Where People Live in Extreme Poverty
The place where the highest share of people continue to live in extreme poverty is Sub-Saharan Africa. As of 2019, the latest year available with the World Bank, more than a third of people in the region lived below the international poverty line (currently defined as subsisting on $2.15 per day).…#africa #worldbank #madagascar #congo #southsudan #honduras #haiti #middleeast #northafrica #southasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
1st Africa Climate Summit opens as hard-hit continent of 1.3 billion demands more say and financing
FILE — People walk on a road swept by flooding waters in Chikwawa, Malawi, Tuesday Jan. 25, 2022. Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi are counting the deaths and damage by tropical storm Ana and more than a week of heavy rains across southern Africa. uch of the world takes daily weather forecasts…#chikwawa #madagascar #africa #africaclimatesummit #kenya #apphotofile #nairobi #africanclimatesummit #kenyan #williamruto (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Factbox: Recent extreme weather events across Africa
A focus of the Africa Climate Summit starting in Nairobi on Monday will be how the continent can adapt. Scientists say climate change is causing more intense and more frequent extreme weather events. Below are some of the examples of the record-breaking weather in Africa in recent years. Ethiopia,…#nairobi #africa #ethiopia #kenya #somalia #hornofafrica #worldfoodprogramme #cyclonefreddy #madagascar #centralafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ghana: Baobab - Support Digestive Health, Weight Loss, Blood Sugar, and Hemorrhoids
[Ghanaian Times] Baobab is a tree native to certain regions of Africa, Arabia, Australia, and Madagascar. Adansonia is the scientific name and, can grow up to 98 feet (30 meters) tall and produce a large fruit that is commonly consumed and appreciated for its delicious citrus-like flavour. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Saudi Fund for Development breaks ground for Mangoky Bridge in Madagascar
RIYADH: Affirming its commitment to the global fraternity, the Saudi Fund for Development has laid the foundation stone to kick off the construction of the Mangoky Bridge in Madagascar, an island country lying off the southeastern coast of Africa. The SFD has contributed $20 million as a soft loan…#mangokybridge #madagascar #africa #sfd #saudipressagency #atsimoandrefana #mohammedalshammari #andryrajoelina #christianntsay #rajoelina (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Madagascar Raises Interest Rates as Inflation Remains Sticky
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Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How pirates in Madagascar spread enlightenment ideas
Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia, by David Graeber, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 208 pages, $27 Value is established on the margins. That is a central insight of both Austrian and neoclassical economics, but it is useful in thinking about history as well. Consider the ostracized,…#pirateenlightenment #reallibertalia #davidgraeberfarrar #austrian #madagascar #davidgraeber #libertalia #charlesjohnson #danieldefoe #atlantic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Births don ’t stop during a crisis: How one woman went into labour as Cyclone Freddy slammed into Madagascar
MANAKARA, Madagascar– “We knew the delivery was imminent and that everything was going well... (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
A Rare Type of Solar Eclipse Is on the Way. Here ’ s What You Need to Know
A solar eclipse is a sweet cosmic gift—a combination of orbital mechanics, random chance, and dazzling celestial aesthetics. They are also more common than most people would think; if you manage to live through the entire 21st century, you’ll be around for 224 solar eclipses. But only seven of those—or 3.1%—will be of the particularly rare variety known as a hybrid eclipse, one of which is occurring April 20. So what is a hybrid eclipse—and what makes it so special?
The best-known and most dramatic type of eclipse is the total eclipse, when the disk of the moon completely covers the sun—...
Source: TIME: Science - April 18, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized Space Source Type: news
Madagascar: How One Woman Went Into Labour As Cyclone Freddy Slammed Into Madagascar
[UNFPA] Manakara, Madagascar -- "We knew the delivery was imminent and that everything was going well... But we didn't know it was going to be today." Georgette, a 26-year-old mother from Manakara in Madagascar, went into labour just as a powerful cyclone tore through her village. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 14, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Births don ’t stop during a crisis: How one woman went into labour as Cyclone Freddy slammed into Madagascar
MANAKARA, Madagascar– “We knew the delivery was imminent and that everything was going well... (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - April 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Mozambique: Mozambique Battles Cholera in Cyclone's Aftermath
[VOA] Quelimane, Mozambique -- Cyclone Freddy killed hundreds of people in February and March as it pummeled Madagascar, Malawi, and Mozambique. While the long-running storm's victims were mostly in Malawi, floodwaters in Mozambique have created a fresh threat there from cholera. Cases have nearly doubled in one week to 19,000 amid a shortage of facilities, many of which were badly damaged by the cyclone, especially in the worst-hit province of Zambezia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 6, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
A qualitative analysis of obstetric violence in rural Madagascar - Brazy-Nancy E, Mattern C, Rakotonandrasana BI, Ravololomihanta V, Norolalao P, Kapesa L.
In Madagascar, a country where maternal mortality remains high, the quality of obstetric care as perceived by users has been little explored. In this paper, we examine the perception of the quality of care in rural areas, by identifying women's experiences... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Is Freddy The Longest-Living Tropical Cyclone In Recorded History?
We can be a little Atlantic-centric here in the United States when it comes to hurricanes. However, they do happen in other parts of the world. We just call them typhoons and cyclones. They are just as devastating and jaw-dropping irrespective of terminology. Many of you reading this article may…#atlantic #cyclonefreddy #indonesia #madagascar #zimbabwe #mozambique #mozambiquechannel #unitednations #freddy #southernhemisphere (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Giant eggshells reveal the secrets of Madagascar's elephant birds
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Source: NPR Health and Science - March 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kai McNamee Source Type: news
