by Brussels Communications | May 19, 2021 | Brussels, Female Empowerment, Global Health
This HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, we join the call for women to be at the center of the HIV response, with the space and resources to demand and lead their own solutions. Despite significant leaps forward in HIV prevention and treatment programmes in recent years,...
by Brussels Communications | Apr 26, 2021 | Brussels, Global Health
Malaria, a disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes is among the top killers of adolescent girls globally, contributing 7.4% of deaths among this population. Malaria is a serious health risk during pregnancy...
by Brussels Communications | Apr 15, 2021 | Brussels, Covid-19, Global Health
New data released today during the launch of the annual G-FINDER report reveals that $3,876m in funding was invested in global health research in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of research in overcoming health crises and building a fairer...
by Brussels Communications | Mar 26, 2021 | Brussels, Female Empowerment, Global Health, Youth Empowerment
At the beginning of 2020, the European Parliament started to work on a report on the new EU-Africa strategy, in what was supposed to be a crucial year for the partnership between the two continents. Even though the EU-Africa summit, originally planned in October...
by Brussels Communications | Mar 24, 2021 | Brussels, Global Health
Tuberculosis (TB), a curable and preventable disease was the world’s leading cause of death from infectious diseases before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. 1.4 million people died from TB in 2019, yet only three new drugs and regimens have been developed to...
by Shane O'Halloran | Feb 24, 2021 | Covid-19, Ethiopia, Global Health, Youth, Youth Empowerment
Despite the ongoing hardships caused by current situation, DSW Ethiopia continued its commitment of providing young people with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services. This was achieved by integrating COVID-19 prevention measures and tailored...