Mauritius: Free Medical Screening Campaign Kicks Off At Tr èfles
[Government of Mauritius] The free medical screening campaign for early detection and treatment of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), kickstarted, at Tr èfles Community Centre, on 26 March 2022. The activity will be replicated in other regions across the country till June 2022. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Cape Verde: Vaccine Destination Cabo Verde - Fighting the Pandemic Down to the Last Mile
[World Bank] With more than 70% of its adult population fully vaccinated, Cabo Verde has the third highest vaccination coverage against COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa, after two other island nations, the Seychelles and Mauritius. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 21, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mauritius: Indian Medical Team Currently in Mauritius to Share Expertise On Covid-19 Treatment
[Government of Mauritius] The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, met a ten-member medical team from India comprising of doctors, nursing officers and specialists dealing with COVID-19 cases, today at the seat of the Ministry in Port-Louis. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 8, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mauritius: Prize Giving Ceremony to Reward Youths for Their Participation in Online Activities
[Government of Mauritius] A prize giving ceremony to reward winners of online activities that were organised from December 2021 to January 2022, was held, this afternoon, at C ôte d'Or National Sports Complex. The Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sports and Recreation, Mr Jean Christophe Stephan Toussaint, was present on the occasion. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Prevalence and correlates of serious injuries among adolescents in Mauritius - Mireku DO, Sarfo JO, Ansah EW, Apaak D, Armah C.
INTRODUCTION: Injuries are a major global health problem that affects teenagers in many countries. Though several studies have been done in many countries, little is known among adolescents in Mauritius. Therefore, our paper explored the prevalence and cor... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 29, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Mauritius: Tourism Bodies Welcome Removal from France's 'Scarlet' List
[Mauritius Tourism] Port Louis -- The Mauritian tourism family welcomes the decision by the French government to remove Mauritius from its list of "scarlet" destinations, just a few days after its classification as part of this list. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 7, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mauritius: Mauritius Removed from France's 'Scarlet' List - Joint Statement from Mauritius' Public/Private Sector Tourism Committee
[Mauritius Tourism] Port Louis -- The Mauritian tourism family welcomes the decision by the French government to remove Mauritius from its list of "scarlet" destinations, just a few days after its classification as part of this list. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 7, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: World Aids Day 2021 - Confronting Inequalities Through Concerted Actions Between the Authorities, NGOs and Civil Society
[WHO-AFRO] Mauritius marked World AIDS Day 2021 on 01 December 2021 at the Yves Cantin community hospital, Black River under the theme "End inequalities. End AIDS. End pandemic". This year's theme is of utmost importance at a point in time where the COVID-19 pandemic has further widened inequalities among the world populations. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 2, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Mauritius: Mauritius Insists Covid Is Under Control. Hospitals Tell a Different Story
[African Arguments] Is the government hugely undercounting and understating its Covid surge? (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 1, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: SAA Cancels Mauritius Flights Following Travel Ban
[SAnews.gov.za] South African Airways has cancelled all of its flights to and from Mauritius following the imposition of a travel ban on South Africa by the Mauritian government. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 29, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mauritius: World Prematurity Day 2021 Commemorated At Dr Bruno Cheong Hospital
[Government of Mauritius] The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, effected a visit, this morning, at the Neonatal Unit of Dr Bruno Cheong Hospital, in Flacq, in the context of the World Prematurity Day 2021. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 18, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mauritius: Covid-19 - Mauritius Receives Second U.S. Donation of 107 640 Doses of Pfizer-Biontech Vaccines
[Government of Mauritius] Mauritius received, this morning, a second donation of 107 640 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines from the United States of America (U.S.). The vaccine donation was made through close collaboration of the U.S Government, the Government of Mauritius and the COVAX Facility. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 16, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
PE Fund Carlyle partners Viyash for generics platform
CA Hull Investments, an affiliated entity of CAP V Mauritius and Carlyle, and Viyash, have set up the platform, an official statement said, without giving any details of any investments. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - November 16, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mauritius: World Diabetes Day 2021 - Launching of Activities At Mont Roches Social Welfare Centre
[Government of Mauritius] In the context of World Diabetes Day 2021, commemorated annually on 14 November, the Ministry of Health and Wellness launched a series of activities, this morning, at Mont Roches Social Welfare Centre in Beau Bassin, with the objectives of sensitising the population on diabetes as a major health issue having a significant economic and social burden on individuals, families and the society at large. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 14, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Diabetes Equates the Rich and the Poor
Diabetes test, Mauritius. Credit: Nasseem Ackbarally/IPSBy Bruno KappaNAIROBI, Nov 12 2021 (IPS) Although for different reasons, diabetes appears to be one of the few cases that put rich and poor societies at equal footing. In either case, diabetes is caused by wrong, dangerous to health nutritional habits.
In fact, people in industrialised countries tend to consume the so-called “junk food”, while in poor nations diabetes is caused by malnutrition and undernourishment.
And it is a seriously worrying health problem. In fact, globally, an estimated 422 million adults were living with diabetes as of 2014, compared to 108...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Bruno Kappa Tags: Global Headlines Health Source Type: news
