KAMPALA, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) — Uganda s health ministry said Wednesday it was seeking 76 billion shillings (about 20 million U.S. dollars) to finance a three-month Ebola response plan.
Nairobi, 6 October 2022 – Representatives of Member States, agencies, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Major Groups and other stakeholders gathered in Nairobi and virtually for the first session of the ad hoc Open-Ended Working Group, established under United Nations Environment Assembly Resolution 5/8. The meeting marked the formal launch of the negotiation process to establish a science-policy panel on chemicals, waste and prevention of pollution, as requested earlier this year by the resumed session of the fifth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA5.2).
Dr Justice Yankson, General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), says Ghana needs to constantly build the capacity of the health workforce and upgrade health infrastructure as a way of preparing for epidemics. He said the country needed a plan on raising funds to beef up the capacity of…