Joseph Moyo Appeals to the Zambian Government for Euthanasia
Joseph Moyo from the Republic of Zambia is requesting the Zambian Government euthanize him to guarantee his rights and dignity as enshrined in the Zambian Constitution to end his discrimination, pain, humiliation, and suffering (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - July 30, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Blogs - Writings - Stories Source Type: news
Plenty of respect as Japan prepare to face Spain
[1/3] Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Group C - Japan Training - Caledonian Sports Ground, Dunedin, New Zealand - July 25, 2023 Japan players during training REUTERS/Molly Darlington WELLINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Japan defender Moeka Minami knows Spanish…#worldcup #newzealand #mollydarlington #wellington #moekaminami #spanish #groupc #awomenworldcup #spain #zambia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Spain prepare for Japan clash with fond memories of Palmerston North
The Spain squad had "great memories" of their training camp in the New Zealand town of Palmerston North and only moved to Wellington early for logistical reasons, coach Jorge Vilda said on Sunday. A media report on Saturday said the Spanish had left for the capital ahead of schedule because they…#spain #newzealand #palmerston #wellington #jorgevilda #spanish #vilda #womenworldcupgroupc #costarica #zambia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Distressed nations lead emerging market bond rally
Progress in restructuring talks in Zambia and Sri Lanka has fuelled a broader rally in beaten-down assets#zambia #srilanka (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TB Preventive Treatment: the Need for Choice
The progress made in HIV prevention is nothing short of a global success story. It is time that TB caught up to HIV. Medicine is simply too advanced for us to tolerate how one disease can be beaten back yet another continues to flourish. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Violet ChihotaJOHANNESBURG, Jul 26 2023 (IPS) Before COVID-19 came along, the two most lethal infectious diseases were HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Even though HIV still lingers, with 1.5 million people contracting the infection every year, epidemiologists point to the availability of many HIV prevention options as a primary reason for the decreasing caseload.
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Violet Chihota Tags: Africa Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs tuberculosis (TB) Source Type: news
Two goals in 2 minutes help Japan beat Costa Rica 2-0 at Women's World Cup
DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino scored two minutes apart in the first half to lead Japan to a 2-0 Women's World Cup victory over Costa Rica on Wednesday that put the Japanese on the brink of advancing to the knockout stage. Japan could advance out of Group C later…#dunedin #newzealand #hikarunaomoto #aobafujino #worldcup #costarica #groupc #spain #zambia #auckland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Spot the difference: why drongos are likely to clock African cuckoo eggs 94% of the time
Zambia study finds egg variability and random nest selection by cuckoos helps fork-tailed drongos rumble impostorsCuckoos might be the ultimate avian con artists, laying lookalike eggs in the nests of other birds to avoid raising their own young, but researchers say at least one potential victim is remarkably good at rumbling the fraud.Scientists studying the African cuckoo have revealed that while the birds are able to produce almost identical-looking eggs to those of the fork-tailed drongo, the latter is likely to reject an impostor egg about 94% of the time.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 25, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Science Birds Wildlife Zambia Africa World news Environment Source Type: news
School is just the start. Here's how to help girls succeed for life
Join Angeline Murimirwa on a visit to Malawi for insight into the work of a sisterhood that transcends geography. She connects with colleagues, students and fellow graduates in the CAMFED Association who are running businesses, building their communities’ resilience to climate change and…#joinangeline #camfedassociation #zambia #davidsengeh #sierraleone #secondaryeducation #tedfellow #wudunn #sky (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How an Innovative Deal Will Give Millions Access to Cheaper Tuberculosis Drugs
The patent on the tuberculosis drug bedaquiline expires today (July 18). But while its manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, intends to use secondary patents to extend its exclusive right to sell the drug, an innovative deal will lower its price and expand access to millions around the globe.
The drug improves the outcomes for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, reducing the risk of death by approximately 10%, according to a study in BMC Infectious Diseases, a U.K. medical journal. Tuberculosis is the world’s deadliest infectious disease, infecting approximately 10 million people per year and killing 1.5 ...
Source: TIME: Health - July 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Gordon Tags: Uncategorized Disease News Source Type: news
Prospects for medium-term global growth remain weak, IMF chief says
Global economic activity is slowing, especially in the manufacturing sector, and medium-term growth prospects remain weak, the chief of the International Monetary Fund told financial leaders of the Group of 20 nations on Tuesday. IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva, speaking to G20 finance ministers…#imf #g20 #gujarat #zambia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
IMF chief: Prospects for medium-term global growth weak
Global economic activity is slowing, especially in the manufacturing sector, and medium-term growth prospects remain weak, the chief of the International Monetary Fund told financial leaders of the Group of 20 nations on Tuesday. IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva, speaking to G20 finance ministers…#imf #g20 #gujarat #zambia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A much-feared emerging markets crisis didn ’t happen. Is the global economy off the hook?
When the U.S. sneezes the world economy catches a cold. Last year, the old adage aptly captured widespread concern about an emerging markets (EM) crisis after the Fed started to raise rates at the fastest pace in 40 years. Large stimulus had delivered an enviable U.S. recovery but also contributed…#em #latinamerican #paulvolckers #alangreenspan #latinamerica #easterneurope #srilanka #pakistan #zambia #asianfinancialcrisis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China's response not encouraging on G20 common framework for debt
China has not given an encouraging response so far on reaching a common understanding with the G20 bloc on the issue of restructuring the debt of vulnerable countries, a source aware of the matter said on Sunday. G20 nations are also not keen on a one-size-fits-all rule to restructure such…#g20 #gandhinagar #commonframeworkag20 #zambia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fast Debt Deals, Climate Funds Needed for Poor States: Yellen
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday she was “eager” to work with China on areas of mutual interest, such as debt restructurings for poorer countries. But she said that multilateral development banks such as the World Bank needed reforms before capital increases could be considered.…#treasury #janetyellen #worldbank #groupof20 #beijing #srilankayellen #g20 #gandhinagar #gujarat #zambia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yellen Calls for Accelerating Debt Relief for Poor Countries
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen called on Sunday for international creditors to speed up their efforts to provide debt relief to developing countries facing default, arguing that shoring up their deteriorating finances would benefit the global economy. Speaking in Gandhinagar, India, ahead of a…#treasury #janetlyellen #gandhinagar #zambia #ghana #srilanka (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
