More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine

PNP DeskJuly 5, 2023September 14, 202404 mins

The RTS,S vaccine has been administered to more than 1.6 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi since 2019 and has been shown to be safe and effective. It has resulted in a substantial reduction in severe malaria and a fall in child deaths. A top killer WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said malaria remains…

Imprisoned Iranian women journalists receive UN press freedom prize

PNP DeskMay 2, 2023September 12, 202406 mins

Niloofar Hamedi, Elaheh Mohammadi and Narges Mohammadi have been named as the laureates of the 2023 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize at a time when women journalists are increasingly under threat. “Now more than ever, it is important to pay tribute to all women journalists who are prevented from doing their jobs and who…