Mozambique: - Health Authorities Deny Shortage of Food and Insulin
[AIM] Maputo -- The director of Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), Mouzinho Saide, has denied rumours that the hospital is facing a shortage of food and of insulin. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 15, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Food and Agriculture Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news

Associations between landscape fires and child morbidity in southern Mozambique: a time-series study - Curto A, Nunes J, Mil à C, Nhacolo A, Hänninen R, Sofiev M, Valentín A, Saúte F, Kogevinas M, Sacoor C, Bassat Q, Tonne C.
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological evidence linking exposure to landscape fires to child health remains scarce. We assessed the association between daily landscape fire smoke and child hospital visits and admissions in the Manhi ça district, Mozambique, an area ch... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Mozambique: Cholera Misinformation Fuels Deadly Violence in Mozambique
[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- A wave of violence has shaken northern Mozambique, where angry citizens, accusing local authorities of spreading the cholera epidemic, set fire to several homes. In a dramatic turn of events, at least three community leaders lost their lives during the riots generated by the spread of false messages, according to local authorities. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 12, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news

Mozambique: 14 Cholera Disinformation Incidents Lead to Three Deaths
[AIM] Maputo -- A wave of disinformation about the causes of cholera has led to the murder of at least three community leaders and the destruction of 50 houses in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, according to a report in Wednesday's issue of the independent newssheet "Carta de Mocambique'. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 10, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Environment Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Sustainable Development Water and Sanitation Source Type: news

Mozambique: Ministry Launches Vaccination Campaign Against Cholera
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Health Ministry has announced the launch, as of Monday, of a mass vaccination campaign against cholera, in the provinces most affected by the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 7, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Environment Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Source Type: news

Mozambique: How Family Planning Is Changing the Lives of Youth in Communities Caught in Attacks in Northern Mozambique
[UNFPA] Early in the morning, queues begin to form outside Lichinga Health Centre as medical staff prepare to treat patients, while nearby, mentors encourage people to test for HIV and learn about family planning methods. Their combined efforts to provide these health services in Niassa province in northwest Mozambique hold particular significance. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 2, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news

TotalEnergies to restart its delayed Mozambique LNG project in early 2024 -sources
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Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mozambique: Disinformation About Cholera Leads to Destruction in Nampula
[AIM] Maputo -- Unknown individuals have destroyed nine houses in the Muite administrative post, in Mecuburi district, in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, following a wave of disinformation about the spread of cholera, reports Radio Mozambique. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news

Mozambique: - Mozambique to Introduce New Vaccines in National Vaccination Calendar
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's National Health Service (SNS) intends to introduce, in the near future, new vaccines in the National Vaccination Calendar. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 13, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news

Mozambique: Disinformation On Cholera Causes Death of Four in Montepuez
[AIM] Maputo -- Disinformation about cholera has caused the death of four community leaders who have been murdered in Nacuca village, in Montepuez district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 11, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news

Honeyguide birds respond to distinct calls of local human honey hunters
Honeyguide birds respond differently to the distinct calls of groups of human honey hunters, according to new research. Why it matters: Humans have a huge impact on other species. Understanding how other animals cope with their presence could provide insights about the potential for humans and…#brianwood #tanazania #hadza #mozambique #honeyguides #science #clairespottiswoode #tanzania #hazda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

For Africans, the Climate Debate Around the Role of Livestock Misses the Mark
Traders take cattle to market in winter rain along the road to Woliso, Ethiopia. Credit: Apollo HabtamuBy Huyam Salih and Appolinaire DjikengNAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 8 2023 (IPS) Africa is contending with a climate crisis it did not create without sufficient recognition for the unique rights and needs of the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population. Not only is the continent least responsible for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, having historically produced just a tiny fraction, but it is also disproportionately impacted by the consequences of emissions generated elsewhere. And when climate disasters such as cyclone...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Huyam Salih and Appolinaire Djikeng Tags: Africa Climate Action Climate Change Combating Desertification and Drought COP28 Education Environment Food Security and Nutrition Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news

Zimbabwe
After enduring through hyperinflation and economic crisis in 2008, Zimbabwe is yet again facing the fear of another round of hyperinflation as people ration basic necessities like bottled water and even beers. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and…#zimbabwe #africa #zambezi #limpoporivers #southafrica #botswana #zambia #mozambique #harare #hdi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Rio Tinto pays $28 million to settle SEC fraud case over Mozambique coal assets
Rio Tinto on Wednesday said it has agreed to pay $28 million to settle a fraud case brought against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over claims the mining giant inflated the value of Mozambican coal assets that it acquired for $3.7 billion in 2011. The court-agreed…#mozambican #riotinto #cfo #guyelliott #thomasalbanese (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mozambique: Cholera Causes at Least 150 Deaths in Two Months
[AIM] Maputo -- - TANZANIAN COMPANY SPILLS FUEL IN BEIRA PORT Maputo, 15 Nov (AIM) - The Tanzanian oil and gas company Lake Oil has spilled 90 litres of fuel in the central Mozambican port of Beira, during transhipment, according to the National Environmental Quality Control Agency (AQUA). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news