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In a first, 4 West African countries commit to cooperate on Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin

The Senegalo-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin is the largest in West Africa; Four countries have now agreed to cooperate on sharing it peaceably, …

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WHO sounds alarm on India-made cough syrups linked to children’s death in The Gambia 

Consuming the products leads to ‘active kidney injuries’ in children, said WHO director-general

Human rights and poverty eradication: A Talisman for the Commonwealth

Uzbekistan fallout: Union government issues ‘Ethylene Glycol (Quality Control) Order, 2022’

A joint inspection of the Noida facility of Marion Biotech has been carried out by a Uttar Pradesh Drug Control and CDSCO team

After cough-syrup, now eye drops: India-made solution causes 1 death, several infections in US

This could be particularly damning for India’s drug regulatory system since it is coming on the heels of cough-syrup-associated deaths in …

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African migration to Europe: Forced returns run into resistance

Returns are low in part because European policy makers ignore competing issues and interests African stakeholders face

Cough syrup can harm children: Experts warn of contamination risks

Toxicologists Winston Morgan and Shazma Bashir unpack the dangers of glycol poisoning 

Benin, Mali in Africa defeat trachoma as public health problem

Fifth and sixth countries to defeat eye-infection disease in WHO African region

The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again – another sign of a global trend eroding women’s rights

Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalised female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults

Differences emerge at climate talks over counting emissions from agriculture

Least developed countries oppose developing countries

COVID-19: Great apes may be vulnerable, say experts

Apes are susceptible to our diseases, said Ian Redmond, a tropical field biologist

WHO alert on ‘sub-standard’ cough syrups made by Noida firm

Alert aginst Ambronol and DOK-1 Max syrups after deaths of children in Uzbekistan

‘Immediate action’ needed on sub-standard drugs causing deaths: WHO

At least 300 deaths reported so far in The Gambia, Uzbekistan and Indonesia, most children

Mobile technology to be used to improve maternal and child health in Africa

Smartphones will help health workers track the health of expecting mothers and their unborn children

US says it will not extend commitment on climate mitigation efforts

Ambitions on reducing carbon emissions levels missing at CoP 18, say developing countries

Lima climate summit: Commitment to deal with ‘Loss and Damage’ weakens

Least Developed Countries and civil society organisations call for an explicit inclusion of ‘Loss and Damage’ in the climate …