South Sudan Facing ‘Catastrophic’ Food Insecurity
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that it is responding to a growing food security emergency causing malnutrition in children in both rural and urban areas of crisis-gripped South…
Free Condoms Campaign to Raise Awareness of Zika Virus
Leading sexual wellbeing brand Durex and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) have joined forces to launch #DontShareZika. It is a global campaign to raise awareness of the Zika virus,…
Can Condoms Prevent the Spread of Zika Virus?
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a global AIDS organization, is rolling out a new Zika prevention awareness billboard campaign in South Florida. AHF’s campaign began Tuesday with billboards appearing adjacent to the…
Do You Oppose Female Genital Mutilation?
Approximately two-thirds of men, women, boys and girls in countries where female genital mutilation (FGM) is common say they want the practice to end – according to UNICEF data. In…
India Eliminates Yaws, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus
World Health Organization (WHO) presented Thursday certificates declaring elimination of yaws and maternal and neonatal tetanus to India’s Health and Family Welfare Minister, Mr J P Nadda. “India’s focussed approach…