Worst drought in century devastates Southern Africa with millions at risk | Climate News

Worst drought in century devastates Southern Africa with millions at risk | Climate News

Over 27 million lives affected by worst drought in a century, with 21 million children malnourished, says WFP. Millions of people across Southern Africa are going hungry due to a historic drought, risking a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations has warned. Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe have all declared a state of national … Read more

Europe is doing well if Africa is doing well. The paradigm that emerged from the One Health Award concerns everyone – Daily Virtues

Europe is doing well if Africa is doing well. The paradigm that emerged from the One Health Award concerns everyone – Daily Virtues

News 14 Ott 2024 12:45 TERAMO – Europe is well if Africa is well. It is the paradigm that emerged from the third edition of One Health. For three days, Teramo was the scene of a great reflection, promoted by the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Abruzzo and Molise, which saw scientists, experts and national institutions … Read more

Chinese pharmaceutical firms expand to Africa under ‘health silk road’

Chinese pharmaceutical firms expand to Africa under ‘health silk road’

Chinese pharmaceutical giant Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical is expected to complete the first phase of its manufacturing facility near Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s biggest city, for antimalarial drugs and antibiotics by the end of the year. The manufacturing facility, financed with €50 million (US$54.7) from the International Finance Corporation last year, is expected to produce 5 billion … Read more

New study reveals stereotypical media portrayals are depriving Africa and the foreign direct investment community of billions of dollars annually

New study reveals stereotypical media portrayals are depriving Africa and the foreign direct investment community of billions of dollars annually

The study highlights the significant costs of biased media coverage to African nations, particularly during election periods. These distortions ultimately discourage foreign direct investment (FDI), even though the continent is known for low default rates and high returns in strategic sectors. The investigation, conducted by Africa No Filter and Africa Practice shows that African countries … Read more

Workers angry, Union General Secretary accuses DG of political entertainment

Workers angry, Union General Secretary accuses DG of political entertainment

The social climate within the Dakar Dem Dikk transport company is tense, and workers’ complaints are reaching a worrying scale. Masseck Ndiaye, general secretary of the New Union of Workers of Dakar Dem Dikk, denounced what he calls “purely political exercises” on the part of the general director, Assane Mbengue. In a recent statement, he … Read more

why not everyone follows evacuation orders

why not everyone follows evacuation orders

Hurricane Milton was just days away from making landfall in Tampa when the Florida city’s mayor, Jane Castor, issued a grim warning. “If you choose to stay, you are going to die,” he told residents in evacuation zones on October 7. About 5.5 million people are subject to the order to leave in Florida. Anatomy … Read more

The “UM6P-MAScIR MPOX qPCR” kit is ready to be marketed

The “UM6P-MAScIR MPOX qPCR” kit is ready to be marketed

The MAScIR Foundation under the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) announced on Monday in Benguerir that the new “UM6P-MAScIR MPOX qPCR” diagnostic kit is ready to be marketed in Morocco and Africa. Developed by a research team from the Center for Kits, Diagnostics and Medical Devices at the MAScIR Foundation, this test had been clinically … Read more

4 days of strike will be declared, starting this Tuesday, October 8

4 days of strike will be declared, starting this Tuesday, October 8

The Peace Hospital, plunged into an advanced state of disrepair, is going through an unprecedented crisis. For more than a month, the establishment has been paralyzed by a widespread strike by all the unions. ”The hospital regularly experiences flooding. Patients, caregivers and companions wade through water coming from both the rain and the toilets, transforming … Read more

DISCOVERY N°18 – Acronyms: The secret code of connected generations

DISCOVERY N°18 – Acronyms: The secret code of connected generations

In the constantly evolving world of social media, acronyms have established themselves as a language in their own right, used by millions of Internet users, particularly the younger generation. These abbreviations, often formed from the initial letters of several words, have become a quick and efficient way to communicate in an environment where every character … Read more

Mpox: WHO approves diagnostic test to accelerate fight against virus – LINFO.re

Mpox: WHO approves diagnostic test to accelerate fight against virus – LINFO.re

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a new diagnostic test for the mpox virus, formerly called monkeypox. A test to facilitate screening and control of the virus The WHO has officially included this diagnostic test on its emergency use list, allowing other UN agencies to distribute it and ensuring faster dissemination in affected countries. … Read more