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WHO, EU advance pooled procurement for health emergencies

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the European Commission have advanced efforts to strengthen regional pooled procurement of vaccines, diagnostics and treatments during health emergencies.

Sudan aid crisis deepens as RSF encircles El Obeid

Conflict, displacement and severe funding shortages are worsening Sudan’s humanitarian crisis as Rapid Support Forces (RSF) threaten a full-scale assault on El Obeid.

Ghana banks resilient to severe gold price shock: IMF

Ghana’s banking system could withstand a severe gold price collapse, although weaker banks and the central bank remain vulnerable, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) study.