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GENEVA — In a definitive move aimed at reshaping the future of healthcare across the African continent, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union (AU) Commission have formally renewed their longstanding strategic partnership. Against the backdrop of the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, leaders from both international bodies gathered to sign an…
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Disability service providers across the United States are finding themselves forced into an impossible corner, actively turning away new referrals, scaling back vital programs, and struggling to maintain daily operations. With massive funding cuts looming large on the horizon and a relentless labor shortage gripping the nation, leaders within the sector report that they see…
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AUSTIN, TX — Amid a rapidly shifting legal landscape for immigrant families across the United States, the Children’s Defense Fund and its Texas affiliate are intensifying their calls for immediate federal action. Child advocates and legal experts are urging members of Congress to rally behind the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act, a piece of…
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), a leading national youth advocacy organization, has issued an urgent call to federal leaders to preserve and protect Head Start, the landmark early learning and health services program that has supported American families for more than six decades. The defense of the program comes in response to…
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On the occasion of World Health Day 2025, celebrated under the resonant theme “Healthier beginnings, hopeful futures,” more than 100 global offices of the World Health Organization (WHO) have mobilized to launch wide-ranging public advocacy actions. Working in close collaboration with Member States, grassroots communities, dedicated health workers, partner and donor agencies, and civil society…
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GENEVA — In a decisive move to fortify the continent’s public health architecture against a backdrop of mounting global financial pressures, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union (AU) Commission have officially renewed their longstanding strategic partnership. The formalization of the updated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) took place on the sidelines of the…
