Climate change is fueling outbreaks of climate-related diseases and health emergencies across the Horn of Africa, according to a new analysis released yesterday by the World Health Organization (WHO). Disease outbreaks and public health emergencies have reached their highest level this century, deepening...
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Some 16 million people without safe drinking water in the Horn of Africa
In just five months the number of people without access to safe drinking water in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has increased from 9.5 million to 16.2 million, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday in a statement. The UN agency also says that the humanitarian emergency situation also affects the...
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WHO Appeals for 80 Million Needs in the Horn of Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a funding appeal for $123.7 million to address urgent needs of more than 80 million people in the Horn of Africa region. "It is estimated that more than 80 million people in the region's 7 countries - Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan,...