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
Mozambique: PGR Initiates Proceedings Concerning Crimes Against Public Health
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Attorney General's Office (PGR) began, from January to September this year, 282 criminal proceedings concerning crimes against public health. (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
Mozambique: 'I Encouraged My Daughter to Use Contraceptives' - Reducing Unplanned Teen Pregnancies in Mozambique
[UNFPA] When Eulina João, 19, became a mother at the tender age of 17, she lacked crucial knowledge about sexual and reproductive health. She believes her life could have taken a different path if she had been armed with the knowledge she has today about family planning. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 9, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Pregnancy and Childbirth Southern Africa Source Type: news
Mozambique: Government Sends Brigades to Monitor Cholera Cases
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has sent brigades to four provinces to monitor the outbreak of diarrheal diseases at the start of the 2023-2024 rainy season. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 9, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news
Mozambique: - Health Workers Guarantee Services for Another 15 Days
[AIM] Maputo -- The Association of United Health Professionals of Mozambique (APSUM) - which claims to represent nurses, laboratory technicians, drivers and other health sector professionals - guaranteed on Monday that its members will not go back on strike in the next 15 days. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 7, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Governance Health and Medicine Labour Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news
‘We’re so close’ to eradicating polio but challenges remain
Poliomyelitis, an untreatable but preventable disease, is only endemic in two countries globally but many believe it could be eradicated. The world is getting closer to eradicating polio, with experts hoping to eliminate it this decade - but challenges remain to make sure all children are…#afghanistan #pakistan #judithdiment #rotaryinternationals #euronewsnext #smallpox #mozambique #congo #yemen #somalia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What is most significant in the Pentagon's China military report?
U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The Pentagon this week released its annual report on China's military, which touches on wide-ranging issues related to…#pentagon #beijing #burma #thailand #indonesia #unitedarabemirates #kenya #nigeria #namibia #mozambique (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China curbs graphite exports in latest critical minerals squeeze
An aerial view shows containers and cargo vessels at the Qingdao port in Shandong province, China May 9, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SINGAPORE, Oct 20 (Reuters) - China announced on Friday that it will require export permits for…#qingdao #shandongprovince #chinadaily #graphite #usgs #mozambique #madagascar #brazil #nonchinese #tesla (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sudden death after a bite by a lowland swamp viper (Proatheris superciliaris) in Malawi: dying of fright? - Tippett Barr BA, Brown G, Perry M, Ridzon R, Warrell DA.
Proatheris superciliaris, the lowland swamp viper, has a limited distribution along lakeshores and rivers in Malawi, Southern Tanzania, and central Mozambique. Its venom is known to be procoagulant. Only five P. superciliaris bites have been reported, all ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news
Four fantasy island escapes
Castaway stays to dream of, from Palau to the Scottish Highlands, Tasmania and Mozambique#castaway #palau #scottishhighlands #tasmania (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Behind Each Climate Disaster Awaits a Tuberculosis Crisis
Tuberculosis remains the leading infectious cause of death in the world, responsible for 1.6 million deaths a year, and is an active and acute crisis in many countries. Credit: Athar Parvaiz/IPSBy Maria BeumontNEW YORK, Oct 13 2023 (IPS) At the end of September, two weeks after the United Nations held a High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis (TB), a torrential storm dropped 6” of rain on New York City. The intensity of the storm recalled that of Hurricane Ida two years earlier, which—in the largest city in the United States—damaged more than 3% of buildings, killed 13 people, and left 380 families homeless.
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maria Beumont Tags: Global Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations tuberculosis (TB) Source Type: news
Mozambique attack survivors file criminal complaint against TotalEnergies
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
