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Harsh Vardhan completes tenure as WHO Executive Board Chairperson ANI | Updated: Jun 02, 2021 21:50 IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday successfully completed his tenure as the Chairperson of Executive Board of World Health Organization.
On the last day of his tenure serving as the Chairperson, Executive Board, WHO, he addressed the 149th Session Of the WHO Executive Board Meeting from Nirman Bhawan through a video conference.
He applauded the efforts of the WHO by countering the endless false narratives circulating across media channels on the ongoing pandemic in the country.
Harsh Vardhan accuses media of circulating false narratives
03 Jun 2021, 02:56 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday successfully completed his tenure as the Chairperson of Executive Board of World Health Organization.
On the last day of his tenure serving as the Chairperson, Executive Board, WHO, he addressed the 149th Session Of the WHO Executive Board Meeting from Nirman Bhawan through a video conference.
He applauded the efforts of the World Health Organisation (WHO) by countering the endless false narratives circulating across media channels on the ongoing pandemic in the country.
ECHO Factsheet – Kenya (Last updated 06/04/2021)
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Introduction
Kenya hosts 500,000 refugees and asylum seekers who are fully dependent on humanitarian assistance for their basic needs. Since late 2019, Kenya has been impacted by the so-called triple-threat : the largest Desert Locust invasion in the last 60 years, the floods that have marked the Short and Long rainfall seasons, and the COVID-19 restriction measures. The European Union continues its long-standing assistance to refugees in Kenya and to responding to disaster-related emergencies in the country.
What are the needs?
The refugees and asylum seekers hosted in Kenya are mainly from Somalia, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kenya has an encampment policy: refugees are mainly confined to camps and are almost entirely dependent on aid.
Coalition of Blood for Africa partners with Kenya to collect blood for mothers
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The Kenya National Blood Transfusion Services (KNBTS) has partnered with the Coalition of Blood for Africa (CoBA) to collect 3000 units of blood. The three-day blood drive will aim to contribute towards treatment of post-partum hemorrhage among Kenyan mothers.
The blood drive campaign dubbed
Keep Mothers Alive, will run in 33 sites across the country from Sunday 7th March to Tuesday 9th March.
According to the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, excessive bleeding after childbirth is the leading cause of maternal deaths in the country. Maternal deaths reportedly account for 34% of all maternal deaths in Kenya. At least 60% of all blood collected in Kenya is required for maternal health services.