African Health News 
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Nigeria: '90 Percent Nigerian Women Yet to Be Screened for Cervical Cancer'
[Daily Trust]An estimated nine out of ten Nigerian women have never been screened for cervical cancer, the second leading cancer after breast cancer in women, Oscar Ambani, regional medical advisor for Marie Stopes International, said in Abuja.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Grannies Play Soccer to Keep Fit
[Health-e]Vhembe -Grannies from the Mufulwi village in Limpopo are playing soccer to keep fit. This group of women aged between 50 and 75 years call themselves "Nyonyoloso ya vhaaluwa", which means “excercise for elders”.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: 'Government's Apathy Impedes Kidney Care'
[Daily Trust]The President of the Nephrology Association of Nigeria (NAN), Prof Evelyn Unuigbe, yesterday said government's inertia was the main impediment in treating chronic kidney diseases (CKD).
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Taking Over Mccord Hospital a Good Move By Government - DENOSA
[COSATU]Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) would like to applaud and support the provincial department of Health in KwaZulu-Natal for deciding to take over McCord hospital and thus prevent it from closing its doors.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Issuing of Abridged Birth Certificates to End in March
[SAnews.gov.za]Pretoria -The Department of Home Affairs will from 4 March stop issuing abridged birth certificates and will only issue unabridged birth certificates to parents of new born babies.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - February 1, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
South Africa: HPCSA Extends Deadline for Submissions On Medical Tariffs
[SAnews.gov.za]Pretoria -The Medical and Dental Professions Board of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has extended by 21 days the deadline for submissions to determine guideline tariffs for medical and dental services.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Report On Baby Deaths Released
[SAnews.gov.za]Pretoria -The death of four babies at the George Masebe Hospital in Limpopo was not due to a shortage of doctors at the hospital, but a shortage of personnel on duty at the time of the deaths.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Psychiatrists' awareness of adherence to antipsychotic medication in patients with schizophrenia: results from a survey conducted across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Source: Patient Preference and Adherence
Area: Evidence > Medicines Management > References
Background: Nonadherence is common among patients with schizophrenia, although the rates vary according to means of assessment and patient population. Failure to adhere to medication can have a major impact on the course of illness and treatment outcomes, including increasing the risk of relapse and rehospitalisation. Understanding psychiatrists' perception of the causes and consequences of nonadherence is crucial to addressing adherence problems effectively.
Methods: The Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EM...
Source: NeLM - Mental Health - February 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Somalia: UN relief official cautions against complacency on food security
The top United Nations relief official in Somalia today announced that the number of people in crisis in the Horn of Africa country was halved in the past six months, but cautioned that the situation remains fragile and that the gains could reverse without continued support to meet people's basic needs.
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - February 1, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Uganda: No Woman Should Die Giving Life
[Observer]Africa has many accomplishments in which to take pride and confidence. Progress on many fronts is dramatic with a new sense of optimism found right across the continent.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 31, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Africa: No Woman Should Die Giving Life - 21 January 2013
The following Opinion by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin was published by AllAfrica.com a week before the Summit of the Campaign to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA), organized under the auspices of the African Union and UNFPA. Since the launch in 2009, 36 countries in Africa have joined the CARMMA initiative, which aims to galvanize political action at the national level and forge new partnerships to identify the root causes for maternal deaths and put in place the policies and resources to tackle them.
Source: UNFPA News - January 31, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Major Event to Highlight Women’s Health and Development in Africa - 27 January 2013
The African Union Commission, UNFPA, and other partners will convene a special high-level event on the Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) on the sidelines of the African Union Summit.
Source: UNFPA News - January 31, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
African Heads of State, Government, to Speed up Reduction of Maternal Deaths - 28 January 2013
ADDIS ABABA —Meeting at the African Union Summit, Heads of State and Government made new commitments to speed-up the reduction of maternal death and disability in the continent.
Source: UNFPA News - January 31, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
No-Tech Breast Cancer Screening Works in Rural SettingNo-Tech Breast Cancer Screening Works in Rural Setting
Local volunteers in rural sub-Saharan Africa who were trained to recognize breast abnormalities just by looking were able to detect breast cancer at an earlier stage. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Kenya: HIV Infections Increasing
[The Star]The number of people living with HIV has risen to 1.6 million. The 2012 Kenya AIDS epidemic update report shows the number is likely to increase even further. NASCOP head Ibrahim Mohammed however says mother to child transmission has reduced due to PMTCT services.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
The Open and Rocky Road Post-2015
What values does a Yemeni journalist who fuelled the Arab Spring hold in common with a former principal of the U.S. National Security Council? And how in turn will they see eye to eye with a Jordanian queen, or the president of Indonesia?
The subjects of this riddle are meeting in Monrovia as part of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s 27-member High Level Panel of Eminent Person’s on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (HLP).
The purpose of the HLP is to lead the discussion around a new framework, the post-2015 development agenda, to replace the expiring Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The HLP’s work will culminate wi...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 31, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: George Gao Tags: Active Citizens Africa Aid Biodiversity Civil Society Climate Change Development & Aid Education Energy Environment Featured Food & Agriculture Gender Global Governance Green Economy Headlines Population Poverty & MDGs Source Type: news
ERHC Energy Inc. to Exhibit at North America Prospect (NAPE) Expo
HOUSTON, Jan. 31, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ERHC Energy Inc. (OTCBB:ERHE), a publicly traded American company with oil and gas assets in Sub-Saharan Africa, today announced that it is set to exhibit at NAPE Expo, the world's largest E&P (upstream) expo. Slated for February 5-8, 2013 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Winter NAPE 2013 is expected to draw close to 20,000 attendees and exhibitors to highlight producing properties and prospects from around the world, capital formation and services and technologies.
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - January 31, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Uganda: Mushoborozi's Pen Earns Him Gold
[Observer]Every weekend, many youth countrywide are glued to their radio sets, listening to the popular radio drama - Rock Point 256.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Health Ministry Sets New Treatment Guidelines
[New Vision]The health ministry has released new national clinical guidelines for the management of common conditions. It also released new essential medicines and health supplies list for HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB, pneumonia and diarrhoea in children.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Kenya: Number of Chang'aa, Hard Drug Users Going Up - Report
[The Star]Drug abuse is taking a new shape in Kenya with people going for low cost substances. Though there is a decline of people aged between 15 to 65 years who used drugs in the last five years from 48.3 per cent in 2007 to 37.1 per cent last year, those going for chang'aa and hard drugs is increasing.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Kenya: Trust Fund for HIV to Get Boost After Elections
[The Star]The fight against HIV/AIDS will have a major boost when the next government takes office. NACC director Alloys Orago says with the approval of a HIV trust fund, more money will go towards HIV programs.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Brigadier Kayanja Collapses, In Intensive Care
[New Vision]Brigadier Elly Kayanja has been admitted to hospital after he collapsed.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
West Africa: Kofi Annan Launches West Africa Commission On Drugs
[KAF]Accra, 31 January -Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today unveils a major new initiative to help tackle the growing threat from illegal drug trafficking in West Africa.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Cholera Strikes After Flooding in Ntoroko
[New Vision]At least 18 cholera cases have recently been confirmed in Ntoroko district following massive displacement of residents by floods.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Ghana: Inequities in Access to Safe Services Keep Unsafe Abortion Rates High
[The Guttmacher Institute]Unsafe abortion remains a leading cause of maternal death and injury in Ghana. Now, a newly released study finds that a woman's socioeconomic status largely determines how safe her abortion will be.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: Community Involvement Central in Global Fund New Funding Model
[Global Fund]Amsterdam -As the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) rapidly transitions to its New Funding Model (NFM), the Communities Living with HIV, TB and affected by Malaria Delegation (Communities Delegation) supported by the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+) convened a consultation on 25th and 26th January 2013 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Beckham bound for PSG deal
• Former England captain arrives in Paris for medical• 37-year-old chose PSG ahead of 11 other offers • Live: follow transfer deadline day as it happens • Paul Wilson: let's see how Zlatan reacts to BeckhamDavid Beckham is to return to elite European football after flying to France to sign a deal with Paris Saint-Germain. The former England captain will be unveiled at a news conference at the Parc des Princes later on Thursday afternoon.The 37-year-old midfielder's private jet touched down in the French capital at around 11am this morning and he travelled to a Parisian hospital to undertake a medical, which represe...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 31, 2013 Category: Science Authors: David Hytner, Dominic Fifield Tags: LA Galaxy Transfer window Football Sport News guardian.co.uk US sports David Beckham European club football Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1 Source Type: news
Cameroon: Codex Fêtes 50 Years Food Standards, Safety
[Cameroon Tribune]Codex Alimentarius Commission or Food Code, a combination of international standards on food items drawn up within the United Nations System has clocked 50. While waiting for the official celebration scheduled for the Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, headquarters in Rome, Italy in June 2013, delegates from member countries taking part in the ongoing 20th session of the organisation yesterday January 30 took part in a forum on the theme, "Standards on food items and food security: Stakes and Challeng
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Ivory Coast win Group D after late draw with Algeria in Africa Cup of Nations – video
Group D winners Ivory Coast salvaged a draw against Algeria on Wednesday, with goals from Drogba and Wilfred in the last 13 minutes
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 31, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Ivory Coast Football Sport Algeria SNTV Africa Cup of Nations 2013 Editorial Source Type: news
Africa: Gates Foundation Announces Winner of 2013 Gates Vaccine Innovation Award
[Gates Foundation]Seattle -The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the winner of the second Gates Vaccine Innovation Award. The announcement was made in Bill Gates' fifth annual letter, which provides his personal account of the foundation's priorities for the coming year.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Swaziland: A Story of Survival
[ThinkAfricaPress]A video obtained by Think Africa Press reveals the hardships faced by a woman suffering from HIV/AIDS and poverty in Swaziland under the reign of King Mswati III.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - January 31, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: Home Affairs to Issue Unabridged Birth Certificates On the Spot
[SA Govt]Good morning ladies and gentlemen of the media.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - January 31, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
South Africa: Eastern Cape Health Ready to Pay Doctors Salaries, to Track Down Runaway Bursary Holders
[SA Govt]The Eastern Cape Health has announced enough budget to pay salaries of newly appointed health professionals and is finalising the intake of doctors and other health professionals. These employees assumed duties at the beginning of January. Every endeavour to ensure all employees who commenced work in January are captured on to payroll. A total of 422 health professionals will get their salaries on 31 January.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Private Sector Companies Launch Food Security Project for Orphan and Vulnerable Children in Rural Nwest Community
[SA Govt]A food security project to support HIV/Aids Orphans and vulnerable children from child headed households is to be launched in Ramatlabama village outside Mahikeng on Thursday afternoon.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - January 31, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: Implementation of Turnaround Strategy 2012-14 Bears Fruit
[SA Govt]The Gauteng Department of Health has released more money to pay its suppliers and has to date paid all small, medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs).
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Educating women key to sustainable farming in Africa, says study
Researchers have found a strong correlation between female education and the successful implementation of sustainable farming in Africa
Source: SciDev.Net - January 31, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
South Africa: EC Healthcare Workers? Payment Pleas Still Go Unnoticed-Denosa Eastern Cape
[COSATU]Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Eastern Cape would like to voice out its unhappiness and concern over the Provincial Department of Health’s lack of interest, to speedily resolve the non-payment of health workers at Amathole District, who are owed money that goes as far back as 2009.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Morocco: HM King Mohammed VI Dedicates Cancer Treatment Center in Casablanca University Hospital
[MAP]Rabat, 30 -The dedication on Wednesday by HM King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by HRH Princess Lalla Salma- chairwoman of « Lalla Salma Association for the struggle against cancer », of the Mohammed VI cancer treatment center at the Ibn Rochd University hospital in Casablanca showcases the interest granted by the sovereign to improving hospitalization conditions of cancer patients and His permanent will to alleviate their sufferings.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Mixed Feelings Over Ban on Medical Societies
[The Herald]BENEFICIARIES of various medical aid societies have expressed mixed feelings over Government's intended ban of societies that are not complying with regulations governing their operations.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Food Crisis Hits Chivi Hospital
[The Herald]Masvingo Bureau -A crippling food shortage has hit Chivi District Hospital in Masvingo where nearly 200 patients at the institution are reportedly getting one meal per day. Some patients are severely affected by malnutrition.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Cholera Hits Six Villages in Nebbi District
[New Vision]A cholera epidemic has hit six villages in Dei parish, Panyimur sub-county in Nebbi district. According to the Uganda Red Cross (URC) the epidemic attacked the area this month.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Is That 'Low-Fat' Food Label Genuine?
[New Vision]Over the years, the eating habits of many Ugandans have increasingly changed perhaps because of increased financial earnings, or an upsurge in the production of both locally made and imported consumables.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995-2015: Model-estimated health impact and cost
(Public Library of Science) A relatively inexpensive program set up to combat river blindness has resulted in major health improvements in Africa, shows a study conducted by Erasmus University Medical Center researchers. The study, due to be published Jan. 31 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, shows that US $250 million helped cure or prevent the major symptoms of onchocerciasis in millions of people. In collaboration with the Management of the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC), the researchers calculated the health impact of APOC.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - January 31, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Vultures foraging far and wide face a poisonous future
(Durham University) African vultures face an increasing risk of fatal poisoning, according to Durham University research.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 31, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Uganda: Why You Should Watch Your Sugar Intake
[New Vision]A new inclusive study published by the British Medical Journal investigated the link between sugar consumption and the effects it has on weight gain.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 30, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Kenya: Support Children Livivng With Cancer By Buying Their Paintings
[The Star]Help support a needy child with cancer access treatment by buying a piece of their art. The Kenya cancer association has partnered with several schools and the village market to have an art auction as we mark world childhood cancer day on the 15th of February. The auction will end on the 20th of February.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 30, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gut microbes at root of severe malnutrition in kids
A study of young twins in Malawi, in sub-Saharan Africa, finds that bacteria living in the intestine are an underlying cause of a form of severe acute childhood malnutrition.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 30, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
Pascaline Mavugo: A Harrowing Story of Survival with Glimmers of Hope
By Anita Foster, American Red Cross North Texas Region
After becoming separated from her siblings while escaping violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pascaline Maguvo turned to the Red Cross to help locate and reconnect her family.
To view the original, extended version of this post, please visit the American Red Cross Dallas Fort Worth blog.
I recently asked my friends what their 12-year-old daughters worried about. They answered hairstyles, clothing trends, boys and popularity. None of my friends said their 12-year old-daughters feared for their lives. For 12-year-old Pascaline Mavugo, this was a pressing conce...
Source: Red Cross Chat - January 30, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: T Braunstein Tags: International Africa Conflict congo DRC Family Tracing Reconnecting Families Restoring Family Links RFL Source Type: news
Africa: Mozambican Wins Prestigious Vaccine Innovation Award
[allAfrica]Sixty-four-year-old Margarida Matsinhe has won the 2013 Gates Vaccine Innovation Award for her "instrumental" work in overhauling the vaccine system in her native Mozambique.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 30, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Kenya: 175,000 Face Starvation in Kwale Drought
[The Star]KWALE may experience the worst food shortage this year, a drought management officer has warned. Mohamed Keinan said more than 145,000 residents are currently in need of relief food in the county.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 30, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
