Africa: EU Renews Support for WHO’s Universal Health Coverage Partnership

Africa: EU Renews Support for WHO’s Universal Health Coverage Partnership

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) have renewed their collaboration on achieving universal health coverage with the launch of Phase V (2025-2028) of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnership – WHO’s largest platform for strengthening health systems and advancing primary health care. The announcement was made today by the European Commissioner…

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Africa: EU Renews Support for WHO’s Universal Health Coverage Partnership

Africa: Who’s Got the Power? Studies of Male and Female Primates Show It’s Not Simple

Our understanding of female-male power relationships in animals has changed over time. Evolutionary biologists once thought that male mammals held clear-cut power over females. Later, species with pronounced female power over males were presented as exceptions in a landscape of strict male power. Spotted hyenas and certain primates, including bonobos and most lemurs, were examples…

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4 U.S. Army soldiers charged in connection with on-base sex assault of college student who’s now an officer

4 U.S. Army soldiers charged in connection with on-base sex assault of college student who’s now an officer

Legal proceedings for four Army soldiers charged in connection with the sexual assault of a college student in an Army barracks began this month, a spokesperson for the military branch said. The four were charged in April in connection with an Oct. 27 incident in barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, southwest of Tacoma, Washington. The…

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