Burundi: Unwanted Pregnancies Ruining Young Lives
[Iwacu] Sexual misconduct resulting in unplanned parenthood alarmingly scourges the youth of the educational district of Kabezi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 3, 2017 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
East Africa: Govt Hopes to Benefit From EAC Health and Scientific Expertise
[Iwacu] As Burundi hosts the 6th East African Health and Scientific Conference, the Public Health Ministry, says such regional undertaking has potentials to help the country cope with health issues. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 30, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Burundi: 'We Do Not Hope to Be Cured As Long As We Starve'
[Iwacu] About 8,000 people had contracted tuberculosis in Burundi in 2016. More than 4,000 suffered from contagious tuberculosis, said the Minister of Health marking World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March. Hungry sufferers say that their tuberculosis cannot be cured as long as they have nothing to eat. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 25, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Smiling Towards Development
Happiness doesn’t just result in more smiles: studies are increasingly illuminating stronger and stronger links between happiness and progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Credit: Mahmud Rassel/cc by 2.0By Andrea ValeROME, Mar 20 2017 (IPS)Previous indications of national prosperity have focused on income, poverty, health and, above all, Gross Domestic Product, but on March 20th, World Happiness Day commemorates what is perhaps becoming the new way to measure welfare: happiness.On this day, the 2017 World Happiness Report – the fifth to be published since the inaugural 2012 report – wi...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 20, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Andrea Vale Tags: Featured Global Headlines Health Population Poverty & SDGs World Happiness Day Source Type: news
Burundi: Malaria Deaths On the Rise in Burundi and Rwanda
[Deutsche Welle] Despite global efforts to eradicate malaria, scores in sub-Saharan Africa continue to suffer and die from the disease. Burundi has now declared a malaria epidemic after nearly 800 people have reportedly died this year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 16, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
East Africa: Hundreds Die As Malaria Continues to Ravage East Africa
[Deutsche Welle] Despite global efforts to eradicate malaria, scores in sub-Saharan Africa continue to suffer and die from the disease. Burundi has now declared a malaria epidemic after nearly 800 people have reportedly died this year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - March 15, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Burundi: Govt Says Malaria Reaches Epidemic Proportions
[VOA] Health experts say more than 700 people have died of malaria so far this year in Burundi, prompting the government to declare the disease an epidemic. The determination was based on findings of a survey by Burundian and World Health Organization experts, said Josiane Nijimbere, Burundi's Minister of Health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - March 15, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Burundi: Burundi Declares Malaria Epidemic
[East African] Burundi has declared a malaria epidemic after more than nine million cases were recorded since last year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - March 14, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Burundi: WFP Receives European Union Funding to Boost Nutrition in Burundi
[WFP] "We are very grateful to the EU for this important and timely support, which will contribute to the government's efforts to improve the food and nutrition security in Burundi," said Charles Vincent, WFP Burundi Country Director a.i. "The package we plan to provide in Gitega province will not only help children reach their full potential but also improve the overall food security of those we support." (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 6, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Businesses seeking international legitimacy should look to china's model
(Lehigh University) Companies looking to invest in business enterprises in other countries should be aware of the influence of word-of-mouth associations, traditional and social media and historical legacy when they make their commitments -- particularly looking at China as a model. Researchers interviewed employees, government officials, expatriates and others in five East African countries -- Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda -- to collect information about the impacts of how foreign companies investing in the regions were viewed. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 6, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Tanzania: Humanitarian Response Falling Short of Growing Needs in Refugee Camps
Field newsTanzania: Humanitarian Response Falling Short of Growing Needs in Refugee CampsMarch 01, 2017DAR ES SALAAM/GENEVA/NEW YORK, MARCH 1, 2017 —Much greater efforts are needed to meet the humanitarian needs of Burundian refugees arriving by the thousands each month in crowded camps inTanzania, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/M édecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. (Source: MSF News)
Source: MSF News - March 1, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jess Brown Source Type: news
Burundi: Malaria Not Yet Declared As Epidemic, Says Public Health Minister
[Iwacu] "From 2015 to 2016, the number of people suffering from malaria has increased in Burundi. However, the number of sick people has decreased of 20% at the beginning of 2017", says Josiane Nijimbere, Burundi Public Health Minister, during the plenary session in the National Assembly, this 23 February. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - February 24, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Burundi: Burundi Has Taken Measures to Contain Bird Flu
[Iwacu] This Monday, 20 February 2017, D éo Guide Rurema, Burundi Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, has announced a number of measures taken to contain bird flu in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 22, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Burundi: Rights Groups Fear IMF Withdrawal of Subventions to Ministry of Health
[Iwacu] Two local NGOs warn of irregular activities within the Ministry of Public Health that might cause the government to lose from the International Monetary Fund(IMF) an estimated amount of $72.300.822 primarily intended for the fight against malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 21, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
