Geneva — Each year WHO and UNICEF release global and national routine immunisation coverage estimates (WUENIC).Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance analyses what the 2024 WUENIC data says about the state of immunisation in the 57 low- and lower-middle income countries it supports. KEY TAKEAWAYS Lower-income countries are protecting more people, against more diseases than ever before…
Geneva/New York — In 2024, 89 per cent of infants globally – about 115 million – received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine, and 85 per cent – roughly 109 million – completed all three doses, according to new national immunization coverage data released today by the World Health…
Bitcoin hits $118 000 in fresh high. Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high on Friday morning, trading at over $118 000 per unit (or more than R2 million), as geopolitical tensions and shifting investor sentiment saw capital flowing into alternative assets. Christo de Wit, Luno country manager, says the price has been bolstered by…
Binance, the global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and user base, is celebrating eight years of growth. This milestone reflects the collective impact of a global community that continues to advance crypto towards the mainstream and chart the future of digital finance. Starting as a crypto-to-crypto exchange in 2017,…
United Nations — UNAIDS called the funding crisis a ticking time bomb, saying the impact of the US cuts to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could result in 4 million unnecessary AIDS-related deaths by 2029. A historic withdrawal of global HIV/AIDS funding threatens to derail decades of hard-won progress in the fight…
Geneva — A pivotal moment in the fight to end AIDS — ensuring lifesaving innovation reaches those who need it most, wherever they live The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) today announced it has signed an access agreement with Gilead Sciences to procure lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable for HIV…
-3rd African Job Creation Forum opens here -The Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Temesgen Tiruneh has called on Africans to stand together to address challenges in the rapidly changing world. His remarks came at the 3rd African Job Creation Forum, which opened yesterday in Addis Ababa with the aim of unlocking Africa’s employment potential. The forum…
The 17th BRICS Summit concluded yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, marking a pivotal moment in the bloc’s history. The summit was attended by ten partner countries, significantly expanding BRICS’s global reach and solidifying its role as a formidable force for a more multipolar world order. Under the resonant motto, “Strengthening Global South Cooperation for More…
Seville, Spain — On the margins of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) convened a powerful High-Level Side Event titled: “Bridging the Global Financing Gap: African Women’s Leadership for Economic Justice and Effective Implementation of Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030.” The event took place at…
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 7: An aide picks up a page from a letter to Japan and South Korea, signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, announcing 25% tariffs beginning on August 1st, during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew…
