Partner alcohol consumption and intimate partner violence among women in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional analysis of Demographic and Health Survey - Cadri A, Aboagye RG, Boadu Frimpong J, Yeboah PA, Seidu AA, Ahinkorah BO.
We examined the association between partner alcohol consumption and the experience of intimate partner violence among women in Papua New Guinea. DESIGN: We performed a cross-sectional analyses of data extracted from the 2016-2018 Papua N... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Near Eradication Of The Neglected Tropical Disease Guinea Worm Is One Of President Jimmy Carter ’s Legacies
Since 1986, the Carter Center has been a pioneer in neglected tropical disease prevention, control, and elimination. And because of President Carter ’s philanthropic deeds the world has come incredibly close to wiping out Guinea worm. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Joshua Cohen, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & Source Type: news
Rio Tinto agrees to $15 million penalty to resolve SEC probe linked to Simandou project
Rio Tinto PLC RIO, said it agreed to pay a $15 million civil penalty to resolve an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission into payments made to a former consultant who helped the company acquire rights to massive iron-ore deposits in Guinea. The world’s second-biggest miner…#riotintoplc #guinea #riotinto #simandouiron #dominicbarton #riotintos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Guinea Sets Two-Week Deadline for Alumina Plants Projects
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Africa CDC in Collaboration With Institut Pasteur De Dakar (IPD) Organized a Training On Molecular Diagnosis of Marburg Virus
[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- On 27 February 2023, the Africa CDC, in collaboration with Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD), launched a 3-day training on molecular diagnosis of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD). The training workshop targeted 10 participants from 5 African Union (AU) Member States: Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Gabon, and the Republic of Congo. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 1, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria At Risk of Marburg Virus Disease - NCDC
[Vanguard] Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, weekend said Nigeria was at risk of Marburg virus disease (MVD) following the outbreak of the disease in Equatorial Guinea. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 28, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
With AI, We Are All Once Again Tech Companies' Guinea Pigs
The companies touting new chat-based artificial-intelligence systems are running a massive experiment—and we are the test subjects. In this experiment, Microsoft , OpenAI and others are rolling out on the internet an alien intelligence that no one really understands, which has been granted the…#openai (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rio Tinto slashes dividend as profit plunges on slower China demand
Rio Tinto more than halved its dividend on Wednesday after posting a 38% drop in annual profit, hurt by weaker iron ore prices as demand from China slowed, higher labour and material costs. The Anglo-Australian miner joins other diversified mining companies in reporting lower earnings and…#anglo #rio #refinitiv #jakobstausholm #riotinto #petercunningham #guinea #simandou #argentina #rincon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Papua New Guinea ’s draft media policy is an attempt to legitimise government control over journalists
During my first week as a journalist in a television station in Papua New Guinea, I got told by a bureaucrat in a large government department that I should be careful what I write about him as he knew the country’s prime minister. That was 10 years ago. Since then, I’ve received phone calls from…#papuanewguinea #peteraitsi #png #emtv #nevillechoi #pngmediacouncil #pacificisland #australian #jamiepang #papuanewguineans (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Marburg outbreak in Equatorial Guinea is a concern — and a chance for progress
Marburg virus is hard to detect early on--and goes on to kill about half its victims. Researchers hope to work quickly during this outbreak to make progress on emerging vaccines and treatments. (Image credit: Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - February 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fran Kritz Source Type: news
Africa: What Is Marburg Virus and Should We Be Worried?
[The Conversation Africa] An epidemic outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, was confirmed this week, the first time the virus has occurred there. At least 16 cases have been detected, and nine deaths. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 17, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Hidden hydrogen: Earth may hold vast stores of a renewable, carbon-free fuel
IN THE SHADE
of a mango tree, Mamadou Ngulo Konaré recounted the legendary event of his childhood. In 1987, well diggers had come to his village of Bourakébougou, Mali, to drill for water, but had given up on one dry borehole at a depth of 108 meters. “Meanwhile, wind was coming out of the hole,” Konaré told Denis Brière, a petrophysicist and vice president at Chapman Petroleum Engineering, in 2012. When one driller peered into the hole while smoking a cigarette, the wind exploded in his face.
“He didn’t die, but he was burned,” Konaré continued. “And now we had a huge fire. The color of the ...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 16, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
All you need to know about Marburg - one of world's deadliest viruses that's now spreading in Africa
Marburg, one of the deadliest pathogens ever discovered, has already killed nine in Equatorial Guinea. Two suspected cases have since been spotted in neighbouring Cameroon. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Equatorial Guinea: Press Release On Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea
[Africa CDC] Addis Abeba, Ethiopia -- On 13 February 2023, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoH) of Equatorial Guinea reported a confirmed Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in the Kie Ntem province in the North Western part of the country. One confirmed case, nine deaths and 16 suspected cases have been reported from two communities in this province. This is the first MVD outbreak that has ever been declared in Equatorial Guinea. The source of this outbreak is still unclear and genome sequencing results are still pending. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 15, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
What You Need To Know About The Outbreak Of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever In Equatorial Guinea And Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea has reported nine deaths and sixteen suspected cases of Marbug virus disease, and Cameroon has reported an additional two suspected cases, in an outbreak that began on February 7, 2023. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John Drake, Contributor Tags: Science /science Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Source Type: news
