Africa: Communiqué - United in the Fight Against Mpox in Africa - High-Level Emergency Regional Meeting
[Africa CDC] We, the Ministers of Health of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda and partners, meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on 13 April 2024; (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 15, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news
These Are the Poorest Countries In the World
Economists have several ways to measure wealth and economy size, some better suited for comparison between countries than others. For example, gross domestic product (GDP) is a very popular measure, but it fails to account for domestic, unpaid work and does not include well-being measures. Gross…#gni #worldbank #africa #oceania #solomonislands #burundi #yemen #eritrea #southsudan #ppp (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Congo-Kinshasa: Regional Military Leaders Meet in Eastern DRC to Coordinate Strategy Against M23 Rebels
[Independent (Kampala)] Kinshasa, DRC -- Stability hangs in the balance in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where military leaders from five regional countries have been meeting for days to devise a coordinated military strategy to end hostilities that risk escalating into a regional conflict. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - March 4, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Arms and Military Affairs Burundi Central Africa Conflict, Peace and Security Congo-Kinshasa East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution South Africa Southern Africa Tanzania Source Type: news
Bitcoin Price Is Now at a Record High in 14 Different Countries
The price of bitcoin has reached an all-time high in the local currencies of 14 countries , according to a Feb. 22 X thread from crypto entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan, who previously served as the chief technology officer at Coinbase. The countries represent more than one billion people and over…#balajisrinivasan #coinbase #srinivasan #argentina #burundi #congo #egypt #ghana #laos #lebanon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yale urologic surgeons “teach one, reach many”
Yale urology professors visited Burundi where they operated and shared their expertise in especially complex pediatric cases. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 24, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Burundi's president says gay people should be stoned
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Source: Reuters: Health - December 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Visualizing Food Unaffordability Across The World
Food is the palate’s poetry, the body’s fuel, and a shared language transcending cultures... when people can afford it. As Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao details below, the World Health Organization found that the COVID-19 pandemic and war in…#pallavirao #ukraine #worldbank #africa #southasia #southeastasia #madagascar #burundi #centralafrican #liberia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Burundi Detains Ex-Central Bank Chief for Money Laundering
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Young protesters' ambivalence about violence in the 2015 crisis in Burundi: local legacies of conflict and generational change - Berckmoes LH, Anonymous.
April 2015, Burundi. What started as peaceful demonstrations against another term of president Nkurunziza, quickly turned into violent confrontations between mostly young male civilians and government forces. The demonstrations signalled the beginning of a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Where the World Eats the Most & Least Meat
Which countries eat the most meat? According to UN Food and Agriculture Organization data reported by website Our World in data, the United States and Australia are the top of the global meat-eating league with more than 120 kg consumed per capita in 2020. Countries which top 100 kg of meat…#ourworld #mongolia #argentina #spain #serbia #africa #southasia #burundi #congo #syria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I was diagnosed with skin cancer. All I cared about was my looks
The dermatologist called with the results of my biopsy. I was not expecting her to say: "You have skin cancer." She explained that the spot under my left eye would have to be surgically removed. I was shocked and hung up the phone in tears. I continued to feel depressed and stressed for weeks.…#flawless #burundi #afghanistan #uganda #rebekahburroway #stonybrookuniversity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rwanda: Over 2 Million Children to Receive Polio Jab
[New Times] The government on Monday, July 24, launched a comprehensive vaccination campaign against Polio 2, following reported cases of the disease in neighboring African countries, including Burundi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 25, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Polio Rwanda Source Type: news
Facebook content moderators' lawsuit lifts the lid on'torture' work
They look at horrors so others don't have to. Now Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the company over work conditions in a landmark case. On the verge of tears, Nathan Nkunzimana recalled watching a video of a child being molested and another of a woman being killed. Eight hours a day,…#kenya #nathannkunzimana #sama #nairobi #africa #african #burundi #nkuzimana #nonkenyans #meta (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
4 Money & Life Lessons I Learned from a Guy with MINUS 6.7 Billion in Net Worth
4 Money & Life Lessons I Learned from a Guy with MINUS 6.7 Billion in Net Worth Think you are poor? No, you are not. I guarantee. You have achievements worthy of celebration. • A job of sorts… with an annual income. • Some savings of sorts… with digits in a bank. • A small business of sorts… where…#networth #burundi #africa #planetearth #jeromekerviel #brittany #societegenerale #amastersinfinance #kerviel #jk (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prevalence of suicidality and associated factors of suicide risk in a representative community sample of families in three East African refugee camps - Scharpf F, Masath FB, Mkinga G, Kyaruzi E, Nkuba M, Machumu M, Hecker T.
PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence of suicidality and associated factors of suicide risk in a sample of Burundian refugee families living in three refugee camps in Tanzania. METHODS: Children (n = 230) and their parents (n = 460) were random... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
