Africa: Southern Africa Enhances Early Warning Systems As Event-Based Surveillance Guidelines Are Launched in Three Countries

Africa: Southern Africa Enhances Early Warning Systems As Event-Based Surveillance Guidelines Are Launched in Three Countries

Three Southern African countries now have Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) Guidelines–a critical tool for detecting and responding to emerging health risks. Event-based surveillance systems collect and analyse information from diverse sources, including communities, the media, and healthcare workers, to detect unusual health events in real time. They complement traditional indicator-based surveillance and are designed to support…

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Southern California bishop suspends Mass obligation due to immigration fears

Southern California bishop suspends Mass obligation due to immigration fears

LOS ANGELES — San Bernardino Bishop Alberto Rojas, who leads more than 1.5 million Catholics in Southern California, has formally excused parishioners from their weekly obligation to attend Mass following immigration detentions on two parish properties in the diocese. The dispensation is a move usually reserved for extenuating circumstances, like the height of the Covid-19…

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Africa: Southern Africa Enhances Early Warning Systems As Event-Based Surveillance Guidelines Are Launched in Three Countries

Southern Africa: Does SADC’s Post-Conflict Reconstruction Plan Marginalise Transitional Justice?

Without several amendments to its draft framework, SADC will struggle to help member states address their abusive pasts. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has embarked on a commendable and much-needed peacebuilding initiative to help prevent the recurrence of violence and authoritarian backsliding in the region. Countries in Southern Africa are marked by prolonged colonial…

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Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon kill three people | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon kill three people | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israel still pummeling northern neighbour despite ceasefire; latest attacks follow Friday’s deadly strike on Nabatieh. Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon on multiple vehicles have killed three people as attacks continue despite a November ceasefire with the armed group Hezbollah. Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday that one person was killed in an “Israeli…

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Africa: Southern Africa Enhances Early Warning Systems As Event-Based Surveillance Guidelines Are Launched in Three Countries

Southern Africa: Report Exposes Hidden Crisis in Southern Africa’s Public Health Sector

A new report released by WomenLift Health lays bare a critical but often overlooked barrier to resilient health systems in Southern Africa: a persistent leadership gap for women in the public health sector, despite decades of progressive gender equality policies. Based on a comprehensive stakeholder analysis across ten countries including Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi,…

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Africa: Southern Africa Enhances Early Warning Systems As Event-Based Surveillance Guidelines Are Launched in Three Countries

Africa: Report Exposes Hidden Crisis in Southern Africa’s Public Health Sector – Gender Equality on Paper, Patriarchy in Practice

A new report released by WomenLift Health lays bare a critical but often overlooked barrier to resilient health systems in Southern Africa: a persistent leadership gap for women in the public health sector, despite decades of progressive gender equality policies. Based on a comprehensive stakeholder analysis across ten countries including Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi,…

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Southern Africa: World Refugee Day – New UNHCR Report Showcases a Shift Towards Sustainable Refugee Responses in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: World Refugee Day – New UNHCR Report Showcases a Shift Towards Sustainable Refugee Responses in Southern Africa

Pretoria, South Africa — As the world marks World Refugee Day, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched a new report highlighting how countries across Southern Africa are reshaping the way displacement is addressed, moving beyond short-term aid to invest in national systems, long-term resilience and inclusive development. The impact report, Empowering People, Strengthening Systems:…

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