Congo Wants ERG Copper, Cobalt Assets in Bid to Regain Control
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Source: Reuters: Health - August 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Congo-Kinshasa: Millions Risk Going Hungry as Funding Dries up
[WFP] This is a summary of what was said by Peter Musoko, Country Director for WFP in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Food and Agriculture Aid and Assistance Central Africa Congo-Kinshasa Health and Medicine Nutrition Source Type: news
Does The Ocean Floor Hold The Key To The Green Energy Transition?
Abundant minerals at the bottom of the ocean could be vital for renewable energy infrastructure. But what harm will be caused by mining them? Just 200 meters beneath the surface of the ocean, the murky “twilight zone” begins. It’s dark there — the water absorbs and scatters the sun’s rays to the…#venture #isa #nauru #pacific #fiji #electric #jasonhickel #metalscompany #metalscompanys #congo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Perceptions of the rape crisis in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: a community-based approach using an opportunistic design - Koya MM, Mpinga EK.
For almost three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has experienced cycles of armed conflict, particularly in the east. During these conflicts, systematic rape has been used as a weapon of war to break women and communities. Knowledge produced... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Congo-Kinshasa: Children Facing Worst Cholera Outbreak in Six Years
[UN News] A spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is pushing children into the worst cholera crisis since 2017, warns UNICEF. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa Conflict, Peace and Security Congo-Kinshasa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
“Sometimes she was desperate”: How survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are healing with the help of UNFPA’s frontline workers
NORTH KIVU PROVINCE, The Democratic Republic of the Congo– “I was going to fetch firewood from the forest to cook food for myself and my six children, when I came across armed men.” (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - August 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
New technique cuts time to detect polio in half, study finds
Outbreaks may be addressed sooner by avoiding need for sending stool samples abroadPolio could be detected in wastewater in half the time using a new technique, helping public health authorities to respond quickly to deadly outbreaks, a study has found.The research in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), supported by the UK ’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), represents the first time that (DDNS) has been used to detect polio, reducing the average testing time from 42 to 23 days, with an accuracy rate exceeding 99%.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 17, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Oksana Pyzik Tags: Infectious diseases Medical research Science Polio 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
US Sanctions Top Environmental Officials in Congo for Corruption
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Source: Reuters: Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
“Few Countries Have Korea’s Level Of Experience With Zombies”: How The Creators Of Netflix’s ‘Zombieverse’ Staged A Reality TV Apocalypse In Seoul
In the opening scene of Netflix survival show Zombieverse, a dating couple in a bar in Seoul’s trendy Hongdae district lean in for a kiss. But tell-tale bloodshot eyes and popping veins on the girl’s face signal something might just be amiss. Instead of a smooch, the young guy ends up having his…#netflix #seoul #hongdae #kakaoentertainment #korean #wolmiisland #korea #parkjinkyung #moonsangdon #congolese (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brazil, Indonesia Leaders Head to Congo for Summit on Forests
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Source: Reuters: Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
East Africa: DR Congo - East African Community Troops Help Woman Deliver
[New Times] Kenyan troops under the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) on Saturday, August 5, while on patrol in Kibumba, in Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu Province attended to a woman in labour pains. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 8, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Arms and Military Affairs Conflict, Peace and Security East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Source Type: news
Congo-Kinshasa: To Treat Cavities, DRC's Traditional Healers Turn to a Surprising Ingredient
[Global Press Journal] Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo -- Traditional healers harness generations-old treatments to provide relief for cavities and toothaches. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 5, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa Congo-Kinshasa Health and Medicine Sustainable Development Source Type: news
Ranked: 9 of the longest sniper kills of all time, from Vietnam to Ukraine
A file photo of US soldiers using sniper rifles. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images Ukraine claimed in November that one of its snipers killed a Russian soldier 1.68 miles away. That could make it the second-longest sniper kill of all time. There's no universally verified list of the…#ahmadalrubayeafp #ukraine #russian #nicholasranstad #usarmy #kunarprovince #afghanistan #southafrican #congo #southafrica (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
