The World Health Organization has appointed Dr Vanessa Kerry as the WHO Director-General’s Special Envoy for Health Resilience. Building on her previous role as WHO’s first Director-General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health, Dr Kerry will help advance a broader agenda focused on building resilient, integrated and sustainably-financed health systems capable of responding to…
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Fleeing war in their native Sudan, some have crossed into Chad after days of walking. Others arrive with no money, little food, and nothing prepared for the baby they are carrying. By the time they reach Njdepa’s clinic, many are tired, frightened, and unsure of what comes next
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