Saharan Africa Current Affairs, GK & News
Western Sahara conflict
The US President Donald Trump has recently backed the claim of Morocco to the Western Sahara. In return Morocco is opening diplomatic relations with Israel. Israel is the fourth country to make peaceful relations with Israel after UAE, Bahrain and Sudan. UAE signed Abraham Accord with Israel to normalise its relations with the country. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Abraham Accord • Donald Trump • israel • Morocco • Sahara • Saharan Africa
World Malaria Report 2019
A specialized agency of the United Nations, the World Health Organization(WHO) released its World Malaria Report 2019 on Wednesday, 4th December 2019. The report provides an all-inclusive update on regional and global malaria data and trends. The 2019 report was prepared on the basis of information received from areas with ongoing malaria transmission and over ..
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Democratic Republic of the Congo • Nigeria • Saharan Africa • Southeast Asia • Uganda • United Nations • WHO • World Health Organization • World Malaria Day • World Malaria Report 2019
Trends on Babies with Low Birth Weight
The study from the researchers of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) published in The Lancet Global Health makes the following observations: 20.5 million babies (14.6%) were found to have been born with low birth weight (less than 2.5 kg) in 2015. The prevalence in ..
Topics: Australia • Europe • Indian Statistical Institute • Low birth weight • New Zealand • North America • Saharan Africa • South Asia • Sweden • UK • UNICEF • Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare • USA • WHO • World Health Organisation