July 2015

The first ever vaccine for malaria has been approved by the European Medicines Agency, meaning it is close to being introduced for use in Africa. Every year 600,000 people die from malaria and most of those are children in sub-Saharan…

To help ensure that children don’t completely miss out on their education, the UN Children's Fund is supporting catch-up classes for over 200,000 students. Sana’a/Geneva, July 24, 2015 - The ongoing conflict in Yemen…

On June 2015 ACEP updated the 2013 policy on ischemic stroke treatment. The 2013 policy graded the tPA administration within 3 hours as a Level A recommendation and tPA administration between 3 to 4.5 hours as Level Brecommendation In…

Feverish illness in young children usually indicates an underlying infection and is a cause of concern for parents and carers. Feverish illness is very common in young children, with between 20 and 40% of parents reporting such an illness…

Africa is the first continent to meet specifically to discuss how to achieve the targets of the Sendai Framework, adopted in March at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.

Africa is the first continent to meet specifically to discuss how to achieve the targets of the Sendai Framework, adopted in March at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre Country: Indonesia Nearly all the 31,450 people currently displaced by conflict and violence in Indonesia were forced to flee their homes more than 15 years ago. The majority live in…

Satellite imagery and geographic information systems (GIS) can be a vital tool in human rights work, helping provide evidence of on-going human rights violations being committed.

The Strategic Guidance is designed to provide high level guidance for both civil and military actors in the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief arena.

RELIEFWEB.INT - Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Country: Nepal The Red Cross continues to focus on providing shelter materials as well as food and essential non-food relief such as household items.…