The Conspirituality of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
This article has been adapted from Chapter 23 of Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker. Copyright © 2023. Available from PublicAffairs, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc. (Source: TIME: Health)
Source: TIME: Health - July 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker Tags: Uncategorized freelance politics Source Type: news
East Africa: Food Beyond The Reach of Millions in Horn of Africa
[IPS] Rome -- Four months pregnant, Ayan was close to dying of starvation when she arrived at the Kabasa camp in Dolow, on the border between Somalia and Ethiopia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 29, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Food and Agriculture East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Nutrition Source Type: news
Somalia: Recovering From Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Somaliland
[MSF] When nine-year-old Mohamed fell ill, sweating heavily at night and coughing, his mother, Sabah, took him to the nearest hospital. He was misdiagnosed and the drugs he was prescribed had no effect. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Somalia Tuberculosis Source Type: news
WHO condemns the killing of civilians and WHO staff member in a complex hotel attack in Somalia
Mogadishu, 11 June 2023 – The World Health Organization (WHO) condemns in the strongest possible terms the complex attack on the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant located in the Abdiaziz district of Mogadishu, Somalia, on 9 June 2023, which resulted in the deaths of 16 innocent civilians, including a WHO national staff member. This tragic event also left more than 10 people injured.
“We are appalled by the tragic loss of life in this senseless attack, including the death of Ms Nasra Hassan, a WHO national female staff member. Nasra, 27 years old, joined the WHO country office in Somalia to support the dr...
Source: WHO EMRO News - June 11, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Kenya: Cholera - Health Crisis Threatens Dadaab Refugee Camp
[DW] The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders has warned of a looming health crisis in Kenya's Dadaab refugee complex. The camp hosts nearly 300,000 refugees from Somalia and neighboring countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 7, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
More attacks or more services? Insurgent groups' behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan, Syria, and Somalia - Ibrahim Shire M.
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, service-providing insurgent groups have responded differently, with some initiating more attacks amid ongoing destabilisation while others have immediately veered towards precautionary measures such as initiatin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Somalia Leaders Agree to Begin Universal Suffrage By 2024
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sudan: Vital Humanitarian Activities in Parts of Sudan May Grind to a Halt
[MSF] Dr Ahmed Abd-elrahman is a Sudanese doctor who has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for more than 17 years, including in Somalia, Pakistan and Libya. He is currently working as MSF director of operations in Brussels, and is directly supporting MSF teams in Sudan. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 27, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Somalia: With UNFPA Support, Somalia Marks Int'l Day to End Obstetric Fistula
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- On May 23, Somalia commemorated the annual International Day to End the Obstetric Fistula to raise awareness and alleviate the burden on persons affected by the condition. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
The human toll of a debt default would be felt worldwide
If Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling, the resulting national default will not only cause vast economic carnage. It would also cause human carnage, a blow to the health of people around the world and to Americans, likely costing at least tens of thousands of lives. A vote to raise the debt…#treasury #janetyellen #greatrecession #africa #ukraine #rohingya #somalia #unitednations #socialsecurity #republicans (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Provocation and attrition strategies in transnational terrorism: the case of Al-Shabaab - Ibrahim Shire M.
Scholars have identified a range of terrorist strategies that militant groups employ to influence intended audiences, but there is scant empirical validation. Following Kenya's invasion of Somalia in late 2011, Al-Shabaab executed retaliatory terrorist att... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
East Africa: Somali Nurse-Midwife Wins Templeton Prize for Genital Mutilation Fight
[Templeton Prize] The winner of the 2023 Templeton Prize is Dr. Edna Adan Ismail, a nurse-midwife, hospital founder, and healthcare advocate who has worked courageously to change cultural, religious, and medical norms surrounding women's health in East Africa, improving the lives of thousands of women and girls in the region and beyond. Drawing from the resources of her Muslim faith, she receives this year's award in recognition of her extraordinary efforts to harness the power of the sciences to affirm the dign (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 17, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Why Quality Seeds Are among the Most Valuable Currency in Climate Finance for Africa
Joy of Marketing - Ethiopia. Credit: International Seed FederationBy Michael KellerVAUD, Switzerland, May 16 2023 (IPS) At long last, momentum is growing for an overdue rethink of climate finance and development assistance to support countries on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
But while investment, aid and compensation are all much needed, another form of currency is equally valuable for climate-vulnerable countries that are also highly dependent on small-scale agriculture: quality seeds.
The latest generation of seeds offers varieties adapted to specific climatic circumstances to provide more reliable food product...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Michael Keller Tags: Climate Action Climate Change Development & Aid Economy & Trade Education Environment Food and Agriculture Food Security and Nutrition Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
How to stop the commoditisation of container shipping
D bad if , the Mediterranean Shipping Company, is the biggest ocean-going carrier you have never heard of. It is meant to be that way. Its founder, Gianluigi Aponte, is a publicity-shy Italian billionaire, based in Switzerland, a country with no maritime borders and a culture of secrecy as deep as…#gianluigiaponte #italian #switzerland #somalia #apmollermaersk #sorentoft #longbeach #danish #alexiadogani #jargon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Mosquito Species Could Derail Fight Against Malaria
Stagnant water in one of Nairobi’s residential areas. Credit: Wilson Odhiambo/IPSBy Wilson OdhiamboNAIROBI, May 8 2023 (IPS) ‘Urban’ Kenya has been alerted because new mosquito species, Anopheles stephensi, threatens to derail decades of effort made in the fight against malaria.
According to a report by experts from the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), the species was first noted during routine mosquito surveillance in Saku and Laisamis villages in Marsabit County. The report states that, unlike the traditional mosquito vector, the Anopheles stephensi can adapt to man-made habitats that include plastic cont...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Wilson Odhiambo Tags: Africa Climate Change Development & Aid Environment Featured Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Kenya Source Type: news
