Nigeria will be declared polio-free in seven months, according to Dr Yewande Adeshina, Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Health. She spoke at flag-off of first round of this year’s national immunisation plus days at the Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State. ...

Truckers Life Foundation offers free support in matching carriers with NGOs. Truckers Life Foundation connects humanitarian organizations with drivers willing to help. NGOs can apply through the form: https://herotrucker.eu/pomoc-ukrainie/

Yangon - Starting from December 1, citizens of Myanmar and Singapore need not to apply for visa for travel between the two countries, according to Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). In the statement, the ministry said on a reciprocal basis, Myanmar and Singapore will impose the visa-fr...

The government will streamline free basic healthcare for poor people under the National Health Plan, a senior official said. The Ministry of Health and Sports is implementing the plan, which started last year and will continue until 2021. Dr Thant Sin Htoo, the plan’s programme manager, said ...

by JAMES ABRAHAM Over 2,000 internally displaced persons, IDPs, taking refuge in Jos, Plateau State capital, yesterday received free medical services. The free medical treatment was organised by Tina Bawa Ministries, TBM, a Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, in partnership with Stephanos Fou...

There were 1.1 million new refugees around the world in 2012, the highest rise in new refugee numbers since 1999, statistics published by the United Nations on Wednesday show. The annual UNHCR global trends in displacement report highlights that last year 7.6 million people were newly displaced due...

The number of rock quarry sites in Mon State increased to 40,000 this year, raising concerns about possible adverse effects on the environment, a senior official of the state parliament said. U Aung Kyaw Thu, chair of the state Hluttaw’s Public Budget, Financial Planning and Business Review Commi...

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi pledged to form a government free from corruption, empower workers and end reliance on foreign aid, as she campaigned on Monday for the southeast Asian country's first free national vote in 25 years. Wearing red shirts and waving party flags, thousands o...

The Pantanaw Karen Youth (PKY) is carrying out a mat weaving project to increase the income of rural women in Pantanaw Township, Ayeyarwady Region with funding from an international non-governmental organization (INGO). The PKY started the mat weaving project on July 1 with financial support from...

The number of Syrian refugees registered or assisted by UNHCR in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey has almost tripled since April 2012 and now stands at 112,000. Three quarters are women and children. This actual number of Syrian refugees is thought to be significantly higher, as many people seek to...