Uganda: Kiboga Cattle Farmers Say Frustrated By Fake Drugs
[Nile Post] Cattle keepers in the cattle corridor district of Kiboga have called upon the government to do everything thing needed to eliminate fake animal drugs on the market. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 2, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Food and Agriculture East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news

Uganda: Purple Skills Klinic Graduates 130
[Nile Post] At least 130 youth under the Purple Skills Klinic have graduated with skills in different sectors including crafts and making liquid soap . (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 2, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news

Dermonecrosis caused by a spitting cobra snakebite results from toxin potentiation and is prevented by the repurposed drug varespladib - Bartlett KE, Hall SR, Rasmussen SA, Crittenden E, Dawson CA, Albulescu LO, Laprade W, Harrison RA, Saviola AJ, Modahl CM, Jenkins TP, Wilkinson MC, Guti érrez JM, Casewell NR.
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that causes substantial mortality and morbidity globally. The venom of African spitting cobras often causes permanent injury via tissue-destructive dermonecrosis at the bite site, which is ineffectively ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news

Airtel Africa Advances Share Buy-Back Program
Airtel Africa Plc (GB:AAF) has released an update. Airtel Africa Plc has announced the purchase of 132,000 of its own shares as part of its share b...#airtelafricaplc #aaf #africaplc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

African Pioneer Secures Convertible £1M Funding
African Pioneer PLC (GB:AFP) has released an update. African Pioneer PLC has secured a flexible funding facility up to £1 million from Sanderson Ca...#africanpioneerplc #afp #sanderson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Motsepe-Backed GoSolr Plans $537 Million South Africa Expansion
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Doctors Push for Safe Working Conditions in Workers' Day Message
[New Zimbabwe] AS Zimbabwe celebrated Workers' Day on Wednesday, medical professionals across the country decried the dire working conditions within the healthcare sector. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 2, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Labour Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news

Africa: The Covid-19 Pandemic Changed Our Patterns and Behaviours, Which in Turn Affected Wildlife
[The Conversation Africa] The Earth now supports over eight billion people who collectively have transformed three-quarters of the planet's land surface for food, energy, shelter and other aspects of the human enterprise. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 2, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Coronavirus Environment Health and Medicine Wildlife Source Type: news

More money is going to African climate startups, but a huge funding gap remains
African climate-tech startups are increasingly raising money from private sources, but while those funds for climate solutions are growing, a huge gap remains in meeting the actual financial needs for climate action in Africa.#african #africa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Indian spice makers under heat in Asia for alleged contamination
BENGALURU -- India's packaged spice manufacturers MDH and Everest are under regulatory scrutiny in several countries after their products were allegedly found to contain carcinogenic elements, barely a year after cough syrups made in the South Asian nation were linked to the deaths of over 140…#bengaluru #mdh #everest #southasian #africa #newzealand #hongkong (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Est ée Lauder Targets New Customers With Amazon Storefront, ‘Creator Council’
Estée Lauder Companies’ debut of its first brand on the U.S. Amazon Premium Beauty store has “greatly exceeded” the company’s retail sales expectations so far. This new offering, which started with the Clinique brand in late March and will expand to include a select few other brands, has…#estéelaudercompanies #clinique #fabriziofreda #estéelauder #amazon #middleeast #africa #emea #googlecloud #retailnewsletter (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Kenyan Flood Death Toll Rises With More Heavy Rains Forecast
Floods and mudslides in Kenya have killed 169 people, and the toll is expected to rise with torrential downpours caused by El Niño weather conditions expected to keep pounding East Africa. The worst incident was recorded in the Mai Mahiu region, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of the capital,…#kenya #elniño #eastafrica #nairobi #isaacmwaura #subscribe #bloombergoriginals #bloombergquicktake #breakingnewson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Extradition Papers Completed For Fled Nigerian Binance Exec Nadeem Anjarwalla, INTERPOL Africa VP Says
Vice President Garba Umar from the Nigerian Central Bureau (NCB) of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) for Africa confirmed on Tuesday that the extradition papers for escaped Nigeria Binance exec Nadeem Anjarwalla have been finalized. During a television appearance on the…#garbaumar #interpol #africa #nigeriabinance #nadeemanjarwalla #nigerian #sunrisedaily #anjarwallas #paperworkcomplete #nigeria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Kenya: President Ruto Urges Striking Doctors to End Paralysis, Citing Financial Constraints
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has called on striking doctors to end their industrial action, citing financial constraints that hinder the resolution of the remaining two out of 19 issues raised by their union. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 1, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Kenya Labour Source Type: news

Sudan: MSF Warns of Catastrophic Malnutrition Crisis in Zamzam Camp Amidst Escalating Violence in North Darfur
[MSF] In response to the escalating fighting in North Darfur, Sudan, MSF has treated over 100 war-wounded patients - including 11 children, many with gunshot wounds - at South Hospital, El Fasher, over the past two weeks. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 1, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society Sudan Source Type: news