Nothing Beats Bushmeat, Not Even the Risk of Disease
Freshly slaughtered bush meat is being consumed even though it may have health risks. By Busani BafanaBULAWAYO, May 18 2023 (IPS) Meat from wild animals is relished across Africa and widely traded, but scientists are warning that eating bush meat is a potential health risk, especially in the wake of pandemics like COVID-19.
A study at the border settlements of Kenya and Tanzania has found that while people have been aware of the risks associated with eating bushmeat, especially after the COVID-19 outbreak, they don’t worry about hunting and eating wild animals that could transmit diseases.
On the contrary, the demand for...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Busani Bafana Tags: Biodiversity Editors' Choice Environment Featured Food and Agriculture Food Security and Nutrition Food Sustainability Headlines Health Natural Resources IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news
Tanzania Pipeline Rupture Spills More Than 6,200 Barrels of Fuel
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Source: Reuters: Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tanzania: Fawe Launches Malala Fund to Empower Child Mothers in Zanzibar
[Daily News] Zanzibar -- ABOUT 160 young mothers who dropped out of school for various challenges in Unguja North Region, will benefit from entrepreneurship skills in a one-year project initiated by Forum for African Women Educationalists Zanzibar (FAWE Zanzibar). (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 17, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Absa plans to open Beijing office to serve Chinese firms in Africa
Absa Group controls banks in 10 African countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Botswana and Tanzania and serves millions of customers on the continent. Photo: Shutterstock#absagroup #african #ghana #kenya #botswana #tanzania (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tanzania: Under-Five Mortality Rate Drops By 36%
[Daily News] TANZANIA has achieved yet another significant milestone by lowering the under-five mortality rate by 36 per cent in just six years. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - May 15, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Tanzania: How Isles Govt Transforms Health Sector
[Daily News] Zanzibar -- ZANZIBAR President Dr Hussein Mwinyi has said that his government is taking various measures to improve the health sector and workers welfare with the aim of increasing efficiency. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 13, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Tanzania: Milestone in Bone Marrow Transplant
[Daily News] TANZANIA is making a step ahead to ease accessibility of specialised health services to its people following the launch of bone marrow transplant services at its Benjamin Mkapa Zonal Referral hospital in Dodoma. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 12, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Task-shifting 'gold standard' clinical assessment and safety planning for suicide risk among people living with HIV: a feasibility and fidelity evaluation in Tanzania - Knettel BA, Amiri I, Minja L, Martinez AJ, Knippler ET, Madundo K, Staton C, Vissoci JRN, Mwobobia J, Mmbaga BT, Kaaya S, Relf MV, Goldston DB.
BACKGROUND: Suicide is a leading cause of death among people living with HIV (PLWH) worldwide, with suicide deaths occurring twice as frequently among PLWH than among the general public. In Tanzania, resources for mental health care are sorely lacking, wit... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Tanzania: Tanzania Tackles Eye Health Crisis Head-On with Boresha Macho Project
[allAfrica] Millions of people are affected by a crisis that often goes unnoticed - the issue of eye health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 9, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Tanzania: Afya Hatua Project Benefits Children Living With HIV
[Daily News] BAGAMOYO District Hospital's HIV Care and Treatment Clinic (CTC) has managed to attain 99 per cent of the HIV Viral Load (HVL) suppression for 93 children under 15 years of age from December 2021 to March this year, it has been learnt. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - May 9, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases 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
Tanzania: Improved Service Delivery at Muhimbili National Hospital Delights Minister
[Daily News] HEALTH Minister Ms Ummy Mwalimu has called upon Tanzanians to make use of the available services at Muhimbili National Hospital because the facility is currently providing top -notch services following huge investment done by the government. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 8, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
' We call on TotalEnergies shareholders to vote against the firm's climate strategy '
The current policy trajectory takes us to a global warming of 3.2°C relative to the pre-industrial era by 2100 (GIEC, "climate change 2022"). For a global warming of more than 1.5°C, many human and natural systems will face severe risks with partly irreversible impacts and increased damage.…#giec #ipccgroupiii #iea #totalenergies #uganda #tanzania #tilenga #ipcc #cop27 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tanzania: Marburg Death Toll in Tanzania Rises to Six After Baby Dies
[New Times] Tanzanian health authorities say that an 18-month-old child died of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern region of Kagera, Xinhua reports. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 3, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Emergent Ventures Africa and Caribbean, third cohort
Dr. Keabetswe Ncube is a Geneticist from South Africa. Her EV grant is for her work in using statistical and genetic inferences to help rural farmers maximize yields. Frida Andalu is a petroleum engineer by training from Tanzania and a Ph.D. candidate. Her EV grant is to assist in her research of…#keabetswencube #geneticist #southafrica #fridaandalu #tanzania #phd #destagebeyehu #kenya #bobsonrugambwa #rwanda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
