Mauritius: Mauritius Achieved 90 Percent Measles Vaccination Coverage, States Health Minister
[Government of Mauritius] "Mauritius has always targeted, and successfully achieved, measles vaccination coverage rates of more than 90% for both measles and rubella, thereby maintaining herd immunity," stated the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Mauritius Source Type: news
Heavy Rains, Flooding Shut Mauritius Financial Markets, Offices
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: African Island States Take Fresh Step Towards Joint Medicines Procurement
[WHO-AFRO] Victoria -- In a further move towards pooled procurement of essential medicines and medical products, Ministers of Health from small African islands states established a secretariat and elected Mauritius as the host, taking critical steps to launch joint operations for increased access to affordable, quality-assured and safe medicines and medical supplies. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 28, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
Gold miner Nilam Resources seeks to acquire 24,800 Bitcoin
South American gold mining company Nilam Resources has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Xyberdata Ltd. to acquire 24,800 Bitcoins, worth around $1.7 billion at the time of writing, according to a press release published on Monday. The company said that it would issue a new Preferred Class of…#southamerican #nilamresources #aletterofintent #loi #xyberdataltd #mauritius #pranjalimore #goldstandard #preferredshares #keshwarsinghnadan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Digits: Bogus papers, dirty air, the ‘Charlotte effect,’ and more newsy numbers
115: the phrase “As of my last knowledge update” appeared in a Google Scholar search of academic journals, per 404 Media. That’s the phrase that ChatGPT, which only has knowledge up to a specific date, uses when it answers questions, indicating these supposedly peer-reviewed articles were composed…#googlescholar #estonia #finland #grenada #iceland #mauritius #newzealand #puertorico #pakistan #columbus (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Air Quality Is Bad Pretty Much Everywhere, New World Pollution Report Finds
The rules of survival are simple: humans can live weeks without food, days without water, but only minutes without air. Air is the most vital resource to human life, and yet what most of the world breathes in every day is dirty.
According to the 2023 World Air Quality Report published on Tuesday by IQAir, a Swiss firm that monitors real-time air quality around the world and has published an annual assessment since 2018, only 10 countries or territories last year had air quality that met the World Health Organization’s standard for clean air.
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Source: TIME: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Chad de Guzman Tags: Uncategorized News Desk overnight Source Type: news
Mauritius: Norwegian Cruise Ship Halted At Mauritius Due to Outbreak
[Daily Maverick] A vessel operated by Norwegian Cruise Line has been halted at Mauritius -- with passengers temporarily unable to disembark or board -- after several people became ill. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 27, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance East Africa Europe and Africa External Relations Health and Medicine Mauritius Transport and Shipping Source Type: news
Mauritius: Mauritius Lets Cruise Ship Dock After Cholera Scare
[DW] A suspected cholera outbreak aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn stranded more than 3,000 people off the East African island of Mauritius. For passengers, an end to their involuntary stopover is now in sight. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 26, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance East Africa Europe and Africa External Relations Health and Medicine Mauritius Transport and Shipping Source Type: news
Norwegian Cruise Ship Quarantined, Denied Entry to Debark
Guests aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Dawn are being denied debarkation at the conclusion of the current sailing, a 12-night one-way sailing from Cape Town, South Africa to Port Louis, Mauritius. Local authorities have made the difficult decision to quarantine the ship due to…#norwegiancruiselines #norwegiandawn #capetown #southafrica #portlouis #norwegian #mauritius #norwegiancruiseline (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mauritius: Dengue Fever - Minister Jagutpal Launches Vector Control Activities and Urges Public Mobilisation
[Government of Mauritius] The Ministry of Health and Wellness, with the assistance of other stakeholders, is actively engaged in carrying out fogging, larviciding and other vector control activities in dengue hotspot regions. Nonetheless, to accelerate the curbing of cases, it is equally imperative for the population to clean their surroundings and eliminate potential mosquito breeding places. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 19, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Mauritius Source Type: news
Swiss Start-Up FinFilm Introducing Gap Financing, Comprehensive Production Services to Europe (EXCLUSIVE)
Swiss start-up FinFilm promises to transform the European film sector with ambitious goals to make financing easy, predictable and transparent by offering gap and bridge loans and more comprehensive tailor-made financial and insurance services via state-of-the-art mobile technology. FinFilm was…#finfilm #enricofadani #michelmorales #efadvisorygroup #zurich #munich #rome #spain #mauritius #africa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mauritius: Public-Private Partnership - Health Minister Opens Refurbished Children's Cancer Ward 14 in Victoria Hospital
[Government of Mauritius] The Children's Cancer Ward 14, refurbished by Sunlife, was opened by the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, this afternoon, at the Victoria Hospital, in Candos. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 16, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Mauritius Source Type: news
The transition to cashless economies faces hurdles
Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from South China Morning Post, The Economic Times, and Times of India The News Tourists in China have trouble making simple payments. An Indian lawmaker warned of “ticking time bombs.” Cuban small businesses are bracing for impact. Countries have been…#economictimes #cuban #wechat #beijing #menakadoshi #telegraph #timesofindia #minttourists #srilanka #mauritius (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Malaria Elimination - Lessons From Cabo Verde
[Vanguard] The recent certification of Cabo Verde by the World Health Organisation, WHO, as the third malaria-free country in Africa after Mauritius (1973) and Algeria (2019) offers valuable lessons for Nigeria in its fight against the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 19, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Cape Verde Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Mauritius: Bilateral Relations - Mauritius Receives New Batch of Bivalent Pfizer Vaccines
[Government of Mauritius] Mauritius received a new batch of Bivalent Pfizer vaccines from the United States of America to help counter the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and to protect the well-being of the population. The donation ceremony was held in presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Maneesh Gobin, and the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, this afternoon, at the Sir Harilal Vaghjee Memorial Hall in Port Louis. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 11, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Coronavirus East Africa Health and Medicine Mauritius Source Type: news
