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By Bunmi Yekini Environmental advocacy group Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) has called for greater inclusion of young people in…
Experimental HIV Vaccine shows Promise in Reducing Reliance on Lifelong Treatment, Researchers say
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By Bunmi Yekini Researchers from Hong Kong and mainland China say an experimental therapeutic HIV vaccine has shown encouraging results in an…
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Rich Nations Stonewalling on Adaptation Finance Promise, Advocates say as Bonn Climate Talks End in Gridlock
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By Bunmi Yekini Developing nations left this week’s UN climate talks in Bonn frustrated and largely empty-handed on adaptation finance, with advocates…
NDLEA, UNODC Launch World Drug Day Activities, Pledge Tougher Action Against Traffickers
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By Heapnews Lagos State on Friday signed a €170 million ($196 million) financing agreement with the European Investment Bank’s development arm, EIB…
Brazil's Lula, WHO Chief urge World Leaders to Finalize Pandemic Treaty Ahead of July Deadline
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By Bunmi Yekini Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus have called on world…
By Bunmi Yekini The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first comprehensive clinical guidelines for the treatment of filovirus diseases, including…
Cambodia becomes First Asia-Pacific Nation to Hit UN HIV Treatment Targets, Advances Toward Ending AIDS
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By Bunmi Yekini Cambodia has become the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve the United Nations’ 95-95-95 HIV targets, a…
By Heapnews Nigerian troops have rescued the wife of a former senior military officer who was abducted by armed bandits alongside her…
