Africa: Botswana National HIV Reference Laboratory Designated WHO Collaborating Centre of Excellence
[WHO] The Republic of Botswana and the World Health Organization today announced designation of the Botswana National HIV Reference Laboratory as a WHO Collaborating Centre of Excellence, in recognition of the laboratory's excellence in the field of HIV diagnosis and the potential of deeper collaboration with WHO in advancing the health and well-being of people living with HIV.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs Botswana External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

Africa: WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At the 73rd Session of the Regional Committee for Africa - 28 August 2023
[WHO] Your Excellency President Mokgweetsi Masisi,
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Botswana External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

France bans abayas in schools, sparking outcry from left-wing opposition
French Education Minister announced that the traditional clothing known as abaya will be banned in schools in the name of secularism. Certain Muslim students wear this loose dress on top of other clothes. Almost twenty years after the law restricting religious clothing and symbols in French…#muslim #abayas #gabrielattal #maghreb #gulf #islam #islamic #ericciotti #lesrépublicains #clémentineautain
Source: Reuters: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales ' s mother on hunger strike over her son ' s treatment
In a desperate move, the mother of Spain's football chief has locked herself in a church in southern Spain and declared a hunger strike. A week after Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Football Federation, kissed Spain's Jenni Hermoso at the Women's World Cup awards ceremony, his…#spain #luisrubiales #jennihermoso #womenworldcup #ángelesbéjar #divinapastora #motril #spanish #efe #sydney
Source: Reuters: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cause of Bronny James' Cardiac Arrest; Army Doc's Sexual Assault Case; COVID vs Flu
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. A congenital heart defect is the probable cause of Bronny James' cardiac arrest, a spokesman said; the University of Southern California freshman and son of NBA...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - August 28, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

South Africa: Council for Medical Schemes 'Deeply Disturbed' By Mediclinic Fraud Allegations
[Daily Maverick] A whistle-blower came forward last week with explosive allegations that six Mediclinic hospitals in Gauteng and the Western Cape have been manipulating patients' bills to save the hospital group money.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

Botswana: Walk the Talk Promotes Health
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi and First Lady Neo joined multitudes of the 73rd Session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Conference committee delegates including Ministers of Health from African countries to Walk the Talk for six kilometres to beat non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Botswana External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Noncommunicable Diseases Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news

Authoritarian and authoritative parenting styles as correlates of students' tendency to abuse drugs in Rivers State, southern Nigeria - Amadi U, Chujor CJ.
The study investigated Authoritarian and Authoritative parenting styles and as correlates of student's abuse of drugs in Rivers State, Nigeria. Three research questions and three corresponding null-hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted correlation...
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

A study of attitudes and experiences relating to alcohol use in a community of family farmers from Southern India - Chennapragada L, Kandlur R, Pushpanadh S, Shailendra Aragula S, Kilby DJ, Richardson-Vejlgaard R.
This study aims to improve our understanding of the causes, consequences, and culture surrounding drinking in Indian farming communities. 36 semi-structured interviews with male and female fa...
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Trends in illicit cannabis potency based on the analysis of law enforcement seizures in the southern area of Rome - Vernich F, Stefani L, Fiorelli D, Mineo F, Pallocci M, Treglia M, Marsella LT, Tittarelli R.
Cannabis remains the most illicitly produced and consumed substance worldwide, and the average trans- Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content in cannabis products (marijuana, hashish) has increased over time. This paper presents data about THC concentration ...
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Women's attitudes toward intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income countries of southern Asia - Pettitt LA, Biswas RK, Bhowmik J.
PURPOSE: The present study identified the vulnerable IPV cohorts of South Asian women, and the prevalence of and predictors of the women's IPV acceptance. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey - the United Nations Children's Fund multiple index cluster su...
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

South Africa: TB Research Shows a Good Diet Can Cut Infections By Nearly 50%
[The Conversation Africa] For centuries, we have known that tuberculosis is a social disease. It thrives on poverty and social factors such as malnutrition, poor housing, overcrowding, unsafe work environments and stigma.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news

Kenya ’ s Population Growth Decreases as More Women Embrace Modern Family Planning
Pharmacists, like Christine Atieno​ from Mediway Healthcare and doctors say women and men in Kenya are more open to contraceptive use now. CREDIT: Wilson Odhiambo/IPS By Wilson OdhiamboNAIROBI, Aug 28 2023 (IPS) According to a family planning brief, more than 370 million women in middle and low-income countries were finally embracing modern contraception to help curb unintended pregnancies. This statistic suggests that one in every three women from middle and low-income countries use contraceptives today. Africa, which had the lowest number of family planning users in 2012, had registered a 66 percent increase, from 40...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Wilson Odhiambo Tags: Africa Development & Aid Education Featured Gender Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Population Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Kenya Source Type: news

BYD Electronic Plans Acquisition Worth Nearly $2.2 Billion
The logo of electric carmaker BYD at its headquarter in Shenzhen, in China’s southern Guangdong province. BYD Electronic is planning to buy a company that could own a manufacturing business in the Chinese cities of Chengdu and Wuxi for nearly $2.2 billion to expand its smartphone components.#byd #shenzhen #guangdongprovince #bydelectronic #chengdu #wuxi
Source: Reuters: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

US air strike said to kill 13 al Shabaab militants in Somalia
The U.S. military on Sunday said it believed it had killed 13 al Shabaab fighters in southern Somalia in what it called a "collective self-defense airstrike" at the request of the Somali government. The Somali government and allied forces began a campaign a year ago to that has pushed al Shabaab,…#somalia #somali #alshabaab #alqaeda #usafricacommand #africom #seiera #kismayo #somalinationalarmy #elbuur
Source: Reuters: Health - August 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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