South African government wants to pull country from ICC
Jenna Moon Apr 25, 2023, 8:20am EDTafricasecurityAfrica South African government wants to pull country from ICC REUTERS/Ihsaan Haffejee The News South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he wants to take his country out of the International Criminal Court, weeks after the court issued an arrest…#jennamoon #southafrican #icc #cyrilramaphosa #russian #vladimirputin #southafrica #finnish #sauliniinisto (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: African Vaccines - Local Manufacturers Are Struggling to Access the Market - What Must Change
[The Conversation Africa] Two recent developments in South Africa have underscored the opportunities - and challenges - facing vaccine production on the continent. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 25, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: We Must Question How Govt's Promised Financial Hike for TB Programmes Will Be Managed
[Daily Maverick] South Africa's new National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB, and STIs 2023-2028 and the country's TB Recovery Plan necessitate a sharp increase in TB testing and increased enrolment into care, which will require additional spending on testing and medicines. Sihle Mahonga Ndawonde Ndawonde argues that a joint committee should be set up to review and interrogate provincial departments' resource allocation decisions for the next three years. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - April 24, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: Struggle for Migrant Health Rights Still Far From Over After Landmark Judgment
[Daily Maverick] In a landmark decision the Gauteng High Court recently confirmed the rights of all pregnant and lactating women and children under six to access services for free at all levels of care. This sets a good precedent for migrant health rights. We explain the build-up to the court proceedings and why this is significant for reaffirming the right to access to healthcare for all in terms of section27 of the Constitution. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: 178,000 Children Die in Public Hospitals in Past Decade
[DA] Of the 178 445 children aged 0 to 5 years that died in public hospitals over the past decade, 19 707 were due to pneumonia and diarrhoea, and 12 582 from moderate and severe acute malnutrition. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
America Might Face Starvation, War, Hyperinflation if BRICS Drops Dollar
De-dollarization is currently being widely discussed across the globe. BRICS nations which include Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa have been pushing toward dumping the U.S. Dollar. While the commonly speculated notion is that the U.S. dollar would lose its hegemony, however,…#brazil #southafrica #usdollar #richdadpoordad #richdadchannel #robertkiyosaki #brics #iran #saudiarabia #rumor (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Disarming the dispirited South African: a critical analysis of the proposed ban on firearms for self-defence - Nortje W, Hull S.
In South Africa, owning a firearm is a privilege and not a right. This privilege is regulated by the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000. In May 2021, the Minister of Police published the Firearms Control Amendment Bill (FCAB), 2021, which contains a section p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Michel Treisman obituary
My father, Michel Treisman, who has died aged 93, was a polymath with a store of knowledge and wise advice for every eventuality. He spent most of his career as a lecturer and researcher at Oxford University, where his work on experimental psychology focused primarily on our perception of time.He was best known for proposing a model for the brain ’s internal clock and devising methods to measure the rate at which it ticks. However, his interests extended to other fields, including evolutionary biology. For instance, he proposed a novel explanation for motion sickness: he suggested that, when you’re riding in a car, the...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jessica Treisman Tags: Psychology University of Oxford South Africa Source Type: news
South Africa: Is Our Food Becoming Less Nutritious? Probably
[GroundUp] But solutions are not at all simple (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 21, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: 'Now My Daughter Won't Miss Any Vaccination'
[Scrolla] Lindi Chauke can now breathe a sigh of relief after a landmark court ruling in Gauteng guaranteed free healthcare for all foreign mothers. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 20, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Traders Raise South Africa Rate-Hike Bets As Inflation Quickens
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: Access to Sufficient Colostomy Bags Still Hit-and-Miss At Gauteng Hospitals
[spotlight] Six months after Spotlight first reported on the plight of stoma patients experiencing shortages of colostomy and urostomy bags at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) in Gauteng, users are still reporting shortages at CHBAH and other hospitals in the province. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 18, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: KZN Schools Send Hungry Pupils Home As National School Nutrition Programme Fails to Deliver
[Daily Maverick] KwaZulu-Natal schools resorted to sending learners home ahead of time, with many children having had nothing to eat. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 18, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Trauma exposure and psychometric properties of the life events checklist among adults in South Africa - Stevenson A, Beltran M, Misra S, Ametaj AA, Bronkhorst A, Gelaye B, Koenen KC, Pretorius A, Stein DJ, Zingela Z.
BACKGROUND: Trauma exposure is widespread and linked to chronic physical and mental health conditions including posttraumatic stress disorder. However, there are major gaps in our knowledge of trauma exposure in Africa and on the validity of instruments to... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Northern Ireland and South Africa Both Need New Beginnings
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
