Africa: Why Is the Congo Basin – the World’s Largest Forest Carbon Sink – At Risk?: [Global Witness] Home to a staggering array of biodiversity like forest elephants, chimpanzees, bonobos, and lowland and mountain gorillas, the Congo Basin’s importance for both climate and biodiversity cannot be overstated – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: High Health-Care Costs in Africa Continue to Push Over 150 Million Into Poverty – New WHO Report: [WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville — On Universal Health Coverage Day, a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional office for Africa finds that most African countries continue to rely heavily on out-of-pocket payments[1] (or out-of-pocket health spending) to fund their health services, and urges countries to reduce the financial strains that high health-care costs place on their population. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Malaria Deaths Drop to Pre-Covid Levels, but WHO Warns Progress Still Too Slow: [RFI] Deaths from malaria have returned to pre-Covid levels, but the World Health Organization (WHO) says progress remains too slow in fighting a disease that killed 597,000 people last year. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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