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As schools worldwide struggle with reopening, the latest data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) reveal that 43 per cent of schools around the world lacked access to basic handwashing with soap and water in 2019 – a key condition for schools to be able to operate safely in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Global school closures since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have presented an unprecedented challenge to children’s education and

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Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Energy, Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Plane carrying WHO trauma and surgical supplies arrives in Beirut, Lebanon

    A plane carrying 20 tonnes of WHO health supplies has landed in Beirut, Lebanon, to support the treatment of patients injured by the massive blast that occurred in the city on 4 August. The supplies will cover 1000 trauma interventions and 1000 surgical interventions for people suffering from injuries and burns resulting from the blast.

    The shipment was airlifted from WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai earlier this afternoon using a plane donated by the Government of the United Arab Emirates, a key

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    Regions: Lebanon

    Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • Study provides comprehensive view of terrestrial venomous snakes and snakebite in the Middle East

    Snakebite envenoming is a common problem in many parts of the world, but little is known about its magnitude in the Arab countries of the Middle East, where cases are not widely reported. The aim is to halve the numbers of deaths and cases of disability due to snakebite envenoming over the next 12 years through a programme that targets affected communities and their health systems, and by ensuring access to safe, effective treatment through increased cooperation, collaboration and partnership at all leve

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    Regions: Jordan , Kuwait , Syria , United Kingdom , Yemen

    Topics: Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility

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