World Bank donates Togo laboratory equipment worth $1.6m

Togo took delivery Thursday January 11 of laboratory equipment valued at $1.6 million, donated by the World Bank to bolster performance of 18 district hospitals. The donation, the Health Ministry said is in line with the implementation of the project to strengthen emergency preparedness and response to Covid-19. The equipment is made of laboratory refrigerators, […]

Libya Eliminates Trachoma as Public Health Problem

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Wednesday that Libya has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a major achievement for the eastern Mediterranean region. Libya is now the 28th country worldwide and the eighth in the region to reach this milestone. Surveys conducted in 2022 across six southern districts showed that the […]

Congo, Russia ink 5 MoU including Brazzaville’s 1,000-km pipeline

Congo and Russia have signed five memorandum of Understanding (MoU) including the construction of an oil-pipeline in the capital Brazzaville. The agreements were inked at the end of both countries’ joint intergovernmental commission meeting in the Congolese capital. Deals span Information and communication technologies, health, research, technological innovation, culture and sports. Congo’s Minister of International […]