BY STAFF REPORTER
AngloGold Ashanti joins over 1.2 billion Africans across the continent and in the diaspora in marking Africa Day at a time when the African Union (AU) is spearheading several initiatives aimed to combat the spread of COVID-19 and ensure Africa’s economic resilience.
The theme for this year’s Africa Day, “Silencing the Guns; creating a conducive environment for Africa's development” provides the a relevant framework to all stakeholders including governments, the private the...

 

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