Immigration should be as easy for everyone as it is for NBA players
For a fifth straight year, the NBA's Most Valuable Player award will go to someone born outside of the United States. While the league has not yet announced the winner of the Michael Jordan Trophy, the finalists are Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Cameroon-born Embiid (the…#nba #mostvaluableplayer #jordantrophy #joelembiid #nikolajokic #giannisantetokounmpo #cameroon #serbia #jokic #mvp (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heard of the upcoming Bitcoin circular economy in Cameroon?
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Successful management of poisoning with ivermectin (Mectizan) in the Obala health district (Centre Region, Cameroon): a case report - Donfo-Azafack C, Nana-Djeunga HC, Wafeu-Sadeu G, Dongmo-Yemele R, Kamgno J.
BACKGROUND: Ivermectin (Mectizan) is an anthelmintic drug that plays a major role in the fight against two major filarial diseases, onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis. Unlike previous drugs that had serious and sometimes fatal side effects, ivermectin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Cameroon: River Blindness Still a Major Health Issue, Hospitals Say
[VOA] Sa'a, Cameroon -- Hospitals in Cameroon are reporting an increase in cases of river blindness, a parasitic disease caused by bites from infected blackflies. Hundreds of aid workers have been dispatched to remote, riverside villages to encourage those infected to seek treatment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 13, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: Neglected Tropical Disease Mycetoma Research Gains Momentum
[IPS] Nairobi -- The disease burden and distribution of mycetoma--a neglected tropical disease--are not very well understood. However, it is known to affect people in Sudan, Senegal, Mauritania, Kenya, and Niger, as well as people in Nigeria, Ethiopia, India, and Cameroon. Cases have also been reported in Djibouti, Somalia, and Yemen. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 8, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Neglected Tropical Disease Mycetoma Research Gains Momentum
Patients outside the Mycetoma Research Center in Sudan. Credit: DNDi By Geoffrey KamadiNAIROBI, Apr 7 2023 (IPS) The disease burden and distribution of mycetoma—a neglected tropical disease—are not very well understood. However, it is known to affect people in Sudan, Senegal, Mauritania, Kenya, and Niger, as well as people in Nigeria, Ethiopia, India, and Cameroon. Cases have also been reported in Djibouti, Somalia, and Yemen.
“It is currently unknown what the incidence, prevalence and the number of reported cases per year per country is,” observes Dr Borna Nyaoke, head of the Mycetoma Program at the Drugs for Negl...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Geoffrey Kamadi Tags: Africa Featured Headlines Health Inequity TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Kenya Sudan Source Type: news
Cameroon: Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea Traders Say Marburg Travel Restrictions Suffocate Trade
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Hundreds of merchants gathered Friday in Kye Ossi, a Cameroonian town on the border with Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, to protest travel restrictions imposed since an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus. They say the restrictions are suffocating trade and violate a Central African regional agreement on the free movement of people and goods. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 3, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
How Removing Regulatory Barriers Can Accelerate Growth of Mobile-to-Mobile Transfers in Africa
A partnership between global money transfer giant Western Union and Pan-African FinTech MFS Africa is looking to improve payment integration between Africa and the rest of the world. The deal, which is also aimed at supporting financial inclusion across the continent, will enable funds to be sent…#westernunion #panafricanfintech #africa #african #mfs #dareokoudjou #okoudjou #pymnts #cameroon #nigeria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
West Africa: Cameroon, Gabon Reinforce Travel Restrictions After Equatorial Guinea Confirms Marburg Cases
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon and Gabon have stepped up border security after neighboring Equatorial Guinea confirmed a spreading Marburg virus has killed at least nine people. Despite the controls, people are still traveling across the porous borders, raising fears the virus that causes hemorrhagic fever could spread. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 27, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Chad nationalises former ExxonMobil firm after disputed sale
The 1,000-kilometre (600-mile) pipeline from Chad to Cameroon was launched in 2003 by then-president Idriss Deby Itno, centre N'Djamena (AFP) – Chad has announced it has nationalised a former subsidiary of US oil and gas giant ExxonMobil, whose sale to a British company last year it had contested.…#chad #cameroon #idrissdebyitno #exxonmobil #mahamatidriss #savannahenergyplc #kribi #savannahenergy #savannah #savannahchadinc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chad says it has nationalized all assets owned by Exxon Mobil
N'DJAMENA, March 23 (Reuters) - Chad has nationalized all the assets and rights including hydrocarbon permits and exploration and production authorisations that belonged to a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), the Central African nation's energy and hydrocarbons ministry said in a statement on…#chad #exxonmobil #centralafrican #cameroon #savannahenergy #chadian #savannah #exxon #chadcameroon #atlanticgulf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Central African Republic rebels storm mine; 9 Chinese killed
BANGUI, Central African Republic -- Suspected rebels stormed a Chinese-operated gold mining site that had recently been launched in Central African Republic, killing nine Chinese nationals and wounding two others Sunday, authorities said. The attack came just days after gunmen kidnapped three…#cameroon #faustinarchange #abelmatipata #bambari #centralafricans #angemorelgbatangue #cpc #francoisbozize #anselmebangue #sossonakombo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prevalence of potentially traumatic events and symptoms of depression, anxiety, hazardous alcohol use, and post-traumatic stress disorder among people with HIV initiating HIV care in Cameroon - Parcesepe AM, Filiatreau LM, Ebasone PV, Dzudie A, Pence BW, Wainberg M, Yotebieng M, Anastos K, Pefura-Yone E, Nsame D, Ajeh R, Nash D.
This study explored the relationship between specific types of potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and symptoms of mental health disorders among people with HIV (PWH) in Cameroon. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study with 426 P... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Cameroon: Covid-19 Undermines Effort to Eliminate Polio
This article was supported by Global Health Strategies. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - March 1, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Africa CDC in Collaboration With Institut Pasteur De Dakar (IPD) Organized a Training On Molecular Diagnosis of Marburg Virus
[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- On 27 February 2023, the Africa CDC, in collaboration with Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD), launched a 3-day training on molecular diagnosis of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD). The training workshop targeted 10 participants from 5 African Union (AU) Member States: Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Gabon, and the Republic of Congo. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 1, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
