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Journalists and Founder of the cancer advocacy organization: Rowaca Cancer Group

• African Development Bank launches first Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa

  By thespecimennews on June 25, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The Report, released on the sidelines of the 2018 Africa Energy Forum (AEF) in Mauritius, measures the level of development of regulatory frameworks in 15 African countries and examines their impact on the performance of their respective electricity sectors. ERI… Read More ›

• The top 10 causes of death

  By thespecimennews on June 25, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Ischaemic heart disease and stroke are the world’s biggest killers, accounting for a combined 15.2 million deaths in 2016.

• Society reaps the benefits when women enjoy better health care

  By thespecimennews on June 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Weak political commitment, inadequate resources and persistent discrimination against women and girls: these are just some reasons that many countries still don’t openly and comprehensively address sexual and reproductive health and rights. This is borne out by figures. Each year… Read More ›

• World Bank Group’s Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF) Welcomes Australia as New Donor

  By thespecimennews on June 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The World Bank Group’s Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF) welcomes Australia as a donor to the PEF, joining Japan and Germany. Australia is contributing US$7.2 million to the PEF’s Cash Window, which was set up through an initial contribution from Germany. Australia… Read More ›

• After disasters hit, how countries and communities can build back better

  By thespecimennews on June 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Disaster losses disproportionately affect poor people, according to the 2017 “Unbreakable” report. The Caribbean Hurricane season of 2017 was a tragic illustration of this. Not one, but two Category 5 hurricanes wreaked destruction on numerous small islands, causing severe damages… Read More ›

• Forced displacement at record 68.5 million

  By thespecimennews on June 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The UN Refugee Agency’s annual Global Trends study found 68.5 million people had been driven from their homes across the world at the end of 2017, more people than the population of Thailand. Refugees who have fled their countries to escape conflict… Read More ›

• NIAID Scientists develops a novel treatment for HIV infection

  By thespecimennews on June 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  With more than 70 million people reportedly infected with the HIV virus, Scientists at the NIAID Laboratory of Viral Diseases have developed a novel treatment for HIV infection. The scientists developed nucleic acids that encode novel chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) proteins that can… Read More ›