Trump vows to expand his travel ban to Gaza
CLIVE, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump on Monday called for barring potential refugees from Gaza from entering the U.S., promising to “expand” his travel ban that President Joe Biden’s administration rescinded in 2021. “We aren’t bringing in anyone from Gaza, Syria, Somalia, Yemen or Libya or…#iowa #donaldtrump #gaza #syria #somalia #yemen #libya #trump #muslims #muslim (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The bigger the threat, the longer the gaze? A cross-cultural study of Somalis and Czechs - Štolhoferová I, Frynta D, Janovcová M, Rudolfová V, Elmi HSA, Rexová K, Berti DA, Král D, Sommer D, Landová E, Frýdlová P.
High fear reaction, preferential attention, or fast detection are only a few of the specific responses which snakes evoke in humans. Previous research has shown that these responses are shared amongst several distinct cultures suggesting the evolutionary o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news
Health workforce in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: from COVID-19 lessons to action
11 October 2023 – The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted once again the importance of health workers in maintaining the health of populations and providing essential health services. It has also resulted in greater recognition of the critical role of the health workforce in delivering essential public health functions and responding to health emergencies.
Countries and territories in the Eastern Mediterranean Region – a region with highly diverse and often challenging political, social, economic and demographic contexts – face ongoing health workforce shortages. Although most countries and territories have made signi...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 10, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates
The damage caused by the climate crisis through extreme weather has cost $16m (£13m) an hour for the past 20 years, according to a new estimate. Storms, floods, heatwaves and droughts have taken many lives and destroyed swathes of property in recent decades, with global heating making the events…#hurricaneharvey #profilannoy #newzealand #rebeccanewman #noy #africa #naturecommunications #cyclonenargis #myanmar #somalia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Shelters for migrants are filling up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden
Dozens of people from around the world lined up on a sunny morning this week in front of a former mental health hospital in Berlin to apply for asylum in Germany. There were two older women from Moldova. A young man from Somalia sat next to them on a bench. A group of five young Pakistanis chatted…#berlin #moldova #somalia #pakistanis #vietnam #saschalangenbach #reinickendorf #tempelhof #syria #afghanistan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Rare Success Emerges in the War on Terror
MOGADISHU, Somalia—There finally came a point when al-Shabaab militants went too far, and Somali farmers and herders just wouldn’t take it anymore.#mogadishu #somalia #somali (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Somalia: Somali Minister of Health Addresses UN General Assembly On Global TB Fight
[Shabelle] New York -- Dr. Ali Haji Aden, the Federal Government of Somalia's esteemed Minister of Health and Social Welfare, took center stage on the fringes of the 78th United Nations General Assembly, held in the bustling metropolis of New York City. His impassioned speech resonated through the assembly halls as he addressed the critical issue of the fight against tuberculosis (TB), bringing together international health ministers, experts, and policymakers in a unified effort to combat this deadly disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - September 26, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Somalia Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Truck bomb kills at least 10 in Somalia
A truck bomb exploded at a checkpoint in the central Somali town of Beledweyne on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and obliterating nearby buildings, a police officer said. It was not immediately clear who was responsible but the Islamist group al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in the…#somali #beledweyne #islamist #alshabaab #hornofafrica #ahmedaden #somalia #hiran #aden #halimanur (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uganda says it will mediate between Somalia and breakaway Somaliland
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, January 16, 2022. Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights KAMPALA, Sept 23 (Reuters) -…#uganda #yowerimuseveni #kisozi #gombadistrict #somalia #somaliland #jamamussejama #hornofafricancountry #islamist #alshabaab (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Somalia's first all-women newsroom spotlights female taboos
People often laugh when Fathi Mohamed Ahmed tells them she runs the first and only all-female newsroom in Somalia, one of the most dangerous places on the planet to be a reporter. But Bilan, the media house where Ahmed works as chief editor, is far from a punchline, producing a daily mix of hard…#fathimohamedahmed #somalia #bilan #undp #africa #globalimpunityindex #somalis #mariaabdullahijama #bondhereschool #mogadishu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is Codan (ASX:CDA) Engaging In Big Bath Accounting?
Codan is a company I’m interested in. It’s the market leader in metal detectors and makes massive profits on them. The company’s profits shot up during the pandemic because apparently if you’re out of a job in Africa, the next best thing to do is hunt for gold. Then, the CEO retired from the…#africa #somalia #ukraine (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Factbox: Recent extreme weather events across Africa
A focus of the Africa Climate Summit starting in Nairobi on Monday will be how the continent can adapt. Scientists say climate change is causing more intense and more frequent extreme weather events. Below are some of the examples of the record-breaking weather in Africa in recent years. Ethiopia,…#nairobi #africa #ethiopia #kenya #somalia #hornofafrica #worldfoodprogramme #cyclonefreddy #madagascar #centralafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prevalence, patterns, and determinants of gender-based violence among women and girls in IDP camps, Mogadishu-Somalia - Dahie HA, Dakane MM, Hassan BS.
BACKGROUND: Gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls, is a global pandemic that affects 1 in 3 women in their lifetime. Somalia is one of the leading countries in human rights violations and has one of the highest rates of sexual and gender-base... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
US air strike said to kill 13 al Shabaab militants in Somalia
The U.S. military on Sunday said it believed it had killed 13 al Shabaab fighters in southern Somalia in what it called a "collective self-defense airstrike" at the request of the Somali government. The Somali government and allied forces began a campaign a year ago to that has pushed al Shabaab,…#somalia #somali #alshabaab #alqaeda #usafricacommand #africom #seiera #kismayo #somalinationalarmy #elbuur (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Potentially traumatic experiences pre-migration and adverse pregnancy and childbirth outcomes among women of Somali- and Kurdish-origin in Finland - Majlander S, Kinnunen TI, Lilja E, Gissler M, Castaneda AE, Lehtoranta L, Koponen P.
BACKGROUND: Women in precarious conditions in their countries of origin, especially those who have left the country as refugees, may have been victims of serious mental and physical violence. These potentially traumatic experiences may threaten women's rep... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
