Apply: Seven new jobs available at WHO and Greenlight Planet

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Greenlight Planet are taking job applications for the following positions: Field Manager, New Products, and Services at Greenlight Planet, Lagos Qualifications Has prior experience in consumer research/insights, specifically in rural sub-Saharan Africa, and specifically with smallholder farmers, including focus groups, usability studies, and pilot programs that led to scale-up. […]

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UN, WHO kick off World Breastfeeding Week; states health benefits

The UN on Tuesday kicked off World Breastfeeding Week, stressing that although breastfeeding has cognitive and health benefits for infants and mothers, investment shortcomings impede the practice. The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, said: “Breastfeeding gives babies the best possible start in life. “Breastmilk works like a baby’s first vaccine, protecting […]

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WHO updates Essential Medicines List, gives advice on use of antibiotics, medicines for hepatitis C, HIV, TB and Cancer

In a press statement released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, a new advisory on antibiotics for treatment of common infections and which to preserve for the most serious circumstances, was issued. The updated list adds 30 medicines for adults and 25 for children. The list also specifies new uses for nine already-listed […]

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