Ghana: 'Ghana Poised to Eliminate Malaria by 2028'
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana is poised to eliminate malaria deaths by 90 per cent and case incidence by 50 per cent in the year 2028. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
Ghana: 'Let's Protect Children From Mercury Exposure'
[Ghanaian Times] The government has been called upon to introduce stringent measures to protect children from their exposure to mercury in illegal mining activities, popularly known as "galamsey". (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Sources: African neobank Kuda raised $20M in 2023 at a $500M valuation, same as its 2021 valuation; it has 7M retail and business users, short of projections
Earlier this month, Kuda co-founder and CEO Babs Ogundeyi told users that the Nigerian online challenger bank had reached almost ₦56 trillion (~$60 billion) in transaction value since its 2019 launch. Ogundeyi also said that Kuda had achieved a notable milestone, with 7 million retail and business…#nigerian #africa #nigeria #african #ghana #uganda #tanzania #nigerians #monzo #revolutandstarling (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
African American Film Critics Awards: ‘American Fiction,’ ‘Origin’ & ‘The Color Purple’ Lead Honors
Ava DuVernay’s time-hopping drama Origin, debut filmmaker Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction, and Blitz Bazawule’s musical take on The Color Purple lead the winners at the 15th annual African American Film Critics Awards. Scroll down for the full list. Origin, DuVernay’s first feature since 2018’s…#blitzbazawules #colorpurple #origin #duvernay #bestfilm #duvernays #americanfiction #bestcomedy #ghanaian #bestmusical (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ghana Gets Debt-Relief Terms, Enough to Unlock IMF $600 Million
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Source: Reuters: Health - January 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
SAP to pay $222 million to settle US bribery charges
SAP, the German software company, agreed to pay about $222 million to resolve investigations into bribery schemes in seven countries, U.S. authorities said on Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Justice said SAP has entered a three-year deferred prosecution agreement to resolve criminal charges that…#sap #indonesia #southafrica #azerbaijan #ghana #kenya #tanzania #jessicaaber #easterndistrict #virginia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The US DOJ says SAP will pay over $220M to settle investigations into worldwide “recidivist” foreign bribery practices
Christian Klein, CEO of the software company SAP, stands on the podium looking at his cell phone before the start of the company's Annual General Meeting. SAP , the $192 billion German enterprise tech company, will pay more than $220 million to settle investigations into worldwide "recidivist"…#christianklein #sap #indonesia #southafrica #justicedepartment #nicoleargentieri #azerbaijan #ghana #kenya #indonesian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jeffrey Epstein list: What we know —and what we don't
For nearly two decades, journalists, police detectives, FBI agents, lawyers and amateur sleuths have pried into the depraved world of Jeffrey Epstein. Yet even after the release of thousands of pages of court records in recent days, some questions about the millionaire pedophile remain unanswered.…#fbi #jeffreyepstein #epstein #africa #billclinton #kevinspacey #christucker #ghana #nigeria #rwanda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Magnitude of self-reported intimate partner violence against pregnant women in Ghana's northern region and its association with low birth weight - Kpordoxah MR, Adiak AA, Issah AN, Yeboah D, Abdulai N, Boah M.
This study assessed the magnitude of IPV a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Pitching in: Supporting brain and spinal medical care in West Africa
The reason: To support brain and spinal medical care in West Africa Marjorie Ratel still marvels at the dramatic twist her nursing career took more than 20 years ago after a casual conversation with a doctor from Ghana. “You couldn’t have anticipated the journey,“ Ms. Ratel said from her home in…#westafrica #marjorieratel #ghana #thomasdakurah #accra #ghanaian #africa #nigeria #liberia #sierraleone (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
It’s time to start using cash incentives to boost vaccine take-up
A trial of $3 payments for getting a Covid jab in rural Ghana offers a game-changing way to meet public health goals (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - January 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How to get African oil out of the ground without Western lenders
F Uganda, the East African Crude Oil Pipleine will run for 1,443km through farms, forests and rivers, until it reaches the Tanzanian coast. If, that is, anyone pays for it. Already, 27 banks have ruled themselves out as lenders. Shareholders, led by TotalEnergies, a French oil giant, are now…#fuganda #tanzanian #totalenergies #african #western #sociétégénérale #mayfair #rahuldhir #tullowoil #ghana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ghana: A Midwife's Journey of Hope and Healing in Ghana
[Nigeria Health Watch] Aisha Bawa, a 34-year-old midwife at the Manhyia Government Hospital in Ghana, tries to ensure safe deliveries in her facility. Aisha has worked in the Ghana Health Service for nine years, where she has been committed to minimising maternal deaths while providing emotional support to grieving mothers. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 26, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Ethiopia Fails to Pay Coupon, Becoming Latest African Defaulter
Ethiopia became Africa’s latest defaulter after it failed to make an interest payment following the end of a grace period on Monday. • None China Is Softening Stance on Gaming After $80 Billion Rout • None Quantum Computing Is Finally Here. But What Is It? • None Maersk Prepares to Return to Red…#ethiopia #africa #redsea #hornofafrica #ahmedshide #hinjatshamil #ministryoffinance #zambia #ghana #srilanka (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Farmers' perceptions of severe climate risks and adaptation interventions in indigenous communities in northern Ghana - Guodaar L, Kabila A, Afriyie K, Segbefia AY, Addai G.
Perceptions of climate change are widely studied and documented. However, understandings of conceptions and experiences of severe climate risks in indigenous farming communities are insufficient. This research respond to that knowledge gap with evidence fr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
