Cyclone Ana Floods Choke Malawi ’s Water and Sanitation Goals
Residents survey the damage after Cyclone Ana triggered winds and floods in Malawi. There has been a call following the latest flooding for climate-resilient approaches to WASH because damaged infrastructure, especially water infrastructure, has serious health consequences. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPSBy Charles MpakaBlantyre, Malawi, Feb 22 2022 (IPS) On the night of January 24, 2022, as Cyclone Ana-triggered rains incessantly rattled on the rusty roof of her house, amid intervals of gusty winds, a thud woke up Josephine Kumwanje from her sleep.
Her heart leapt as she thought thieves had broken into the house.
She summoned ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Charles Mpaka Tags: Africa Aid Climate Change Development & Aid Featured Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Water & Sanitation #CycloneAna IPS UN Bureau Malawi UNICEF WASH Source Type: news
How Covid changed medicine for the future
The global pandemic sparked a huge superhuman effort to control coronavirus. But the billions spent have also had an unexpected impact on medicine and scienceWhen Tom Pooley, 21, became the first person to receive an experimental vaccine against plague as part of a medical trial last summer after tests on mice, he was inspired by the thought that his involvement could help to rid the world of one of the most brutal killers in human history.“They made it quite clear I was the first human to receive it,” says Pooley, a radiotherapy engineering student. “They didn’t dress it up, but they made it clear it was as safe a...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 20, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Mattha Busby Tags: Coronavirus Infectious diseases Health Science World news Society Medical research Source Type: news
New RefSeq annotations!
In December and January, the NCBI Eukaryotic Genome Annotation Pipeline released twenty-four new annotations in RefSeq for the following organisms: Aegilops tauschii (monocot) Camelus bactrianus (Bactrian camel) Colias croceus (clouded yellow) Echinops telfairi (small Madagascar hedgehog) Harmonia axyridis (beetle) Lemur catta (Ring-tailed lemur) Leopardus geoffroyi (Geoffroy’s cat) Macaca fascicularis (crab-eating macaque) Maniola jurtina (meadow brown) Meles meles (Eurasian badger) … Continue reading New RefSeq annotations! →
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Source: NCBI Insights - February 17, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NCBI Staff Tags: What's New Eukaryotic genome annotation Genome Data Viewer (GDV) Reference genome RefSeq Source Type: news
WASH Interventions Key to Reaching Africa ’s Child Health Milestones
Experts say proper hygiene, especially during the first 1,000 days of a child’s life is critical. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPSBy Joyce ChimbiNairobi, Kenya, Feb 15 2022 (IPS) For two days in a row back in 2018, four-year-old Calvin Otieno suffered from diarrhoea and vomiting, and his mother responded by giving him a salt solution.
Pearl Otieno tells IPS that diarrhoea among children in Kibera, the largest urban informal settlement, is commonplace. A mixture of salt and warm water is often the go-to remedy.
“He did not seem to get worse, but he was not getting better either. He lay on the floor too weak to play,” she say...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joyce Chimbi Tags: Africa Development & Aid Featured Headlines Health Inequity Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) WASH Source Type: news
Hit by second cyclone in two weeks, Madagascar struggles to bring aid
Emergency rescuers were struggling on Monday to reach parts of Madagascar ravaged by a cyclone over the weekend because many roads and bridges were impassable, while rising river levels were... #aidemergencyrescuers #emergencyrescuers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cyclone Batsirai: Madagascar battered by second storm in two weeks
Winds of up to 235km/h and heavy rain are reported as Cyclone Batsirai makes landfall. #cyclonebatsirai #landfall (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Widespread damage ’ feared as Cyclone Batsirai hits Madagascar
Winds of more than 200km per hour were forecast as Cyclone Batsirau bore down on Madagascar. #cyclonebatsirai #cyclonebatsirau (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fighting for justice against gender-based violence in Madagascar
GRAND SUD, Madagascar– ”I want to be a health worker when I grow up,” said 8-year-old Satiana Hary* shyly, twisting the edges of her knee-length gown. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - January 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
‘We started eating them’: what do you do with an invasive army of crayfish clones?
It ’s been dubbed the perfect invader, but the marbled crayfish may offer a sustainable food source and even help prevent diseaseSmall, bluish-grey and speckled, it would be easy to overlook the marbled crayfish. Except for the fact it is likely to be coming to a pond or river near you soon – if it is not already there. The all-female freshwater crustacean has become a focus of fascination for scientists in recent years, due to its unique ability among decapods – the family that includes shrimps, crabs and lobsters – to clone itself and quickly adapt to new environments, as well as the fact that it has spread expon...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 17, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Kate Connolly in Berlin Tags: Invasive species Environment Seafood Rivers Wildlife Conservation Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Science Madagascar Germany World news Europe Africa Fish Cancer Source Type: news
Madagascar: Training Midwives in Madagascar to Bridge a Dangerous Gap in Maternal Health Care
[UNFPA] "It wasn't until I stood alongside my classmates in the delivery room, encouraging an anxious mother-to-be as she gave birth to a little baby boy, that I realised just how valuable this work can be." (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 5, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Madagascar: Death toll from boat accident rises to 64
At least 64 people have died in a boat accident off the coast of northeastern Madagascar and searches were underway for 24 missing passengers, the maritime agency said on Wednesday. #boataccident (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Madagascar Minister Swims 12 Hours to Shore After Helicopter Crash
#ministerswims #helicoptercrash (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Madagascar: minister swims 12 hours to safety after helicopter crash
Police minister Serge Gelle was one of two survivors to make the marathon swim to shore after ejecting from the stricken helicopter #sergegelle (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Madagascar: Minister 'swims for 12 hours' after helicopter crashes at sea
The Madagascar police minister was part of a team looking for survivors after a boat accident. #boataccident #helicoptercrashes #policeminister (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Training midwives in Madagascar to bridge a dangerous gap in maternal health care
Antananarivo/Madagascar – “It wasn ’t until I stood alongside my classmates in the delivery room, encouraging an anxious mother-to-be as she gave birth to a little baby boy, that I realised just how va (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - December 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
