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The State of the World’s Midwifery 2022: East and Southern Africa
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and World Health Organization (WHO) released a report titled “The State of the World’s Midwifery 2022: East and Southern Africa”. What are the key findings of the report? Around 1.2 million lives can be saved each year in East and Southern Africa by 2035 if there is universal coverage ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Africa • African countries • Midwife • Midwifery
October 7: World Cotton Day
World Cotton Day is observed on October 7 each year to promote the production, transformations, sale and consumption of cotton. Key facts 2022 marks the third anniversary of World Cotton Day. The theme for this year’s World Cotton Day is “Weaving a better future for cotton”. Its aim is to promote sustainable farming of cotton ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: African countries • Cotton • cotton-4 • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) • International Trade Centre • Theme of World Cotton Day • UNCTAD • world cotton day • World Trade Organization
Invasive species cost African Economy $3.66 trillion a year
Recent study shows that, Invasive species are costing African agriculture about $3.66 trillion per year. It equals to 1.5 times of the combined gross domestic product of all African countries. Key Findings Researchers from Kenya, Britain, Ghana and Switzerland were estimating the annual economic hit because of invasive species to African agriculture. They studied open ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: African agriculture • African countries • crop loss • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) • Invasive species