Cote d'Ivoire: Survivors of Toxic Waste Dumping 'Remain in the Dark - Experts
[UN News] Speaking ahead of the 10th anniversary of the illegal dumping of toxic waste in C ôte d'Ivoire, a group of United Nations experts today urged the Ivorian Government, all responsible States and the international community to use the opportunity to address the ongoing human rights impacts of the incident. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 18, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: Cote d'Ivoire to Host ICASA
[The Herald] Durban -The 19th edition of the International Conference on Aids and STIs in Africa (ICASA) will be held in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire in December 2017. ICASA is a regional conference on HIV held after every two years as a precursor to the International Aids Conference (IAC). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 29, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Rewriting Africa ’ s Agricultural Narrative
Albert Kanga's plantain farm on the outskirts of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Credit: Friday Phiri/IPSBy Friday PhiriABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire, Jul 18 2016 (IPS)Albert Kanga Azaguie no longer considers himself a smallholder farmer. By learning and monitoring the supply and demand value chains of one of the country’s staple crops, plantain (similar to bananas), Kanga ventured into off-season production to sell his produce at relatively higher prices.“I am now a big farmer. The logic is simple: I deal in off-season plantain. When there is almost nothing on the market, mine is ready and therefore sells at a higher price,” says ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Friday Phiri Tags: Advancing Deserts Africa Aid Climate Change Development & Aid Economy & Trade Energy Environment Featured Food & Agriculture Gender Green Economy Headlines Health Inequity Labour Natural Resources Population Poverty & S Source Type: news
Rewriting Africa’s Agricultural Narrative
Albert Kanga's plantain farm on the outskirts of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Credit: Friday Phiri/IPSBy Friday PhiriABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire, Jul 18 2016 (IPS)Albert Kanga Azaguie no longer considers himself a smallholder farmer. By learning and monitoring the supply and demand value chains of one of the country’s staple crops, plantain (similar to bananas), Kanga ventured into off-season production to sell his produce at relatively higher prices.“I am now a big farmer. The logic is simple: I deal in off-season plantain. When there is almost nothing on the market, mine is ready and therefore sells at a higher price,” says ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Friday Phiri Tags: Advancing Deserts Africa Aid Climate Change Development & Aid Economy & Trade Energy Environment Featured Food & Agriculture Gender Green Economy Headlines Health Inequity Labour Natural Resources Population Poverty & S Source Type: news
Perceptions and experiences of intimate partner violence in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Shuman SJ, Falb KL, Cardoso LF, Cole H, Kpebo D, Gupta J.
BACKGROUND: Men and women's perceptions of intimate partner violence (IPV) within crisis-affected populations are not well understood. This mixed-methods study examined the frequency of IPV against women in urban Cote d'Ivoire, and qualitatively explored h... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 27, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Cote d'Ivoire: Preventing the Illegal Sale of 'Ticafrani' in Côte d'Ivoire
[Global Fund] The Office of the Inspector General of the Global Fund, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene of Côte d'Ivoire, have announced today the launch of an anti-corruption campaign called "J'en parle maintenant !" ("I Speak Out Now !"). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 18, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Meet Pharma’s Biggest Innovators
With projects submitted from Scotland to Togo, the 2016 eyeforpharma Barcelona Awards were truly a global occasion.
Although we had wide participation from pharma’s top 20 (18 out of 20 to be exact, we’ll get the full set in 2017), UCB once again stood out from the pack. 2016 marked the second consecutive year in which they have taken home two awards; this time in the ‘Most Valuable Pharma Collaboration’ and ‘Customer Innovator’ categories.
Many entrants had a strong technology component, with patient support and HCP education apps, tech-inspired hackathons, and the first social network for physicians.
We also ...
Source: EyeForPharma - March 23, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Thomas Disley Source Type: news
Cote d'Ivoire: UNAIDS Piloting New Mobile Platform to Better Inform HIV Patients
[UN News] Starting this month, a thousand people living with HIV in Côte d'Ivoire will receive additional health information through their mobile phones, the United Nations agency leading the world's HIV/AIDS response announced today. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - March 10, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Why It's Time All African Countries Took a Stand On Skin Lightening Creams
[The Conversation Africa] With up to 70% of women using skin lightening creams in parts of Africa, Cote d'Ivoire has led the charge in tackling skin lighteners and has banned the practise nationally. It is time for the rest of the continent to follow. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 14, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
High proportion of advanced breast cancers in sub-Saharan Africa
In one of the first studies of its kind, a new report finds a large majority of breast cancers in Cote d'Ivoire and Republic of Congo are detected only after they've become advanced. Although breast cancer is far less common in Cote d'Ivoire and Republic of Congo than in high-income countries, breast cancer is the leading cancer among females in sub-Saharan Africa, estimated to constitute one in three female cancers in these two countries in 2012. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 17, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Study finds high proportion of advanced breast cancers in sub-Saharan Africa
(American Cancer Society) In one of the first studies of its kind, a new report finds a large majority of breast cancers in Cote d'Ivoire and Republic of Congo are detected only after they've become advanced. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 17, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Cote d'Ivoire: Family Planning Fair Dispels Rumours, Empowers Women
[UNFPA] Ahua -As the crowds poured into the fairground in Ahua Village, in rural Côte d'Ivoire, it was clear that this would not be an ordinary festival. Instead of games and prizes, the village square was filled with midwives, health workers and educators directing people to private consultations on family planning. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - July 22, 2015 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Cote d'Ivoire: Enhanced Polio Protection to Reach 650,000 Côte d'Ivoire Children Every Year
[GAVI] Bouaké -Côte d'Ivoire is introducing the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) into its routine immunisation programme (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - June 29, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast Shows How to Keep Ebola At Bay
[Deutsche Welle] Ivory Coast has remained free of Ebola, although thousands have died in neighboring Guinea and Liberia. The Ivorian government was quick to launch an awareness campaign and its efforts seem to have paid off. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 21, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Achieves Universal Coverage of Insecticidal Nets
[Global Fund] Port Bouet -Côte d'Ivoire is now providing protection against malaria to virtually its entire population through universal coverage of mosquito nets. A mass distribution campaign of 13 million mosquito nets that started last year will be coming to an end this week in Abidjan, the country's capital. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 27, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
