Africa: African Health Ministers Kick Off Region's Flagship Health Meeting
[WHO-AFRO] Gaborone -- African health ministers and government representatives today opened the Seventy-third session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa to discuss and agree on key measures to address the region's health challenges, advance and promote good health and well-being. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Botswana External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Africa: Botswana National HIV Reference Laboratory Designated WHO Collaborating Centre of Excellence
[WHO] The Republic of Botswana and the World Health Organization today announced designation of the Botswana National HIV Reference Laboratory as a WHO Collaborating Centre of Excellence, in recognition of the laboratory's excellence in the field of HIV diagnosis and the potential of deeper collaboration with WHO in advancing the health and well-being of people living with HIV. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs Botswana External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the 73rd Session of the Regional Committee for Africa - 28 August 2023
[WHO] Your Excellency President Mokgweetsi Masisi, (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Botswana External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Botswana: Walk the Talk Promotes Health
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi and First Lady Neo joined multitudes of the 73rd Session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Conference committee delegates including Ministers of Health from African countries to Walk the Talk for six kilometres to beat non-communicable diseases (NCDs). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Botswana External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Noncommunicable Diseases Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news
Thai researchers bolster forensic radiology studies with AI
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Botswana: University of Botswana Runs Against NCDs
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- In a dedicated effort to combat the rising prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) within the nation, the University of Botswana (UB) is gearing up to host its 2nd Annual Marathon scheduled for September 24 at the UB Stadium. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 11, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Botswana Health and Medicine Noncommunicable Diseases Southern Africa Source Type: news
$1,850 a day? What it costs to visit the 10 most expensive vacation destinations in the world
Looking to splurge on your next vacation? The travel website FloridaPanhandle.com analyzed costs in 100 popular vacation spots, looking into average prices for accommodations, transportation, food and attractions. Here are 10 destinations that certainly call for big budgets. According to the…#botswana #caribbean #stbarts #switzerland #aspen #colorado #tripadvisor #parkcity #utah #africa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Botswana: Govt Seeks Pharmacists From Abroad After Nurses Halt Dispensing Medications
[VOA] Gaborone -- Botswana is aiming to recruit at least 1,000 pharmacists, some from abroad, after nurses said they would no longer dispense medications. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 9, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Botswana Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Labour Southern Africa Source Type: news
‘The Wild Sides’ Review: Survival of the Fiercest
It is hard to imagine that gentility is preventing “The Wild Sides” from giving us the payoff shot of most nature programs—the actual pursuit and capture of one species by another. There are enough random viscera in this Botswana-based series to mount a Quentin Tarantino production of “Sweeney…#wildsides #botswana #quentintarantino (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Namibia: Oil Drilling Threatens the Okavango River Basin, Putting Water in Namibia and Botswana At Risk
[The Conversation Africa] The Namibian and Botswana governments may be risking their water resources for oil and gas revenue. They have licensed a Canadian firm, ReconAfrica, to prospect for oil in the Cubango Okavango River Basin, in an area covering 34,000km². (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 3, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Botswana Economy, Business and Finance Environment Health and Medicine Namibia Petroleum Southern Africa Source Type: news
Five new ways to see Africa
Archaeology in Zimbabwe, the Kalahari on horseback, birds and boats in Botswana and more#zimbabwe #kalahari #botswana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TB Preventive Treatment: the Need for Choice
The progress made in HIV prevention is nothing short of a global success story. It is time that TB caught up to HIV. Medicine is simply too advanced for us to tolerate how one disease can be beaten back yet another continues to flourish. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Violet ChihotaJOHANNESBURG, Jul 26 2023 (IPS) Before COVID-19 came along, the two most lethal infectious diseases were HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Even though HIV still lingers, with 1.5 million people contracting the infection every year, epidemiologists point to the availability of many HIV prevention options as a primary reason for the decreasing caseload.
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Violet Chihota Tags: Africa Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs tuberculosis (TB) Source Type: news
De Beers prospects blemished after Botswana cuts new diamond deal
Critics warn arrangement following populist campaign will be bad for the industry as well as the company (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
3 travel agents for the world's wealthiest people share exactly where the 1% are traveling this summer, from Botswana to the C ôte d'Azur
Paros, Greece. Getty Images/Alf Summer travel can be done on a budget, but for the world's wealthiest people, no expense is spared. Top travel agents shared the hottest spots they're seeing this year, from Paros to the Côte d'Azur. Luxurious trips to the destinations on yachts or in secluded…#parosgreece #gettyimagesalf #paros #julesmaury #courtesy #scottdunnprivate #scottdunn #johnclifford #sandiego #vatican (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Using AI to monitor orphaned elephants in Botswana could usher in the return of the woolly mammoth
The woolly mammoth has not walked the Earth for 4,000 years. Killed off at the end of the last ice age, it’s part of a group of extinct species that continue to inspire biologists, and one that US biotech startup Colossal – the self-proclaimed “de-extinction company” – has set its sights on…#arctic #botswana #elephanthavens #okavangodelta #mattjames #colossal #debrastevens #benlamm #lamm #wondertheory (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
