FAA chief pledges to hold Boeing accountable for safety violations
The new chief of the Federal Aviation Administration says the agency will use more people to monitor aircraft manufacturing and hold Boeing accountable for any violations of safety regulations. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker is expected to face a barrage of questions Tuesday about FAA oversight…#boeing #faa #mikewhitaker #737 #oregon #alaskaairlines #indonesia #ethiopia #whitaker #alaska (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Facing Another Boeing Crisis, the F.A.A. Takes a Harder Line
When a Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed off the coast of Indonesia in 2018, killing all 189 people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration allowed other Max planes to keep flying. Less than five months later, in early 2019, another Max 8 crashed in Ethiopia, killing 157 more people. Even then, days…#boeing #737 #indonesia #anothermax8 #ethiopia #faa #williamjmcgee #airbus (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of traumatic brain injury in patients admitted to surgical ward of Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia: a prospective observational follow-up study - Dibera GB, Yizengaw MA, Yadeta GL, Iticha DD, Gamachu B, Legesse BT.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Traumatic Brain Injury in Patients Admitted to the Surgical Ward of Jimma Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia from January to July 2022. DESIGN AND SETTING: A hospital-based prospective obser... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Sunday assorted links
1. The pessimistic view on Ethiopia. 2. Inside the NBA’s chess club. 3. Brian Goff on education and the cost disease. 4. Genes and depression and bad luck is endogenous. 5. TC on internet writing. And TC on Bill Laimbeer on passive-aggressive economists. 6. How should state and local governments…#ethiopia #nba #briangoff #billlaimbeer #karpathy #applevisionpro (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ethiopia: From Desolation to Revival
[Reporter] How clean water ignites a renaissance in rural Ethiopia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 3, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Education Environment Ethiopia Health and Medicine Water and Sanitation Source Type: news
BRICS Holds $45 Trillion in Wealth After Saudi Arabia Joins
In what is certainly a key byproduct of the alliance’s expansion, BRICS now holds $45 trillion in combined wealth after Saudi Arabia joined. Indeed, the economic alliance introduced five new countries that are set to be key parts of the bloc’s 2024. Subsequently, it has led to the bloc’s united…#brics #saudiarabia #g7 #unitedarabemirates #egypt #iran #ethiopia #ppp #saudiarabias #suadiarabia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to get rich in the 21st century
By 2050 there will be a new crop of economic powers—if things go to plan. Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, wants his country’s GDP per person to surpass the World Bank’s high-income threshold three years before then. Indonesia’s leaders reckon that they have until the mid-century mark, when…#narendramodi #worldbanks #indonesia #muhammadbinsalmans #saudiarabias #chile #ethiopia #malaysia #imf #worldbank (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Discrimination, a Killer of Dreams for People Affected by Leprosy
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Yohei Sasakawa. Credit: Sasakawa Leprosy InitiativeBy Busani BafanaGENEVA, Jan 31 2024 (IPS) Tuji Sode detached himself from his family and hid himself from the public, embarrassed by his condition, which in biblical times meant exclusion from society and even death.
Sode, a university student in Ethiopia, has Hansen’s Disease, also commonly known as leprosy. Leprosy is a bacterial disease that, left untreated, can cause severe disability and deformity.
Sode recalls the severe discrimination because of his leprosy. He d...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 31, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Busani Bafana Tags: Active Citizens Aid Civil Society Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Expediting Urban Water, Sanitation Facilities to Catch With Rapid Urbanization in Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] Sanitation is a critical issue that has significant implications for public health, economic development, and the overall quality of life in a given country. Ethiopia has made notable progress in recent years, but there are still substantial challenges that need to be addressed. Access to basic sanitation facilities, such as improved toilets and proper waste management systems, remains a major concern in Ethiopia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance East Africa Environment Ethiopia Health and Medicine Industry and Infrastructure Urban Issues and Habitation Water and Sanitation Source Type: news
Nearly 400 Ethiopians have died of starvation recently. Millions more need food aid
Nearly 400 people have died of starvation in Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions in recent months, the country’s ombudsman said Tuesday, a rare admission of hunger-related deaths by a federal body (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Female circumcision and sexual negotiation ability of Ethiopian women - Alemu DG, Haile ZT, Wachira E, Conserve D.
The following study attempts to assess the link between the circumcision status of Ethiopian women and their ability to negotiate sex. From the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey, we analyzed a subsample of 3,445 women aged 15 to 49. Women's sexu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Pandemic Fund Launches Ethiopia-Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness & Response
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The pandemic fund has launched Ethiopia-Pandemic Multi-Sectoral Prevention, Preparedness and Response Project (EPPR) aimed at reinforcing the capacity to prevent, detect, and response to public health emergencies including pandemics. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 29, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Coronavirus East Africa Ethiopia Health and Medicine Sustainable Development Source Type: news
Incidence and predictors of early posttraumatic seizures among patients with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury in Northwest Ethiopia: an institution-based prospective study - Baye ND, Baye FD, Teshome AA, Ayenew AA, Mulu AT, Abebe EC, Muche ZT.
BACKGROUND: Early posttraumatic seizure (PTS) is a well-known complication of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that can induce the development of secondary brain injuries, including increased intracranial pressure, brain death, and metabolic crisis which may r... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Democrats dominate airwaves in race to replace Santos
House Republicans have a crucial special election just weeks away that could buoy their hopes of keeping their narrow majority. But they aren't acting like it when it comes to television ads. Democrats are funneling over $8 million into the airwaves to recapture the Long Island seat they lost to…#republicans #democrats #longisland #georgesantos #adimpact #newyorks #santos #tomsuozzi #mazimelesapilip #ethiopian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Supporting survivors of sexual assault in Ethiopia, and working to stop violence before it starts
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Source: UNFPA News - January 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
