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Malaria, one of the world’s oldest pandemics, was eliminated from the United States 70 years ago, and today, for most Americans, a mosquito bite is a mild irritation. But for nearly half of the world’s population, a mosquito bite can lead to severe illness or death. Of the 241 million …

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a supplemental budget support package for Ukraine, called Financing of Recovery from Economic Emergency in Ukraine – or FREE Ukraine – for $489 million. The package approved by the Board consists of a supplemental loan for $350 million and guarantees in …

The European Union will focus on three key areas of infrastructure, health and education in a “sizable and ambitious package” of support for Africa in the coming years. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said this on Friday in her closing speech at the two-day EU-AU summit …

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is all but guaranteed a second term after a procedural vote made him the sole nominee for a leadership election in May. The first African leader of the UN health agency said he was “very grateful for the renewed support”, after the WHO’s executive board …

For five years, a group of women who reached the highest level of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign service has been battling with the agency over whether or not they were unfairly paid less than their male counterparts. Beth Paige was serving as USAID’s mission director in Jordan in 2015 …

Humanitarian groups often swoop in around the world to help people hit by natural disasters. Now the U.S. Agency for International Development has launched a program to see if people can be saved before disasters. It’s funding a consortium of seven universities around the world to explore the possibilities. Joining …

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $100,000 in immediate assistance to support people affected by severe flooding in the Bahia State of Brazil, which has impacted nearly 800,000 people, including displacing more than 73,000 people from their homes. This funding will support the local procurement of non-food …

In an official ceremony held in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) office in Washington, D.C., Administrator Samantha Power swore-in Peter Riley as the first Mission Director for USAID in Tajikistan. Speaking at the event, Administrator Power remarked that Mr. Riley will bring “all of his passion and …

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa in an official capacity next week, visiting Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal, the State Department has said. Blinken will meet with the presidents of all three countries and will broadly address “the COVID-19 pandemic and building …

International Day of the Girl celebrates the importance, power, and potential of girls around the world, and focuses attention on the particular problems they can face. The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating existing inequalities and disrupting access to vital health and support services. However, it has also accelerated the use of digital health and …