Nigeria: Discrimination Against Albinos On the Rise - Napa
[Vanguard] The National Association of Persons with Albinism (NAPA) has raised the alarm over the alleged rise in cases of discrimination and injustice against persons with albinism. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Human Rights Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Africa: WHO Urges Investments for the Scale Up of Tuberculosis Screening and Preventive Treatment
[WHO] Ahead of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, which is marked on 24 March, WHO has released an investment case for TB screening and preventive treatment. A modelling study developed with Governments of four countries - Brazil, Georgia, Kenya and South Africa - highlights the impact to be achieved from expanding TB screening and preventive treatment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news

Eswatini: Eswatini Moves to Revise Century-Old Colonial Law to Legalize Medical Cannabis
[VOA] Manzini -- Eswatini is joining many of its African neighbors in legalizing cannabis for medical purposes, revising a colonial drug law dating back a century. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Eswatini Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs Southern Africa Source Type: news

Machankura 2.0: Turning Feature Phones Into Bitcoin Hardware Wallets
Ngako, a 30-year-old former Amazon Web Services (AWS) developer, released Machankura into the world in the middle of 2022. And it has taken off since Ngako last spoke with CoinDesk in April 2023 . Its user base has jumped from 3,500 to 13,600 in just under a year, according to Ngako, and the…#ngako #amazonwebservices #coindesk #african #javacard #sim #bitcoin #segwit #nigeria #binance (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Binance just got hit with court order to release user data as Nigerian crisis worsens
Binance’s crisis in NIgeria just got worse. A court ordered the crypto exchange on Monday to produce data on thousands of users in the African nation, according to a lawyer who attended the hearing and local media reports. Binance, which has been embroiled in a high-stakes standoff with Nigeria’s…#nigeria #african #efcc #binance #naira #dlnews #tigrangambaryan #nadeemanjarwalla #kenya #richardteng (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gambia lawmakers consider reversing ban on female genital cutting
Lawmakers in Gambia will vote Monday on legislation that seeks to repeal a 2015 ban on female genital cutting, which would make the West African nation the first country anywhere to make that reversal. The procedure, which also has been called female genital mutilation, includes the partial or…#gambia #westafrican #africa #jahadukureh #safehandsforgirls #dukureh #muslim #islamic #islam #yahyajammeh (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

FT hires Mark as South Africa bureau chief
The Financial Times has hired Monica Mark to be its South Africa bureau chief. Mark has been the Christian Science Monitor’s Africa editor, based in Johannesburg. A British-Nigerian, she has reported from more than 20 countries in Africa, with a particular interest in offbeat longform stories. She…#monicamark #southafrica #africa #johannesburg #britishnigerian #westafrica #lagos #nigeria #guardian #dakarsenegal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

South Africa Is Optimistic for Tax Breaks to Kick-Start EV Industry
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Old Embassy Is Latest Flashpoint in Simmering North African Feud
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Kenya: Rights Group Condemns Mandatory HIV Testing
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya National Commission of Human Rights (KNCHR) has condemned the discrimatory action by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) of dismissing 133 candidates after being subjected to mandatory HIV and pregnancy testing in a recruiting process. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - March 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Human Rights Kenya Source Type: news

Gambia could become the first country to reverse a ban on female genital cutting
The West African nation of Gambia could become the first country in the world to reverse a ban on female genital cutting, a practice that experts say is dangerous and has no benefits (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks at the Ninth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body
[WHO] Our co-chairs, Precious and Roland, (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news

Nigeria: Developing a Climate Resilient WASH Policy in Nigeria Come Rain or Drought
[Nigeria Health Watch] In 2018, the Federal Government of Nigeria developed a 13-year strategy to address the WASH crisis in the country. Five years post-implementation, the strategy seems to be missing a key element -- climate change. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Climate Environment Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

South Africa: Someone Close to Me Has Been Diagnosed With TB - What Should I Do?
[spotlight] Tuberculosis can infect anyone. It is caused by bacteria and spreads through air and is very common in South Africa. Dr Janet Giddy shares how she deals with Mrs Worried - an anxious and fearful voice seeking advice when someone close to her, like her domestic worker, has been diagnosed with TB. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news

Nigeria: Controversy Trails Bird Flu Outbreak in Kebbi
[Daily Trust] Since the declaration of the avian influenza outbreak in Kebbi State over a month ago, controversy between poultry farmers and the state government over the genuineness of the epidemic has remained a source of concern to many residents, Daily Trust on Sunday can report. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news