Somalia: Teach Us About Polio in Our Own Language - Somalia's Maay Speakers
[allAfrica] Vaccination is crucial for preventing the spread of the polio, a highly contagious disease that can lead to paralysis and even death. But widespread, ongoing conflict in Somalia means that vaccination campaigns are hampered by restricted access to conflict zones, and the displacement of communities - making it difficult for healthcare workers to reach vulnerable populations. The destruction of health infrastructure, disruption of healthcare services, and compromised safety of healthcare workers (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - November 27, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Polio Somalia Source Type: news
Death toll from flooding in Somalia climbs to nearly 100
The number of people killed by floods from heavy rains in Somalia has climbed to 96, state news agency SONNA said on Saturday. "Somalia's flood death toll climbs to 96," SONNA said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, adding the figure had been confirmed by Mahamuud Moallim, the head of the country's…#somalia #sonna #mahamuudmoallim #hornofafrica #elnino #indianocean #unitednations #kenya #kenyanredcross (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Extreme flooding has Somalia in a state of emergency, destroying homes and forcing thousands to flee
First, some families fled drought and violence. Now they say they have nowhere to hide from intense flooding as rainfall exacerbated by the weather phenomenon El Nino pummels large parts of Somalia. Among the worst hit towns is the densely populated Beledweyne, where the Shabelle River has burst…#elnino #somalia #shabelleriver #ethiopia #hakimamohamudhareed #beledweyne #somali #kutiimoinbeledweyne #savechildren #pacific (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Japan Working to Expand Medical Service in Rural Communities
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The expansion of a medical worker vocational training center in the Somali region is significantly useful in benefitting Jigjiga and its vicinity as college graduates can provide the community with reachable medical services, Japan Embassy said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 23, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance Asia, Australia, and Africa East Africa Ethiopia External Relations Health and Medicine Sustainable Development Source Type: news
AI chatbots fall short in dozens of languages. A non-profit project aims to fix that
Madagascar has two official languages: French, owing to the country’s former status as a colony, and Malagasy, an indigenous language spoken by the majority of its citizens. Growing up in Madagascar, Nathanaël Rakotonirina was required to speak French in school, but defaulted to Malagasy at home.…#madagascar #openai #sarahooker #cohereforai #cohere #google #metaplatformsinc #anthropicandcohere #llm #somali (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
El Ni ño expected to cause floods and heatwaves into early 2024, warn scientists
Rio records hottest day of the year while Kenya, Somalia and Dubai are hit by severe flooding#rio #kenya #somalia #dubai (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Migrant trouble at EU borders blamed on Russia
Russia has been accused of weaponizing asylum seekers by allowing them to go to its border crossings with its European neighbors. Footage on social media has gone viral showing Finnish border guards dealing with around 30 illegal immigrants trying to enter from Russia on Friday at Finland's…#finnish #finland #niirala #visegrad #iraq #yemen #somalia #syria #russian #helsinki (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
3 things to know about Anderson Cooper and his podcast about grief before season two
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper hadn’t planned to continue his podcast on grief and loss. But while going through his late father’s papers, he discovered something that “changed (his) life.” “I thought I was just going through my mom’s boxes to organize them, but what I opened up was hidden boxes of…#andersoncooper #allthere #bowtieball #gloriavanderbilt #cooper #audiecornish #assignment #somalia #bosnia #southafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hostage Extraction Needs to be Privatized
Amidst hostage scenarios, like the Hamas situation, it is important to remember why governments should not pay to have their nationals released. Paying for hostages to be released creates a perverse incentive in which more people are taken hostage to receive more payments. This is undoubtedly a…#hamas #bounties #davidlucas #calebfuller #israel #somalia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Somalia: In 2nd Year, HSF to Cover Fuel Costs for Largest Maternity And Children Hospital
[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- The Banadir Maternity and Children's Hospital in Mogadishu has yet again benefited from the Hormuud Salaam Foundation, which has been working closely with the public sector to improve various departments via Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 3, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance Economy, Business and Finance East Africa Health and Medicine Petroleum Somalia 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
The climate crisis has a price
Damage from the global climate crisis has amounted to $391 million per day over the past two decades, a report showed. Wildfires, heatwaves, droughts and other extreme events attributable to climate change have incurred costs averaging over a hundred billion per year from 2000 to 2019, a recent…#naturecommunications #myanmar #redcrescentsocieties #somalia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WHO workshop reviews project to improve monitoring capacity in humanitarian and fragile settings
Participants during the workshop. Photo credit: WHO/Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment Unit
Cairo, 19 October 2023 – The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean ran a workshop in Alexandria governorate, Egypt, in September 2023 to review implementation of a project, Improving monitoring capacity in humanitarian and fragile settings in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of WHO. The 3-day workshop on this capacity-building project involved WHO office staff and ministry of health focal points from 4 countries and territories. Various WHO headquarters and Regional Office personnel also attended.
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Source: WHO EMRO News - October 19, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Horn of Africa ’s stability at stake as Ethiopia bids to regain access to Red Sea
The News A call by Ethiopia’s prime minister for his country to regain access to the Red Sea after a 30-year hiatus has sparked fears that the issue could destabilize the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia lost direct access to the sea in 1993 when Eritrea seceded from it after a war that lasted three…#ethiopia #redsea #hornofafrica #eritrea #massawa #saudiarabia #yemen #ethiopian #abiyahmed #somalia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
