Southern Africa: Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia Launch HIV Prevention Programme for Young Women and Girls
[The Herald] Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana have launched a regional programme that seeks to reduce the prevalence of HIV among adolescents, girls and young women in three districts across the SADC countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 15, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Botswana: Alcohol Industry Cautious As Night Spots Prepare to Open
[VOA] Gaborone, Botswana -- Botswana is set to emerge this week from an 18-month state of emergency that will remove the president's emergency powers and end pandemic restrictions on trade and gatherings. While many shops, bars, and restaurants want to get back to normal, some in Botswana's alcohol industry say it's too soon to lift restrictions on night spots. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 28, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
COVID-19 Recovery Requires Justice Beyond Rhetoric
Credit: Global Policy ForumBy Jens MartensBONN, Germany, Sep 16 2021 (IPS) Policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis have exacerbated rather than reduced global inequalities. On the one hand, the net wealth of billionaires has risen to record levels since the outbreak of the pandemic (increasing by more than US$ 5 trillion to US$ 13.1 trillion from 2020 to 2021), on the other hand, the number of people living in extreme poverty has also increased massively (by approx. 100 million to 732 million in 2020).
These contrasts alone show that something is fundamentally wrong in the world.
In respon...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 16, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jens Martens Tags: Civil Society Economy & Trade Education Gender Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Women & Economy Source Type: news
Allow Least Developed Countries to Develop
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame SundaramSYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 2021 (IPS) The pandemic is pushing back the world’s poorest countries with the least means to finance economic recovery and contagion containment efforts. Without international solidarity, economic gaps will grow again as COVID-19 threatens humanity for years to come.
Least developed
While bringing some concessions, the ‘least developed countries’ (LDCs) designation – introduced five decades ago – has not generated changes needed to accelerate sustainable development for all.
Anis ChowdhuryThe United Nations (UN) General Assembly created t...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 31, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: COVID-19 Development & Aid Economy & Trade Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Sustainability TerraViva United Nations Trade & Investment Source Type: news
Botswana: Botswana Assures Unauthorized Immigrants of Covid-19 Vaccinations
[VOA] Gabarone, Botswana -- The Botswana government has sought to assure thousands of undocumented immigrants they will not be left out of the country's COVID-19 vaccination program. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 29, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Botswana: Learning From Botswana's Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout
[WHO-AFRO] Africa's largest-ever vaccination drive is well underway.52 African countries are rolling out COVID-19 vaccines and over 73 million doses have been administered on the continent. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 20, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Botswana: Govt Tightens Covid-19 Restrictions Amid Rising Death Toll
[VOA] Gaborone -- Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, whose country has one of the world's highest COVID-19 infection rates per capita, has announced new COVID-19 restrictions, including extension of a nighttime curfew and postponement of the reopening of schools. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 15, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Navigating the drinking self: a qualitative study of beer consumption among the working-poor in Botswana - Sebeelo T, Belgrave L.
Alcohol consumption studies in sub-Saharan Africa have largely focused on social control and regulatory mechanisms in specific settings without particular reference to how drinkers negotiate and navigate their drinking selves. Existing studies do not gi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Botswana: Get Vaccines Now, People Are Dying
[The Patriot] ... Phikwe West MP, Dithapelo Keorapetse (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 10, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Botswana: Botswana Announces the Arrival of the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine
[The Patriot] The Ministry of Health and Wellness wishes to inform members of the public that Botswana will receive 108 000 doses of its first ever consignment of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine on 12 August 2021. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 9, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Kansas guidelines require Garth Brooks concertgoers to quarantine
Attendees of Saturday ’s sold-out Garth Brooks concert at Arrowhead Stadium — at least those from Kansas — could be in for a few days of quarantine.
The concert by the country superstar attracted more than 70,000, despite a rise in Covid-19 cases locally and nationally due to the Delta variant. That easily puts a trip to the concert in league with trips Botswana, the United Kingdom or Columbia, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment — and concertgoers subject to quarantine.
The… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 9, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Brian Kaberline Source Type: news
Kansas guidelines require Garth Brooks concertgoers to quarantine
Attendees of Saturday ’s sold-out Garth Brooks concert at Arrowhead Stadium — at least those from Kansas — could be in for a few days of quarantine.
The concert by the country superstar attracted more than 70,000, despite a rise in Covid-19 cases locally and nationally due to the Delta variant. That easily puts a trip to the concert in league with trips Botswana, the United Kingdom or Columbia, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment — and concertgoers subject to quarantine.
The… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 9, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Brian Kaberline Source Type: news
Botswana: Health Ministry Dithers While Batswana Die
[The Patriot] The Ministry of Health and Wellness has conceded that the Private Practice Licensing Committee has not been able to meet for many months and blames this anomaly on COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 6, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Central Banks Must Address Pandemic Challenges
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame SundaramSYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 2021 (IPS) Hopes for an inclusive global economic recovery are fast fading. As rich countries have done little to ensure poor countries’ access to vaccines and fiscal resources, North-South “fault lines” will certainly widen.
Enhancing relief, recovery, transformation
While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised rich countries’ recovery prospects upward, the United Nations (UN) notes formidable challenges, especially for developing countries, due to the pandemic.
Anis ChowdhuryThe UN warns of more setbacks for the Sustainable Devel...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 3, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: COVID-19 Development & Aid Economy & Trade Financial Crisis Global Green Economy Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Labour Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Botswana: Covid-19 and New Directions in Corporate Botswana Social Spend
[The Patriot] 'Clearly, the time has come for social spend to be approached in ways that are smarter and more sustainable, delivering long-term positive Impact' (Zim, 2018) (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 7, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
