Uganda: U.S.$500 Million Vaccine Plant Commissioned By Museveni Put Up for Sale Over Debts
[Nile Post] In a shocking turn of event, a $500million( approximately shs1.8trillion) pharmaceutical drug and mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Kigogwa, Matugga, in Wakiso District commissioned by President Museveni in 2020 has been put up for sale over debts.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance East Africa Health and Medicine Uganda Source Type: news

Malawi: Malawi Extends Polio Vaccination to 15-Year-Olds
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi is extending the maximum age of children eligible for the polio vaccination from 5 to 15. Since the discovery last year of its first polio case 30 years after the country eradicated the disease, the number of cases has increased to five this year -- the latest victim being 14 years old.
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - September 15, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malawi Polio Southern Africa Source Type: news

The Blind Spot of Nostalgic Language Programmers in the Gen AI Era
Ah, the NLPs. No, not the Neuro-Linguistic Programmers or the Natural Language Processors, but the Nostalgic Language Programmers. Picture them in their natural habitat, a dimly lit room adorned with posters of vintage computers…#helloworld #lol #turingtest
Source: Reuters: Health - September 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nigeria: Govt Sets Up Emergency Taskforce to Contain Diphtheria Outbreak in 14 States
[Premium Times] Diphtheria cases have been detected in 14 states, with Kano as the epicentre.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: Gavi to Prioritise Nigeria in Malaria Vaccine Rollout - Minister
[Premium Times] Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, also accounts for a high percentage of malaria burden globally
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - September 15, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: Govt Sets Up Task Force to Combat Diphtheria
[Daily Trust] The Federal Government has established an emergency task force to tackle diphtheria in the country.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: Malnutrition - Global Initiative Partners Kano Organisations On Exclusive Breastfeeding
[Daily Trust] Alive and Thrive, a global nutrition initiative, in partnership with Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) in Kano State, is championing a behavioural change campaign towards enlightening women on exclusive breastfeeding as a panacea to addressing malnutrition in children.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 15, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Source Type: news

Kenya: We Are Changing for Good - KEMSA Chairman Nyakera
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) which dominated news headlines over scandals, is transforming for the better.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news

Kenya: Nairobi, Homa Bay Top Counties in Kenya Medical Supplies Authority's Bad Books
[Capital FM] Mombasa -- Nairobi and Homa Bay counties are leading with the highest debts owed to the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA).
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news

South Africa: Silicosis - Diagnosing the Disease Beyond the Grave
[GroundUp] Q(h)ubeka Trust finds way to pay out widow of miner in spite of lack of medical records
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Mining South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

South Africa: Cabinet Firmly Committed to NHI Implementation - Minister
[SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet is forging ahead with "its firm commitment for the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI)".
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

Nigeria: World Suicide Prevention Day 2023 - Creating Hope Through Action
[Nigeria Health Watch] In a video that went viral on social media recently, a Lagos socialite known as Mrs Salome* parked her SUV on the ever-busy Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State and made an apparent attempt to jump into the lagoon. Fortunately, swift intervention from passers-by prevented her attempted suicide. However, not everyone is so fortunate. This was the case for Chukwuemeka Akachi, a fourth-year student at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), who took his own life in 2019, leaving behind a suicide note on his
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

Kenya: Kenya - Ongata Rongai Boom Town Destroyed Two Vital Rivers - New Study Flags a Major Health Risk
[The Conversation Africa] Over the past 10 years, Ongata Rongai, a satellite town on the edge of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, has experienced uncontrolled development and exponential population growth. Because of its appealing location close to the city, it's jumped from just under 40,000 residents in 2009 to a population of over 172,000 in 2019. The most recent census data showed a high annual population growth rate of 16%.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news

PCPs Prep for ' Less Predictable ' Respiratory Virus Season PCPs Prep for ' Less Predictable ' Respiratory Virus Season
On the cusp of respiratory virus season, experts offer their guidance to primary care physicians about how to advise patients about vaccines for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 14, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Progressive community health centers and food for health partner to improve maternal and infant adverse birth outcomes through food is medicine
Advancing A Healthier Wisconsin Endowment Invests in Organizations' Efforts MILWAUKEE, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, on Food is Medicine Day, Progressive Community Health Centers is teaming up with Milwaukee-based non-profit Food For Health to lower the rates of maternal and...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT Source Type: news

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