At least a dozen killed and an estimated 15,000 displaced by flooding in Kenya
Heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to the deaths of at least 13 people and displaced some 15,000 people, the United Nations said, as forecasters warn that more rains can be expected until June. The U.N Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, citing the Kenya Red…#kenya #unitednations #kenyaredcrosssociety #eastafrican #somalia #garissaroad #lamu #tanariver #mudslides #narokcounty (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malawi: Global Deployment of Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Boost Fight Against Cholera
[GAVI] Geneva/New York -- More than 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic tests will be shipped to 14 countries in largest-ever global deployment, with the first shipment landing today in Malawi. This first official deployment of tests through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, will improve timely detection and monitoring of outbreaks, effectiveness of vaccination campaigns in response to current outbreaks, and targeting of future preventive vaccination efforts. The global cholera rapid diagnostic test procurement programme is a (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 5, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance Cameroon Central Africa East Africa Ethiopia Health and Medicine Malawi Sierra Leone Somalia Southern Africa West Africa Zambia Source Type: news
Somalia: Somali President Names Dr. Jiley As the Special Envoy for Health and Nutrition
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appointed Dr. Abdirashid Mohamed Nur Jiley as the country's Special Envoy for Health and Nutrition. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Nutrition Somalia Source Type: news
India rescues Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by pirates off Somalia
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Somalia: UN Warns Upcoming Heavy Rains to Trigger Cholera Outbreak in Somalia
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The upcoming heavier-than-normal Gu (April to June) rains in Somalia are expected to trigger cholera outbreaks in areas where the disease has not been observed for years, the UN humanitarian agency warned Monday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 26, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Somalia Source Type: news
Somalia: Somalia Sees Good Progress in Eliminating Tuberculosis
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia said Sunday it's making significant progress to achieve the global goal of eliminating tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 but called for more investments to help sustain the gains. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Somalia Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Somalia: Cholera Kills At Least 54 in Somalia - Humanitarians Call for Action
[VOA] Washington -- At least 54 people have lost their lives to cholera in Somalia in recent months. Nine of those deaths occurred within the past week, marking the highest weekly death toll this year, humanitarian group Save the Children said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 25, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Somalia Source Type: news
Indian Navy seizes ship from Somali pirates and rescues 17 crew
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pirates Board Commodity Ship Off the Coast of Somalia
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Brief But Spectacular take on caring for survivors of domestic violence
Lul Mohamud is the executive director of The Person Center, a nonprofit organization that supports survivors of domestic violence. The daughter of Somali immigrants, Mohamud focuses her work on helping those from the African immigrant and refugee community in the Washington, D.C. area. She shares…#lulmohamud #personcenter #somali #african (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Community-based surveillance programme evaluation using the platform Nyss implemented by the Somali Red Crescent Society-a mixed methods approach - Jung J, Larsen TM, Beledi AH, Takahashi E, Ahmed AO, Reid J, Kongelf IA.
BACKGROUND: Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS), supported by Norwegian Red Cross, has implemented community-based surveillance (CBS) in Somaliland. This methodology aims to reduce the high risk of epidemics by strengthening early warning and response from ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Community-Based Prevention Source Type: news
Female Genital Cutting Continues to Increase Worldwide
Campaigns in some countries have reduced the practice, but it remains widespread in those with high rates of population growth. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen Tags: Female Genital Mutilation Women and Girls Vagina Medicine and Health United Nations Children ' s Fund Somalia North America Europe Middle East Asia Burkina Faso Egypt Ethiopia Sudan Indonesia Yemen Sierra Leone Djibou Source Type: news
Somali refugees in urban neighborhoods: an eco-social study of mental health and wellbeing - Ermansons G, Kienzler H, Schofield P.
BACKGROUND: Impact of pre-migration trauma and post-migration settlement on refugee mental health and wellbeing is well-documented. However, little research has focused on the specific places where refugees settle and spend their daily lives within the pos... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
How the Times stumbled on a sensitive Israel story
The Scoop There are about 1,700 journalists at The New York Times. But its editors, to their great frustration, are always running out of them. That is at its most true when a crisis hits and Bigfoot correspondents and columnists from all over the globe descend on a bureau and demand translators,…#scoop #jerusalembureau #times #jeffreygettleman #bigfeet #jerusalem #ukraine #rwanda #pulitzer #somalia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Russia's'grey zone' tactics in Finland ’s snowy forests
Another crisis involving an influx of migrants is building up on Europe's border, said Christiane Kühl on Merkur.de (Munich). But this one isn't in the Mediterranean: it's occurring along the frozen stretches of the 832-mile frontier between Finland and Russia. From August to December last year,…#christianekühl #munich #finland #yemen #somalia #syria #nato #elisabethbraw #politico #moscow (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
