Madagascar: Malaria On the Rise With Healthcare Out of Reach in Madagascar
[MSF] Madagascar is one of the countries most affected by malaria. According to the Ministry of Public Health, the reported number of malaria cases in 2023 exceeded the national epidemic threshold: 2.8 million cases and 400 deaths were recorded, compared to 1.7 million in 2022. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Aid and Assistance East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Madagascar Malaria NGOs and Civil Society Source Type: news
Madagascar: GPEI Boosts Madagascar's Fight Against Polio and Low Vaccination Rates
[GAVI] Antananarivo -- A high-level delegation of the Global Polio Elimination Initiative (GPEI) is in Madagascar to support the country in strengthening routine immunisation while combatting a polio outbreak in the country.Over the next three days, the delegation will meet with President of Madagascar, the First Lady, the Minister of Public Health and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to strengthen collaboration between the government and the partners, while taking advantage of the "Big Catch-up" to fill immunisation gaps in (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine Madagascar NGOs and Civil Society Polio Source Type: news
Madagascar: Hero's Journey - How UNFPA Helps Mothers in Madagascar to Access Emergency Obstetric Care
[UNFPA] Androy -- It was time to leave for the hospital. Samueline Razafindravao had intended to give birth at her home in southern Madagascar, but after encountering difficulties, decided to go to her local health centre. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 24, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Madagascar Source Type: news
Hero ’s journey: How UNFPA helps mothers in Madagascar to access emergency obstetric care
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Source: UNFPA News - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Madagascar: Mother Makes 200km Emergency Trip Across Rural Madagascar to Save Baby
[UN News] A young mother in Madagascar has been describing how she was forced to make a 200km emergency journey on challenging rural roads to a specialist regional hospital after she experienced difficulties giving birth at home. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 7, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Madagascar Pregnancy and Childbirth Source Type: news
Madagascar: First Person - Supporting Mental Health in Madagascar, One Consultation At a Time
[UN News] Ongoing humanitarian crises in southern Madagascar have worsened the situation for people with mental health disorders, but the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) has been supporting patients by providing more psychiatric consultations. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Madagascar Source Type: news
Gender disparities in observed motorcycle helmet use in Madagascar: female motorcyclists behave safer but have lower overall protection - Siebert FW, Brambati F, Silva AL, Randrianarisoa J, Perego P.
BACKGROUND: Although motorcycle helmets can save lives in case of a crash, no helmet use data are available for many countries. When data is available, it is often only analysed as a global average, preventing targeted road safety education and legislative... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Pope Francis rebellion grows as 90 Catholic figures sign scathing letter
A group of 90 Catholic clergymen, scholars and authors have published a joint letter to "all Cardinals and Bishops of the Catholic Church," urging them to oppose a Vatican document approved by Pope Francis that allows priests to bless same-sex unions for the first time. In the letter, the Catholic…#catholic #catholicchurch #vatican #popefrancis #fiduciasupplicans #traditionofchurch #madagascar #gilbailie #regismartin #robertsirico (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Are humans still evolving? " Maybe more rapidly than ever, " says scientist
It is often assumed that modern humans are no longer evolving. But there is now considerable agreement among scientists that evolution is still affecting our species—and this process is taking place "more rapidly" than ever before, one expert told Newsweek. While cultural and technological…#michaelgranatosky #jasonhodgson #unitedkingdom #nicklongrich #universityofbath #greek #roman #blackdeath #madagascar #plasmodium (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Comparing spatially explicit approaches to assess social vulnerability dynamics to flooding - Meijer LG, Reimann L, Aerts JCJH.
This study aims to assess Madagascar's social vulnerability to flooding resulting from tropical storms, in a s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Egypt Looks to IMF, Again
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Court strikes down Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan, Liberia’s incumbent president loses and steps down, and Madagascar’s election. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) could increase Egypt’s rescue program due to the impact of the war…#rishisunaks #rwanda #liberia #madagascar #imf #egypt #gaza #apec #israel #hamas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Madagascar ’s President Rajoelina Is Re-Elected for Another Term
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Source: Reuters: Health - November 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AI chatbots fall short in dozens of languages. A non-profit project aims to fix that
Madagascar has two official languages: French, owing to the country’s former status as a colony, and Malagasy, an indigenous language spoken by the majority of its citizens. Growing up in Madagascar, Nathanaël Rakotonirina was required to speak French in school, but defaulted to Malagasy at home.…#madagascar #openai #sarahooker #cohereforai #cohere #google #metaplatformsinc #anthropicandcohere #llm #somali (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Visualizing Food Unaffordability Across The World
Food is the palate’s poetry, the body’s fuel, and a shared language transcending cultures... when people can afford it. As Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao details below, the World Health Organization found that the COVID-19 pandemic and war in…#pallavirao #ukraine #worldbank #africa #southasia #southeastasia #madagascar #burundi #centralafrican #liberia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Protests break out over water shortages in EU ’s poorest territory
Taps flow just one day out of three in this French territory. Drop by disappearing drop, water is an ever more precious resource on Mayotte, the poorest place in the European Union. Taps flow just one day out of three in this French territory off Africa’s eastern coast, because of a drawn-out…#drop #mayotte #africa #rachamousdikoudine #labatoir #madagascar #combani #dzoumogne #philippevigier #smae (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
