World's'saddest' elephant dies after more than 40 years alone in a concrete pen at Manila Zoo
None The "world's saddest elephant" has died in the Philippines after spending her life in captivity. • None Celebrities, including Sir Paul McCartney, had called for her release. • None Mali arrived at the zoo in 1981 as a gift from the Sri Lankan government to Imelda Marcos. Mali, a beloved…#philippines #nonecelebrities #paulmccartney #nonemali #srilankan #imeldamarcos #manilazoo #pamelaanderson #benignoaquinoiii #thailand (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Church official says kidnapped German priest freed in Mali
German missionary Father Hans Joachim Lohre of the who was kidnapped in Mali's capital Bamako last year has been freed by his captor, a church official told Reuters on Sunday. Patient Nshombo of the Missionaries for Africa told Reuters by telephone that Lohre had been released. "Yes, he has been…#hansjoachimlohre #bamako #missionaries #africa #lohre #malian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In Francophone West Africa, 3,000 More Nursing and Midwifery Students Are Benefitting from Competency-Based Training Matching Local Needs
cbalesNovember 20, 2023November 20, 2023IntraHealth is partnering with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited to improve maternal and child health in Mali, Senegal, and Niger by sustainably increasing the number of skilled nurses and midwives ready to serve rural communities. Through the Classroom to Care (C2C) project, funded by Takeda ' s Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program, IntraHealth International is improving access to high-quality maternal and child health care in Mali, Niger, and Senegal by strengthening the preservice training of nurses and midwives in 12 private health schools. Now at the end ...
Source: IntraHealth International - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news
Lethal violence in civil war: trends and micro-dynamics of violence in the Northern Mali Conflict (2012-2015) - Bencherif A, Campana A, Stockemer D.
This article discusses the trends and micro-dynamics of violence in northern Mali. Using a mixed research design, we focus on the violence used by jihadist groups during the first phases of the Malian civil war (2012-2015). Integrating research on civil wa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Selection of an appropriate material for a crash-box in multi-attribute group decision-making environment using R-method - Kulkarni SM, Priyal V, Mali KD, Kulkarni DM.
Crash-box is an essential passive safety device in an automobile that absorbs the kinetic energy of an external impact during an accident, thereby improving passenger safety. Selecting a suitable material for fabricating a crash-box to maximize its crashwo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
The Tortured Legacy of Yambo Ouologuem
Yambo Ouologuem shot to fame with his first novel, published in Paris in 1968. Accusations of plagiarism demolished his career. But is plagiarism the right name for what he did? Credit...Yves Le Roux/Gamma-Rapho, via Getty Images Five decades ago, an award-winning Malian author disappeared from…#yamboouologuem #malian #african #ledevoirdeviolence #westafrican #senegalese #mohamedmbougarsarr #laravergnaud #ouologuem #lastofjust (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
London-Listed Miner Says Mali Lithium Project Not Hit by New Law
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Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign Sahel security pact
Colonel Assimi Goita, leader of Malian military junta, looks on while he stands behind Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou during a photo opportunity after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) consultative meeting in Accra, Ghana September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File…#assimigoita #malian #niger #mahamadouissoufou #accra #ghana #burkinafaso #westafrican #islamic #alqaeda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gabon military officers announce they have seized power
A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on national television in the early hours of Wednesday and said they had taken power, minutes after the state election body announced President Ali Bongo had won a third term. Appearing on television channel Gabon 24, the officers said they…#gabonese #alibongo #gabon24 #centralafrican #libreville #opec #bongo #nationalassembly #centralafrica #mali (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why West African nations are seeing a spate of military coups
In just three years, six West African nations have seen the military seize control of the government. While there are unifying factors running through these coups, looking at each case individually helps explain what’s going on. Ali Rogin speaks with Kamissa Camara, Mali's former minister of…#westafrican #alirogin #kamissacamara (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
At Least 17 Niger Soldiers Killed In Attack Near Mali Border
At a moment of boiling tensions across Africa's Sahel region related to the recent coup events in Niger, a major terror attack along the Niger-Mali border has left at least 17 Niger soldiers dead. A late Tuesday statement from Niger's…#africa #niger #nigermali #nigerienarmedforces #fan #torodi #koutougou #niamey #nigerarmedforces #alqaeda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mali, Burkina Faso Warn Against Military Intervention in Niger
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Source: Reuters: Health - July 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Niger coup could complicate UN peacekeepers withdrawal from Mali
A coup in Niger could have a "negative impact" on the United Nations withdrawing its decade-long peacekeeping operation in neighboring Mali, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday. The U.N. Security Council last month ended the mission in Mali after the West African country's…#niger #unitednations #stephanedujarric #unsecuritycouncil #westafrican #wagner #chad #securitycouncil #niamey #antonioguterres (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is a ‘polyepidemic’ humanity’s next big threat? Childhood vaccine crusader shares concerns for future
By the start of 2011, the year epidemiologist Seth Berkley became CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the ambitious nonprofit had over its 11-year history supported the immunization of 288 million children in poor countries. But it also had a $3.7 billion funding gap between its plans and donor financial pledges. Making matters worse, an internal battle raged about how much it should invest in strengthening health systems versus more technological solutions, such as new or improved vaccines, favored by its main funder, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “It was a crisis,” Berkley says.
Berkley plans to step ...
Source: ScienceNOW - July 20, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Transforming Africa ’s Food Systems: Challenges & Opportunities
Ibrahim Mayaki, the Africa Union Special Envoy for Food Systems, previously served as the CEO of the AU Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). Ahead of the UN Food System Stocktaking Moment scheduled to take place in Rome on 24 - 26 July 2023, Africa Renewal's Kingsley Ighobor interviewed Dr. Mayaki. They discussed various issues regarding the state of Africa's food systems and the opportunities and challenges involved in feeding a rapidly growing population. Credit Africa Renewal, United Nations.
Below are excerpts from their insightful conversation:By Kingsley IghoborUNITED NATIONS, Jul 20 2023 (IPS)
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kingsley Ighobor Tags: Africa Featured Food and Agriculture Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
