Algeria: France Urged to Take Responsibility for Waste From 1960s Sahara Desert Nuclear Tests
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -Participants in a conference organized Wednesday in Algiers called upon the French authorities to assume their responsibility in the "gathering of waste resulted from the nuclear tests they conducted in the Algerian Sahara desert during the 1960s". (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 14, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Seismic vulnerability assessment at urban scale: case of Algerian buildings - Boukri M, Farsi MN, Mebarki A, Belazougui M, Ait-Belkacem M, Yousfi N, Guessoum N, Benamar DA, Naili M, Mezouar N, Amellal O.
The main purpose of risk reduction methodological and operational approaches is to protect lives and properties against the impact of natural or industrial disaster. Although it is unrealistic to expect to live in a risk free environment, it is possible to... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
1.9-million- and 2.4-million-year-old artifacts and stone tool-cutmarked bones from Ain Boucherit, Algeria
East Africa has provided the earliest known evidence for Oldowan stone artifacts and hominin-induced stone tool cutmarks dated to ~2.6 million years (Ma) ago. The ~1.8-million-year-old stone artifacts from Ain Hanech (Algeria) were considered to represent the oldest archaeological materials in North Africa. Here we report older stone artifacts and cutmarked bones excavated from two nearby deposits at Ain Boucherit estimated to ~1.9 Ma ago, and the older to ~2.4 Ma ago. Hence, the Ain Boucherit evidence shows that ancestral hominins inhabited the Mediterranean fringe in northern Africa much earlier than previously thought. ...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 13, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Sahnouni, M., Pares, J. M., Duval, M., Caceres, I., Harichane, Z., van der Made, J., Perez-Gonzalez, A., Abdessadok, S., Kandi, N., Derradji, A., Medig, M., Boulaghraif, K., Semaw, S. Tags: Anthropology reports Source Type: news
Brucellosis Algeria outbreak - What is Brucellosis? Is it dangerous?
ALGERIA is currently under attack from increased cases of a disease named Brucellosis, which was once rampant in the UK. What is Brucellosis and is it dangerous? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cholera – Algeria
On 23 August 2018, the Algerian Ministry of Health (MoH) announced an outbreak of cholera in northern parts of the country, in and around the capital province Algiers. (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - September 14, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news
Passengers Hospitalized After Suspected Cholera Case on Algeria-France Flight Passengers Hospitalized After Suspected Cholera Case on Algeria-France Flight
French authorities evacuated 141 passengers and crew from a flight arriving in the French city of Perpignan from Algeria on Wednesday after a child on board was suspected of being infected with cholera, the fire brigade said.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Cholera ruled out after suspect case on Algeria-France flight
French authorities evacuated a plane carrying 141 passengers and crew after it arrived in the French city of Perpignan from Algeria on Wednesday with a child on board suspected of being infected with cholera, the fire brigade said. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Passengers hospitalized after suspected cholera case on Algeria-France flight
French authorities evacuated 141 passengers and crew from a flight arriving in the French city of Perpignan from Algeria on Wednesday after a child on board was suspected of being infected with cholera, the fire brigade said. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Algeria:Cholera - 59 Confirmed, 26 Negative Cases Among 172 Patients Hospitalized Since August 7th
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -The Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform underlined that out of the 172 hospitalized patients since August 7th, a total of 59 cases of cholera have been confirmed and 26 cases were negative until 27 August 2018, according to a ministerial communiqu é. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 29, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Algeria says cholera outbreak "completely under control."
Algeria's government is rejecting union calls to delay the start of the new school year because of a cholera outbreak (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - August 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Assessment and mapping of earthquake-induced landslides in Tigzirt City, Algeria - Djerbal L, Khoudi I, Alimrina N, Melbouci B, Bahar R.
The natural hazard assessment is hampered by many difficulties due to the complexity of the phenomenon and the need to manage simultaneously several natural and/or technological hazards. Such is the case of most unstable urban sites in Algeria. The paper p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
The Guardian view on the heatwave: our climate is endangered | Editorial
Adapting to hotter temperatures is sensible – but ignoring their causes is dangerousThe NHS is experiencing a “summer crisis”, with increased emergency admissions and uncomfortable conditions in buildings not equipped for the heat, while the Met Office has warned that the UK temperaturerecord of 38.5C could be broken on Friday. Authorities in Greece are dealing with the aftermath ofdevastating wildfires that killed at least 85 people, while efforts to control blazes in Sweden and in California continue. In Japan,23,000 people have been taken to hospital in the past week and the weather described by officials as a “...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 26, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Editorial Tags: Climate change Environment Science Paris climate agreement COP 21: UN climate change conference Paris Greenhouse gas emissions Weather NHS Society Greece Japan Source Type: news
Seismic vulnerability assessment to earthquake at urban scale: a case of Mostaganem city in Algeria - Chaibedra B, Benanane A, Boutaraa Z.
The focus of this study was the seismic vulnerability assessment of buildings constituting Mostaganem city in Algeria. Situated 320 km to the west of Algiers, Mostaganem city encompasses a valuable cultural and architectural built heritage. The city has su... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
First, We Need To Talk: Mental Healthcare In The MENA Region
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) face daunting challenges in managing a growing burden of mental illness, often in adverse conditions that can leave their imprint on generations to come.While the burden of mental-health conditions is above the global average in most MENA countries, the human resources, policies, funding and infrastructure to deal with these problems are sorely lacking.According to a recent study led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), mental disorders excluding substance abuse accounted for 4.7% of all disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in the World Health Organization ’...
Source: EyeForPharma - July 5, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Marc Yates Source Type: news
20 Water-Stressed Countries Have Most Solar & Wind Potential
Tianyi Luo is a senior manager with the Aqueduct Project at the Global Water Program at World Resources Institute.By Tianyi LuoWASHINGTON DC, May 11 2018 (IPS)Most power generation consumes water, whether to cool steam in thermoelectric plants or power turbines for hydropower. And the global demand for both water and electricity will continue to increase substantially in the coming decades. Although growth is generally a good thing for the economy, it challenges nations—particularly ones that are water-stressed—to better manage their limited water resources and invest in the right energy systems.Power generation from s...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 11, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tianyi Luo Tags: Development & Aid Featured Global Global Governance Headlines Health Human Rights IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Water & Sanitation Source Type: news
