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Rwanda: Mental Health - Research Project Seeks to Address Illness in Rwandan Schools
[New Times] Researchers from the University of Rwanda, in collaboration with Aarhus University in Denmark, have initiated the Cross-Mind project. This research programme aims to address and curb mental health issues in upper primary and secondary schools in Rwanda. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa East Africa Education Health and Medicine Rwanda Source Type: news

Rwanda: King Faisal Hospital Set for Major Expansion
[New Times] King Faisal hospital, one of the largest hospitals in Rwanda is set to undergo a long term expansion that will span to 2050, mainly bolstering its infrastructure and capabilities in regards to bed capacity from 167 to 600 beds, as well as bringing on board new surgical and medical subspecialties. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Rwanda Source Type: news

Cameroon: Cameroon Doctors Flee to Europe, North America for Lucrative Jobs
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- The state of health care in Cameroon is a source of growing concern, with thousands of doctors fleeing the central African country for lucrative jobs elsewhere, especially in Europe and North America, according to officials. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Cameroon Central Africa Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news

Congo-Kinshasa: Hospitals in Eastern DRC Face Vaccine Shortages
[VOA] Goma -- In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically in the Beni and Butembo region, parents are finding it hard getting vaccines for their children. Health care providers report that vaccines have been in short supply for several months, leaving thousands of children unvaccinated. Parents worried about their children's health are calling on authorities to quickly resolve the situation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa Congo-Kinshasa Health and Medicine Source Type: news

Africa: Hearing Aid Apps Offer Hope to Millions in Africa with Hearing Loss
[The Conversation Africa] In rural Kenya, 64-year-old John Kamau's world of silence is about to change. For decades, isolated by hearing loss from the community's vibrant life and his grandchildren's conversations, he sees hope when a community health worker visits with a smartphone in hand. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news

Nigeria: Cosmetic Surgery Won't Do Dr Pbat
[Daily Trust] Some days ago, a post by one Christian Ejiofor, quoting the News Agency of Nigeria, had claimed that the federal government will be taking over the payment of salaries from state governments, and that all Nigerian workers will soon be renamed Nigerian Civil Servants. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Zimbabwe: Local NGO Establishes Community Nutrition Gardens
[The Herald] Women in some rural areas will soon be enjoying enhanced access to healthy and fresh produce following the establishment of community nutrition gardens by a local non-governmental organisation 4-H Zimbabwe Foundation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Land and Rural Issues NGOs and Civil Society Nutrition Southern Africa Women and Gender Zimbabwe Source Type: news

Ghana: 'MOH Committed to Improving Adolescent Well-Being'
[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Health (MoH) says it is commitment to harness resources and expertise to improve adolescents health and wellbeing, a Programme Officer, Abena Kumiwaa Osae has stated. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news

Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia - 16 April 2024
[WHO] Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa East Africa Ethiopia External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: Saving Mothers and Giving Life Through Quality Accreditation of Private Health Facilities
[Nigeria Health Watch] Increasing evidence suggests that quality care prevents a significant number of maternal deaths and disability. High-quality care is also the foundation for improved maternal and neonatal health outcomes. According to the World Health Organisation, despite the fact that more women are giving birth in health facilities than ever before, there has still been no significant increase in maternal and infant the survival rates, which is attributed in part or whole to poor quality care in health facilities. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Uganda: Mental Health Spike Triggers Butabika Hospital to Train Psychiatric Nurses
[Observer] With the increasing demand for mental health services, Uganda's only psychiatric school - Butabika School of Psychiatric Nursing (BSPN) - is on course to start a dedicated degree program in psychiatric nursing to help fill the gap of qualified practitioners and offer a clear career pathway for psychiatric nurses at the certificate and diploma levels, writes YUDAYA NANGONZI. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news

South Africa: Few Rays of Hope As Patients Continue to Suffer Amid Eastern Cape Health Mismanagement Misery
[Daily Maverick] Since the last election five years ago, public health in the province has been beleaguered by leadership turmoil, bad infrastructure, medicolegal claims and financial deficiencies. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 16, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

Gambia: Stakeholders Affirm Nutrition Bill Will Empower Women
[Foroyaa] Officials from the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) and the Office of the Vice President have affirmed to the National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Disaster, Humanitarian Relief and Refugees that the Nutrition Bill 2023 will empower women in The Gambia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 16, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Gambia Governance Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs Nutrition West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news

Ethiopia: Is Burn Care System in Ethiopia Adequate to Treat Severe Acid Burns?
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In recent weeks, social media has been abuzz with the harrowing stories of two Ethiopians who suffered devastating acid burns. One of them, Ayantu, a mother of two from Harar, endured a horrific attack when her husband of eight years splashed acid on her face and back. As a result, she has lost vision in one eye and is undergoing treatment to save the sight in her other eye while also healing from severe burns on her face, arms, and back. Such incidents cast a harsh light on the state of burn care within (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 16, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Ethiopia Health and Medicine Source Type: news

South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About a Sugar Tax
[GroundUp] We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 16, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news