Australia ’s economic complexity ranking now behind Uganda
Australia’s international ranking in economic complexity has fallen again, with the country now sat at 93 out of 133 countries in an index produced by Harvard University researchers. The Atlas of Economic Complexity, produced by the Growth Lab at Harvard University, shows the country’s has fallen…#harvarduniversity #uganda #pakistan #australian #albanese #jamesriley #email (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uganda: Aids Commission Anticipates Clearance to Import Innovative HIV Injection
[Nile Post] The Uganda AIDS Commission is on the cusp of a significant milestone in the battle against HIV as it eagerly awaits clearance from the National Drug Authority (NDA) to commence the importation of a groundbreaking HIV injection. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - October 29, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Johannesburg Pride marches for LGBTQ+ Ugandans after anti-gay law passed
[1/2] People march in celebration of LGBTQ+ rights at the annual Pride Parade in Johannesburg, South Africa, October 28, 2023. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham Acquire Licensing Rights JOHANNESBURG, Oct 28 (Reuters) - More than 20,000 people marched through Johannesburg on Saturday to celebrate Pride,…#prideparade #johannesburg #southafrica #hishamacquire #africa #mandelaswali #ugandan #pride #uganda #african (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chimpanzees go through menopause
Some chimpanzees may go through menopause, researchers reported this week. The finding suggests the capacity to live beyond one's reproductive years could be more common than previously thought and adds a new wrinkle to the longstanding debate about why and when the trait emerged. The big picture:…#uganda #kibalenationalpark #science #kibalepark #kevinlangergraber #patmonaghan #universityofglasgow #sarahhrdy #monaghan #ngogo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uganda: Museveni Challenges Scientists On HIV/Aids Vaccine
[Nile Post] President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has challenged local scientists to fast-track the development of the HIV/AIDS vaccine. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - October 28, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Mauritius Begins to Correct a Historic Wrong Towards LGBTQI+ People
Credit: Collectif Arc-en-Ciel/FacebookBy Inés M. PousadelaMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 27 2023 (IPS) In response to lawsuits brought by LGBTQI+ activists, the Mauritius Supreme Court has issued two landmark judgments striking down the criminalisation of consensual sex between adult men as unconstitutional. Its reasoning turned upside down the argument used by anti-rights forces to attack LGBTQI+ activists in many African countries: it acknowledged that criminalisation is the foreign import rather than gay sex, and a relic of colonialism it’s high time to shake off.
A damning colonial legacy
As in so many other Commonwealth...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ines M Pousadela Tags: Africa Civil Society Featured Headlines Health Human Rights LGBTQ TerraViva United Nations CIVICUS 2023 IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Burden, risk factors, neurosurgical evacuation outcomes, and predictors of mortality among traumatic brain injury patients with expansive intracranial hematomas in Uganda: a mixed methods study design - Kamabu LK, Bbosa GS, Lekuya HM, Cho EJ, Kyaruzi VM, Nyalundja AD, Deng D, Sekabunga JN, Kataka LM, Obiga DOD, Kiryabwire J, Kaddumukasa MN, Kaddumukasa M, Fuller AT, Galukande M.
This study investigated the neurosurgical outc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Female Chimps May Experience Menopause, Too
FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2023 -- New research finds the first proof that wild female chimpanzees experience menopause, similar to humans.The study was part of two decades of research in the Ngogo community of wild chimpanzees in western Uganda ’s Kibale... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Uganda: I Would Rather Be HIV Positive Than Pregnant
[Nile Post] As I nervously awaited my turn to take the stage at a mental health conference, her words struck a chord deep within me: "I'd rather be HIV positive than pregnant." (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - October 27, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Uganda Source Type: news
Uganda: Uganda Muslim Medical Bureau Pays Courtesy Visit to Minister Rukia Nakadama
[Nile Post] The Uganda Muslim Medical Bureau (UMMB) executive secretary Muzamiru Kivumbi led his team for a courtesy visit to the office of the third deputy prime minister of Uganda Rukia Nakadama Isanga . (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 27, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
First proof of menopause in wild chimps could solve human evolution mystery
Menopause has been observed in a population of wild chimpanzees for the first time, challenging long-held beliefs about the evolution of post-reproductive survival in humans. The discovery, published in the journal Science on October 26, represents two decades of research into the Ngogo community…#menopause #science #ngogo #kibalenationalpark #uganda #kevinlangergraber #universityofexeter #conditionsatngogo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Uganda: Covid Teen Pregnancies Pose Lifelong Implications for Ugandan Girls
[Observer] The years 2020, 2021, and 2022 will go down as some of the harshest in the lives of most young girls in Uganda. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 25, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth Coronavirus East Africa Education Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
Ugandan teenage cancer patient: How a bed saved my life
Many young Ugandan patients stop free treatment as their families cannot afford other hidden costs. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
First malaria vaccine slashes early childhood deaths
In a major analysis in Africa, the first vaccine approved to fight malaria cut deaths among young children by 13% over nearly 4 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported last week. The huge evaluation of a pilot rollout of the vaccine, called RTS,S or Mosquirix and made by GlaxoSmithKline, also showed a 22% reduction in severe malaria in kids young enough to receive a three-shot series. Hundreds of thousands of children are born annually in the parts of Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi included in the analysis, for which WHO revealed the final data on 20 October at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical M...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 24, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Uganda: Stanbic Bank Donates Maternal Health Equipment to Luzira Prisons Health Centre
[Nile Post] Stanbic Bank has donated an assortment of maternal health equip including mama kits and a modern delivery bed to Luzira Prison Health Center IV under the bank's Corporate Society for Safe Motherhood, a partnership-led initiative that promotes improved maternal healthcare in Uganda. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 24, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news
