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WHO and UNICEF has issued new ten-step guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn services. Breastfeeding all babies for the first 2 years would save the lives of more than 820 000 children under age 5 annually. The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding underpin the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative, which both organizations launched in 1991. The practical guidance encourages new mothers to breastfeed and informs health workers how best to support breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is vital to a child’s lifelong health, and reduces costs for health facilities, families, and governments. Breastfeeding within the first hour of birth protects newborn babies from infections and saves lives. Infants are at greater risk of death due to diarrhoea and other infections when they are only partially breastfed or not breastfed at all. Breastfeeding also improves IQ, school readiness and attendance, and is associated with higher incom...

Facebook has launched the  Data Abuse Bounty  to reward people who report any misuse of data by app developers. Facebook committed to launching this program a  few weeks ago  as part of its efforts to quickly uncover potential abuse of people’s information. The Data Abuse Bounty, inspired by the  existing bug bounty program  which Facebook uses to uncover and address security issues, will help the company identify violations of its  policies . According to  Collin Greene ,  Head of Product Security , Facebook, “W e’ll review all legitimate reports and respond as quickly as possible when we identify a credible threat to people’s information. If we confirm data abuse, we will shut down the offending app and take legal action against the company selling or buying the data, if necessary. We’ll pay the person who reported the issue, and we’ll also alert those we believe to be affected .” This program will reward people with firs...

 Dr  Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General Nearly one billion people will be vaccinated against yellow fever in 27 high-risk African countries by 2026 with support from WHO, Gavi – the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF and more than 50 health partners. The commitment is part of the Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics (EYE) in Africa strategy, which was launched by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, Professor Isaac Folorunso Adewole, Nigeria’s Minister of Health and partners at a regional meeting in Abuja, Nigeria on Tuesday (10 April). "The world is facing an increased risk of Yellow fever outbreaks and Africa is particularly vulnerable," said Dr Tedros. "With one injection we can protect a person for life against this dangerous pathogen. This unprecedented commitment by countries will ensure that by 2026 Africa is free of Yellow fever epidemics." Photo credit: Naija News Today During the three-day EYE strategy...

  Etihad Aviation Group, in cooperation with Emirates Autism Society,  supported World Autism Awareness Month by  organising a series of events and activities during the first week of April. Highlighting the need for increased awareness and understanding of autism, Etihad hosted an awareness workshop at its Training Academy. The workshop featured an informative presentation by Sheena Kathleen Reynolds, an Occupational Therapist from the Wilson Centre for Child Development. A  short documentary named “ Lemonade”   was also broadcast to the audience. The documentary highlighted the difficulties, hopes and aspirations of families of autistic adults. An exclusive innovation gallery of artwork and robots crafted by individuals with autism was also held in conjunction with the staff event. Yousef and Kareem, two children who dream of becoming television presenters, hosted the event and welcomed the speakers and the guests. Khaled Al Mehairbi...

Facebook has announced that changes are being made to the way Ads and Pages are managed on its platform and on Instagram. These changes are designed to increase transparency and accountability as well as prevent election interference. In a statement release by  Rob Goldman , VP, Ads and  Alex Himel , VP, Local & Pages today, “We believe that when you visit a Page or see an ad on Facebook it should be clear who it’s coming from. We also think it’s important for people to be able to see the other ads a Page is running, even if they’re not directed at you.” “That’s why today we’re announcing important changes to the way we manage ads and Pages on Facebook as well as Instagram. These are designed to increase transparency and accountability, as well as prevent election interference,” they said. Increased Transparency and Accountability for Electoral and Issue Ads Last October, the platform announced that only authorized advertisers will be able to ru...

 Spurred on by the company's steady growth in Sub-Saharan Africa and in line with its focus on investing in the continent, Mastercard has appointed Raghav Prasad as Division President for Sub-Saharan Africa. Prasad will strengthen the company's ongoing commitment to delivering value to customers and consumers in Africa by leveraging technology to build stronger and more inclusive payment ecosystems. Prasad brings his extensive 30-year global financial services and payments industry experience to further Mastercard's goal of financially including 100 million people by 2020 - an objective that can only be achieved by working with partners across the public and private sectors and by introducing market-relevant digital payment solutions such as Masterpass QR, Mastercard Payment Gateway Services along with its core Debit, Credit, Prepaid and Commercial solutions. Raghav Prasad, Division President for Sub-Saharan Africa With a proven track record as a lead...