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Africa: WHO Director-General’s remarks at the High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response – 25 September 2026

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New York — Your Excellency Dr Khalilur Rahman, President of the General Assembly, Your Excellency Amar Bendjama, President of ECOSOC, My sister, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed, The Right Honourable Helen Clark, Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Soon after my election as Director-General in 2017, I was invited to speak at an event at Columbia University here in New York…

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Africa: Angola and AU Prepare Summit On Conflict Prevention and Resolution

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Luanda — Angola and the African Union’s delegations met on Tuesday in Luanda to prepare for the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the continental organization on Strengthening Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. The summit, an initiative of Angola, is scheduled for August 29 and 30 in Luanda. The work was…

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Africa: Rwanda Signed the AU Convention but Prevention Must Begin Before Abuse Becomes Normal

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Rwanda’s signing of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls – becoming the ninth AU member state to join the landmark treaty – is an important national and continental commitment. ALSO READ: How to address, overcome the impact of gender-based violence Signed on July 28, the convention recognises that violence is…

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Africa: Aids 2026 – Some Pieces Falling Into Place for Monthly HIV Prevention Pill, but Key Data Not Yet in

eriinfo.com2 months ago014 mins

If an HIV prevention pill that provides a month of protection at a time performs well in two ongoing clinical trials, it could become the next big thing in HIV prevention after the lenacapavir injection. A new licensing agreement is paving the way for South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare to produce the pill should the study…

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Africa: AIDS 2026 – Gilead, Governments Must Make HIV Prevention Medicine More Accessible

eriinfo.com3 months ago07 mins

Brazil has hosted clinical trials paving the way for lenacapavir’s approval and sale, but the medicine remains widely inaccessible for people there. As the 26th International AIDS Conference kicks off this weekend in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) continues to urge the US pharmaceutical corporation Gilead Sciences to make the…

Africa: Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Continues to Show Strong HIV Prevention Results

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Twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir has continued to demonstrate exceptional protection against HIV infection. Twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir continued to provide strong protection against HIV in two landmark clinical trials, with updated data showing almost no new infections, high adherence and no new safety concerns. Researchers said updated findings from the PURPOSE-1 and PURPOSE-2 studies showed the long-acting…

What It Is, Causes, Prevention and the Best Prevention Products

eriinfo.com3 months ago09 mins

Cases of cyclosporiasis — an illness caused by a microscopic parasite often linked to contaminated fresh produce like strawberries — are climbing across the U.S. this summer, with outbreaks reported in multiple states and Michigan alone logging hundreds of cases in recent weeks. Currently, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is investigating this multistate surge…

Data loss prevention in a browser-first world

eriinfo.com4 months ago08 mins

Paul Stuttard, director, Duxbury Networking. Data loss prevention (DLP) has traditionally focused on protecting sensitive information within the corporate network perimeter. However, this model no longer reflects how modern organisations operate. Today, data is constantly moving between different cloud services, SaaS (software-as-a-service) platforms, remote devices and web-based applications, making the browser a central workspace for…

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Africa: Angola to Host Extraordinary AU Summit On Conflict Prevention in Africa

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Luanda — Angola will host, from August 1st to 2nd, the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) on Strengthening Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte António, announced on Tuesday in Luanda. This fact was reinforced during the celebrations of the…

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Africa: HIV Prevention and Treatment Services Faltering, Warns UNAIDS

eriinfo.com5 months ago06 mins

Decades of gains in the fight against AIDS are under growing threat as donor funding declines and community-based health services collapse in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries, the head of the joint UN programme on HIV/AIDS warned on Thursday. The sudden funding decline is hitting the HIV response “like a shock wave,” said…