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At least one in seven children in sub-Saharan Africa experiences significant psychological hardship. As the world marks World Mental Health Day, UNICEF and WHO shine a light on the need for increased investment and access to mental health prevention and response services on the continent. Children and adolescents are always at risk of developing mental

Three Syrian workers in Beirut port, Friday, inhaled poisonous gas emitted by cattle feed on board of livestock carrier FM SPIRIDON, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Feed was soaked by seawater, which entered the compartment through porthole after the ship developed a list, and that triggered gas emission. “2 workers lost consciousness, but Civil Defense

Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com) in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health continues to provide their scholarship of one-year Post-Graduate Diploma and two-year Master degree in both Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes for 628 doctors from more than 42 African, Asian and Latin American countries. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA

The world is still failing to develop desperately needed antibacterial treatments, despite growing awareness of the urgent threat of antibiotic resistance, according to a report by the World Health Organization. WHO reveals that none of the 43 antibiotics that are currently in clinical development sufficiently address the problem of drug resistance in the world’s most