by Staff Writer | Jul 23, 2022 | Briefing
International development charity, Christian Aid, has welcomed Keir Starmer’s pledge to restore the Department for International Development (DfID) if Labour win the next election, and urged the UK to take a “new approach to development and eradicating poverty.”...
by Staff Writer | Jul 23, 2022 | Briefing
THE SALVATION ARMY HAS SEEN an unprecedented demand for support from worried parents in recent months, with children at risk of going hungry being referred by teachers, health visitors and GPs. The church and charity, which is based in over 600 locations in the UK,...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 22, 2022 | Briefing
FOLLOWING THE UK GOVERNMENT’S DECISION to offer a 4.5 per cent pay award to some doctors this year – far below the rate of inflation – the British Medical Association (BMA) says this is a “brutal pay cut”, which will come as a “bitter blow to doctors”. The...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 22, 2022 | Briefing
FOOD INFLATION IN EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES where tens of millions of people are caught in an alarming hunger crisis has increased sharply, reaching 44 per cent in Ethiopia – nearly five times the global average. It is estimated that one person is dying every 48...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 21, 2022 | Briefing
A LACK OF APPROPRIATE MATERNITY FACILITIES and staffing is putting women in prison at significant risk of pre-term labour, missed midwifery appointments, and without appropriate support for mothers and young children dealing with the severe impact of separation....
by Agency Reporter | Jul 21, 2022 | Briefing
GHANAIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS have called for Ghana’s debt to be cancelled, rather than an IMF loan bailing out private lenders. In a joint statement they say any IMF loan must include debt cancellation to make Ghana’s debt sustainable. Two weeks ago Ghana...
