US Bill Aims to Counter China Control of Congo Critical Minerals
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Source: Reuters: Health - July 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DRC has one of the fastest growing populations in the world
The demographic profile of a country matters because it sets its development pace – it creates opportunities and presents risks. For many developing countries, the challenge is to manage a demographic profile that puts pressure on particular cohorts of people. One country that needs to manage this…#jacquesemina #drc #africa #nigeria #ethiopia #egypt #algeria #congolese #afghanistan #yemen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, CCHF, Virus Spreading In Europe Due To Climate Change
Here ’s yet another growing problem with climate change that politicians and business leaders can ignore—and it's a ticking time bomb. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma standard Source Type: news
UN records the highest number of'grave violations' against children in conflicts
The UN says there were 27,000 'grave violations' against children in conflicts in 2022, up from 24,000 the previous year. Children experienced the highest number of “grave violations” in conflicts verified by the United Nations in 2022, with the conflicts between Israeli and Palestinians and in…#unitednations #israeli #palestinians #congo #somalia #unicef #haiti #nigeria #ethiopia #mozambique (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tropical Rainforest Losses Mount, Despite Sacrifices From Poorest Nations
A new study shows a 10% increase in tropical rainforest loss in 2022 — a troubling sign as the global community struggles to meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement. That’s the equivalent of losing 11 football fields of forest every minute. That’s according to the University of Maryland…#parisagreement #brazil #globalsouth #indonesia #gladresearch #peterpotapov #joirbolsonaro #brazilian #congo #kajangindonesian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Africa CDC Renews Its Commitment to Reduce Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Outbreaks in Africa
[Africa CDC] The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), H.E. Mr Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, alongside key health stakeholders and partners, hosted the third National Forum on immunization and polio eradication from 27 to 28 June 2023 in Kinshasa. The Africa CDC, under the leadership of Director General H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya, joined the government of DRC Congo in reviewing progress on the commitments made during the adoption of the Kinshasa Declaration for the immunization and eradication of poliomye (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 5, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news
Tracking the gorillas of the Congo Basin
Israel’s raid on the West Bank reignites fears of escalating violence, Switzerland is looking into potential Russian sanctions violations and we continue our series on the Congo Basin with David Pilling, the FT’s Africa editor. Plus, meme stock traders shop for Bed Bath & Beyond. Mentioned in this…#israel #westbank #switzerland #russian #congobasin #davidpilling #africa #bedbath #african #telaviv (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Congo-Kinshasa: Health System At Breaking Point, Warns WHO
[UN News] Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fueled a deteriorating health situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a senior official with the World Health Organization warned on Friday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 3, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa Congo-Kinshasa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
Karlovy Vary: ‘Omen’ Director Baloji on Telling Stories From an African Perspective
“My name, Baloji, means ‘sorcerer’ in Swahili, which is a difficult name to live with. It’s like being an American named ‘devil.’ It’s like getting assigned something at birth. All my life dealing with the assignment of my name.” Baloji laughs. He’s at home in Belgium, talking via Zoom about his…#baloji #swahili #belgium #cannes #congolese #marczinga #luciedebay #congo #yvesmarinagnahoua #horizons (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ONE ’s 600-Mile Solution For Range Anxiety Could Be EV Game-Changer
Automakers have been trying to ratchet up market share for their new electric vehicles by ratcheting up their range of new models. This largely has meant developing, perfecting and marketing engineering advancements in incremental steps, evolving from early 50-mile ranges to 100 miles, then 200…#ournextenergy #mujeebijaz #detroit #bmw #gemini #congo #ira #lfp #operationally #teslamodels (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
At least 25 killed in attack on school in Uganda
Ugandan police say at least 25 people have been killed in a suspected rebel attack on a school near the Congo border. Police said in a statement Saturday that the Allied Democratic Forces carried out the attack late Friday night on a school in the border town of Mpondwe. The secondary school is…#ugandan #congo #mpondwe #bwerahospital #congolese #adf #yowerimuseveni #uganda #islamic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Congo-Kinshasa: The Mass Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign in the Democratic Republic of Congo Reaches Over 300,000 People
[Africa CDC] The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), with the support of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and implementing partners, recently conducted a two-week Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign in April 2023. The campaign's primary objective was to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccination efforts and improve the low vaccination rates in DRC. A total of 304,801 individuals were successfully (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa Congo-Kinshasa Coronavirus Health and Medicine Source Type: news
World's deadliest diseases are coming to Britain - because of climate change
Experts warn Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever and other disease carried by mosquitoes and ticks are expected to make their way to the UK due to climate change and could become established here. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UK government under fire for investing overseas aid in fossil fuel firms
The UK government is under attack for investing taxpayers’ money in fossil fuel companies, a hospital in Kenya accused of imprisoning patients who couldn’t pay for treatment, and a business in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that exposed workers to dangerous chemicals and dumped untreated…#kenya #congo #andrewmitchell #africa #bii #caribbean #dangoteindustries #alikodangote #sarahchampion #dangotecement (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
2022 Marks Most Violent Year Against Health Workers in Conflicts: Report
June 05, 2023Anew report published by the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) documents 1,989 attacks and threats against health care facilities and personnel across 32 countries and territories in armed conflict and situations of political violence throughout 2022. The reported figure represents the most severe year of attacks against health care in the last decade globally. Over half of all attacks were reported in just two countries, Ukraine and Myanmar. The report identifies more than 750 attacks perpetrated by the Russian Federation on health care in Ukraine alone–the most committed in a single year...
Source: IntraHealth International - June 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Tags: Policy & Advocacy Health in Conflict Health Workers Source Type: news