In 2021, 150 million more people went hungry than in 2019. In the poorest countries, malnutrition rose from eight per cent in 2019 to 9.8 per cent in 2021.
The association urged the public to wait until the investigation is concluded before “passing a guilty verdict on healthcare workers.”
Uganda currently has 58 confirmed cases of Ebola, 19 deaths, and 20 people have recovered since the index case was reported on September 20.
The outbreak is due to floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in the South Asian country.
The agency’s head, Ridadu Mohammed, announced this on Monday, disclosing that the exercise would begin on October 20.
U.S. billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Monday said he was ready to have a meeting with the Taliban.
The war in Ukraine and rising inflation have pushed an additional four million children across eastern Europe and Central Asia into poverty.
The Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists has called for safer medication practices to reduce the risk of errors and deaths while administering drugs.
Intensive FMD surveillance, aimed at establishing the extent of the outbreak, is underway.
Unemployment, economic hardship, street hawking, family disputes and lack of proper care and protection from parents are said to be the cause.
