Clinics for World ’ s Vulnerable Brace for Trump ’ s Anti-Abortion Cuts
Health workers say President Trump ’ s ban on abortion counseling will hurt even those health services that do not involve abortions. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DIONNE SEARCEY, NORIMITSU ONISHI and SOMINI SENGUPTA Tags: Abortion Africa Medicine and Health Trump, Donald J Birth Control and Family Planning Pregnancy and Childbirth Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Senegal Lesotho Swaziland Colombia United States Politics and Government Source Type: news
Is Cash Aid to the Poor Wasted on Tobacco and Alcohol?
Zambia’s Social Cash Transfer Programme is implemented by the Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health and has been operating since 2003. As of December 2014, it reached 150,000 households and there are concrete plans to scale it up nation-wide in the near future. Photo: FAOBy Baher KamalROME, Jan 14 2017 (IPS)Not at all. Or at least not necessarily. The fact is that cash transfer programmes –regular money payments to poor households—are meant to reduce poverty, promote sustainable livelihoods and increase production in the developing world. One in four countries on Earth are applying them. But are ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 14, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Baher Kamal Tags: Featured Food & Agriculture Global Headlines Health Human Rights Projects TerraViva United Nations Improving the lives of rural populations: better nutrition & agriculture productivity Source Type: news
Prince Harry Gets Heartbreakingly Honest About Dealing With Grief
Prince Harry is honoring his mother by opening up about his own grief over her death.
The prince spoke with U.K.-based television outlet ITV about how he handled the tragedy and the impact it had on his mental health.
“I never really dealt with what had happened,” Harry said. “It was a lot of buried emotion. For a huge part of my life I didn’t really want to think about it.”
The interview is part of a new documentary about his charity Sentebale, which he set up in memory of his mother. The organization, which he founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, supports orphans and other vulne...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lesotho: Mobile Technology Enabling New Approach to HIV in Lesotho
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Travelling clinics enable on-site HIV testing as part of a wider effort to provide basic primary healthcare in remote communities (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 30, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Lesotho: Lesotho's Prime Minister for Cooperation in Mechanical, Pharmaceutical Industries
[Algerie Presse Service] CONSTANTINE -Lesotho's Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili called Sunday, in Constantine, for an economic cooperation with Algeria notably in the mechanical and pharmaceutical industries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 28, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
After 3 Years Of Drought, A Starving Madagascar Teeters On The Brink Of 'Catastrophe'
Even in good years, hunger is rife in Madagascar. More than 90 percent of its population lives below the poverty line, and nearly half of the country’s children are chronically malnourished or stunted.
But three consecutive years of severe drought, widespread crop failure and water shortages have driven Madagascar to the brink of utter “catastrophe,” United Nations agencies said last week.
More than half of the population in southern Madagascar, or around 850,000 people, are now experiencing “alarming” levels of hunger, according to the agencies. At least 20 percent of househol...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 24, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Lesotho: New Study Reveals Hunger Burden On Lesotho's Economy
[WFP] The study estimates that Lesotho could save 2.86 billion Maloti (US$292 million) by 2025 if the prevalence of underweight in children were reduced from 10% to 5%, and stunting from one-third to one-tenth. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 21, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
For busy garment workers in Lesotho, health care comes on wheels
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EnglishMAPUTSOE, Lesotho –When factory worker ’Mantina Mphohle, 31, was hit by a car recently, she took two days of sick leave. That time off was unpaid. “You can imagine how disappointed I was when I realized my salary had been cut for the two days that I was away from work,” she told UNFPA.Her situation is sadly common. Lack of paid leave means workers in the Maputsoe industrial area often end up forgoing essential health care. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - October 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: zerzan Source Type: news
The Heart of Mental Health and Well-Being at the United Nations
In the normally staid halls of the U.N., energy exploded as Bolivian musician Hillario Soto entered a large conference room at the back, playing his home-made bass flute, followed Pied-Piper-style by a troupe of musicians, adult vocalists, and youth singers.
Leading the revelry on keyboards was internationally-acclaimed composer and singer/songwriter Russell Daisey performing his original anthem "Happy People, Happy Planet" that celebrates a joyful connection between people and the environment.
Bass flute player Hillario Soto leading the troupe in the event open.
Photo: Mamadou Dabo.
As they paraded down the aisle to...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Building International Partnerships in Family Medicine Development (Jeffrey Markuns MD, EdM)
Successful partnerships between local stakeholders and international consultants can be an important catalyst in creating sustainable programs responsive to unique local contexts, although there can be challenges as well. In this discussion, we aim to discuss challenges and benefits in building collaborations between local and international partners. We will share examples of productive partnerships, and share successes and setbacks in navigating these collaborations and utilizing them to meet local partners ' specific goals in developing and expanding Family Medicine. Specific programs unique to different countries will b...
Source: Family Medicine Digital Resources Library (FMDRL) Recently Uploaded - September 12, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Seeds for Supper as Drought Intensifies in South Madagascar
Farmers are in despair at the drought crisis in Southern Madagascar, where at least 1.14 million people are food insecure. Credit: Miriam Gathigah/IPSBy Miriam GathigahBEKILY, Madagascar, Jun 14 2016 (IPS)Havasoa Philomene did not have any maize when the harvesting season kicked off at the end of May since like many in the Greater South of Madagascar, she had already boiled and eaten all her seeds due to the ongoing drought.Here, thousands of children are living on wild cactus fruits in spite of the severe constipation that they cause, but in the face of the most severe drought witnessed yet, Malagasy people have resorted ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Miriam Gathigah Tags: Advancing Deserts Africa Aid Climate Change Development & Aid Economy & Trade Environment Food & Agriculture Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Natural Resources Population Poverty & SDGs Source Type: news
Youth Leaders Push for More Progressive Action to End HIV AIDS
Loyce Maturu, a Zimbabwean living with AIDS since the age of 12 and an advocate for people living with HIV/AIDS, addresses the General Assembly High-level Meeting on HIV/AIDS. UN Photo/Rick BajornasBy Aruna DuttUNITED NATIONS, Jun 10 2016 (IPS)Young people are disproportionately affected by HIV, yet their concerns about sexual education, and discrimination of key populations were ignored At the UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on ending AIDS.Although the overall number of AIDS-related deaths is down 35 percent since 2005, estimates suggest that AIDS-related deaths among adolescents are actually rising.In fact, AIDS i...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 10, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Aruna Dutt Tags: Active Citizens Aid Civil Society Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Gender Gender Identity Gender Violence Global Governance Headlines Health Human Rights Inequity IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse LGBTQ Population P Source Type: news
Africa: Using Mobile to Fight HIV/Aids in Lesotho and Kenya - Breaking the Cycle of Infection With Data, M-Money and SMS
[Innovation in Africa] Lesotho has one of the highest infection rates for HIV/AIDS: 23% of the population live with HIV/AIDS. In Kenya young female students are an "at risk" group for HIV/AIDS. In both cases, the mobile phone has been used to tackle these problems in ways that have improved upon traditional ways of combatting the disease. Muchangwe Ferrao looks at the Lesotho experience and Russell Southwood describes an interesting approach to the issue in Kenya. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 30, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Namibia: TB in Mines Remains a Health Disaster - Arasa
[New Era] Johannesburg -The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) has proposed a united call of action reiterating that tuberculosis is particularly acute in South Africa and four of its labour-sending neighbours, namely, Lesotho, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, which all have a high per capita TB occurence. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 16, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Lesotho: Mobile Technology to Address HIV Identification and Treatment in Lesotho
[CIO] A programme using mobile technology to mobilise for HIV identification and treatment has been launched in Lesotho. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - April 12, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
