FILE – In this file photo taken Thursday July 21, 2016, residents of the Kisenso district of Kinshasa, line up to receive yellow fever vaccines. Dozens of organizations have started a massive emergency vaccination campaign Wednesday Aug. 17, 2016, in Congo against the largest yellow fever outbreak in decades, trying to stop its global spread. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) FILE – In this file photo taken Thursday July 21, 2016, residents of the Kisenso district of Kinshasa, line up to receive yellow fever vaccines. Dozens of organizations have started a massive emergency vaccination campaign Wednesday Aug. 17, 2016, in Congo against the largest yellow fever outbreak in decades, trying to stop its global spread. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)The Arab Spring uprising and subsequent conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa have lowered life expectancy in countries such as Syria, Yemen, Tunisia and Egypt, jeopardising two decades of health gains, experts said on August 24.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 25, 2016 04:07 UTC