Rwanda: King Faisal Hospital Set for Major Expansion
[New Times] King Faisal hospital, one of the largest hospitals in Rwanda is set to undergo a long term expansion that will span to 2050, mainly bolstering its infrastructure and capabilities in regards to bed capacity from 167 to 600 beds, as well as bringing on board new surgical and medical subspecialties. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Rwanda Source Type: news
Investec's Bishop on South Africa's Inflation Data
Annabel Bishop, Investec Chief Economist, discusses South Africa's easing inflation. She speaks with Vonnie Quinn on ...#annabelbishop #investec #southafrica #vonniequinn (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: World Malaria Day 2024
[RBM] World Malaria Day is a pivotal moment in the calendar for the malaria community. It is a chance to come together, to raise awareness of the fight to end malaria and also to shine a light on the challenges we have in eliminating this devastating disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Cameroon: Cameroon Doctors Flee to Europe, North America for Lucrative Jobs
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- The state of health care in Cameroon is a source of growing concern, with thousands of doctors fleeing the central African country for lucrative jobs elsewhere, especially in Europe and North America, according to officials. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Cameroon Central Africa Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Africa: New Nets Prevent 13 Million Malaria Cases in Sub-Saharan Africa
[Global Fund] Compared to standard nets, the introduction of 56 million state-of-the-art mosquito nets in 17 countries across sub-Saharan Africa averted an estimated 13 million malaria cases and 24,600 deaths. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Congo-Kinshasa: Hospitals in Eastern DRC Face Vaccine Shortages
[VOA] Goma -- In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically in the Beni and Butembo region, parents are finding it hard getting vaccines for their children. Health care providers report that vaccines have been in short supply for several months, leaving thousands of children unvaccinated. Parents worried about their children's health are calling on authorities to quickly resolve the situation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa Congo-Kinshasa Health and Medicine Source Type: news
Africa: Hearing Aid Apps Offer Hope to Millions in Africa with Hearing Loss
[The Conversation Africa] In rural Kenya, 64-year-old John Kamau's world of silence is about to change. For decades, isolated by hearing loss from the community's vibrant life and his grandchildren's conversations, he sees hope when a community health worker visits with a smartphone in hand. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news
Google restructures finance team as part of AI shift, CFO tells employees in memo
Alphabet Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat said in a memo Wednesday that Google is restructuring its finance organization, a move that will include layoffs and relocations, as the company pushes resources to favor investments in artificial intelligence. "The tech sector is in the midst of a…#alphabet #ruthporat #google #sundarpichai #asiapacificregion #middleeast #africa #porat #bangalore #mexicocity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nigeria: Cosmetic Surgery Won't Do Dr Pbat
[Daily Trust] Some days ago, a post by one Christian Ejiofor, quoting the News Agency of Nigeria, had claimed that the federal government will be taking over the payment of salaries from state governments, and that all Nigerian workers will soon be renamed Nigerian Civil Servants. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Local NGO Establishes Community Nutrition Gardens
[The Herald] Women in some rural areas will soon be enjoying enhanced access to healthy and fresh produce following the establishment of community nutrition gardens by a local non-governmental organisation 4-H Zimbabwe Foundation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Land and Rural Issues NGOs and Civil Society Nutrition Southern Africa Women and Gender Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Ghana: 'MOH Committed to Improving Adolescent Well-Being'
[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Health (MoH) says it is commitment to harness resources and expertise to improve adolescents health and wellbeing, a Programme Officer, Abena Kumiwaa Osae has stated. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Climate Change Is Exacerbating Inflation Worldwide
A customer hands a vendor a 1000 Nigerian naira banknote at the Mile 12 food market in Lagos, Nigeria, on Thursday, July 7, 2022. A new report warns that climate change will exacerbate inflation, particularly for food. Rising temperatures could increase global inflation by as much as 1 percent…#nigerian #mile12 #lagos #nigeria #climatewire #europeancentralbank #globalsouth #africa #southamerica #ukraine (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UN report points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual and reproductive health worldwide
The U.N. population fund says in a new study that an African woman is roughly 130 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than a woman in Europe or North America (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Southern Africa: Southern Africa Battles Deadly Cholera Outbreak
[DW] Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi are at the epicenter of the deadliest cholera outbreak in southern Africa in at least a decade. The global stockpile of vaccines to limit the disease's spread has run dry. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 17, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria Southern Africa Zambia Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia - 16 April 2024
[WHO] Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa East Africa Ethiopia External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
