Botswana: From Hours to Minutes - Drones Speed Up Medical Deliveries to Save Mothers' Lives in Remote Botswana
[UNFPA] Maun, Botwana -- In the remote village of Mababe, Botswana, getting results from a straightforward blood test is no simple matter. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 19, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Botswana Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Southern Africa Source Type: news
Leaving no one behind: The UNFPA-backed initiative using drones to connect people with care in Botswana
MAUN, Botswana– In the remote village of Mababe, Botswana, getting results from a straightforward blood test is no simple matter. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - July 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Botswana: Axxess Exploring Investment Opportunities
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Botswana is an economic success story and the country is worth considering for various investment opportunities, Mr John Olajide, the Founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Axxess, an international healthcare technology company has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Botswana Economy, Business and Finance Company News Health and Medicine Investment Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news
Botswana: Botswana Strives to Improve Health System
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Botswana has made strides in improvement of the health system through provision of robust network of facilities, President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 13, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Botswana Governance Health and Medicine Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news
Human Adaptation to Heat Can ’t Keep Up With Human-Caused Climate Change
The last time the Earth was hotter than it is today was at least 125,000 years ago, long before anything that resembled human civilization appeared. Since 1970, the Earth’s temperature has spiked faster than in any comparable forty-year period in recorded history. The eight years between 2015 and 2022 were the hottest on record. In 2022, 850 million people lived in regions that experienced all-time high temperatures. Globally, killer heat waves are becoming longer, hotter, and more frequent. One study found that a heat wave like the one that cooked the Pacific Northwest in 2021 is 150 times more likely today than it ...
Source: TIME: Science - July 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jeff Goodell Tags: Uncategorized climate change Excerpt freelance Source Type: news
De Beers and Botswana strike deal on diamond sales after tense talks
Negotiations had raised uncertainty over strategic value of miner for owner Anglo American#angloamerican (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Botswana: Batswana Approve of Govt's Covid-19 Response, but Think Resources Lost to Corruption
[Afrobarometer] Majority say relief assistance was distributed unfairly. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
What Sub-Saharan African Nations Can Teach the U.S. About Black Maternal Health
While poor maternal outcomes among Black women in the U.S. is not new, improving it is imperative. U.S. policymakers can look to sub-Saharan Africa for guidance on reversing this trend. Credit: Ernest Ankomah/IPSBy Ifeanyi NsoforABUJA, Jun 2 2023 (IPS) New research shows that Black mothers in the United States disproportionately live in counties with higher maternal vulnerability and face greater risk of preterm death for the fetus, greater risk of low birth weight for a baby, and a higher number of maternal deaths.
While poor maternal outcomes among Black women in the U.S. is not new, improving it is imperative. U.S. poli...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ifeanyi Nsofor Tags: Africa Gender Headlines Health Inequality North America Poverty & SDGs Maternal Health Source Type: news
Which x-ray is best for carpal injuries?
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 2, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
A ‘Dirty’ Job That Few Want: Mining Companies Struggle to Hire for the Energy Transition
Lily Dickson was hurrying across the University of Leeds campus when a student campaigner handed her a flier that called for a ban on campus recruiting by mining and oil-and-gas companies. The 24-year old doctoral student in geology was taken aback. She had recently returned from a trip to…#lilydickson #universityofleeds #finland #mawsongold #riotinto #mckinsey #alexgorman #peelhunt #rohiteshdhawan #botswana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Absa plans to open Beijing office to serve Chinese firms in Africa
Absa Group controls banks in 10 African countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Botswana and Tanzania and serves millions of customers on the continent. Photo: Shutterstock#absagroup #african #ghana #kenya #botswana #tanzania (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Symptoms of depression, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide/self-injury in adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Botswana - Brooks M, Burmen B, Olashore A, Gezmu AM, Molebatsi K, Tshume O, Phoi O, Morales K, Matshaba M, Benton T, Lowenthal ED.
Globally, mental health problems have been reported to be more common in youth living with HIV (YLWH) than in the general population, but routine mental health screening is rarely done in high-volume HIV clinics. In 2019, YLWH in a large HIV clinic in Bots... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
In Africa's Okavango, oil drilling disrupts locals, nature
Gobonamang Kgetho has a deep affection for Africa’s largest inland delta, the Okavango. It is his home. The water and wildlife-rich lands is fed by rivers in the Angolan highlands that flow into northern Botswana before draining into Namibia’s Kalahari Desert sands. Several Indigenous and local…#gobonamangkgetho #africa #angolan #botswana #namibia #kalaharidesert #african #fisherkgetho #kgetho #reconnaissanceenergy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Botswana Tests De Beers Partnership with Belgian Gem Trader
Botswana's 50-year partnership with diamond giant De Beers is being challenged by new technology from a Belgian gem trader. That could disrupt the diamond business. Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja explains. -------- Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to Bloomberg…#botswana #debeers #belgian #jenniferzabasajja #subscribe #bloombergoriginals #bloombergquicktake #breakingnewson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Feature Enables Nigerian Metamask Wallet Users to Buy Crypto Assets Within the App
Metamask users in Nigeria can now directly and instantly buy crypto assets within the mobile app, Consensys and its Web3 infrastructure partner Moonpay have said. According to a Consensys executive, rolling out this feature helps to reduce friction while bringing down barriers that block or stop…#metamask #nigeria #consensys #nigerians #instantbanktransfers #lorenzosantos #zeeshanferoz #moonpay #kenya #botswana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
