#theguardian.com. #Feb.28.2025 × ‘I am willing to die’: hunger-striking mother of writer jailed in Egypt fights on in London hospital bed. After more than 150 days without food, Laila Soueif says she will continue until there is some positive news from Cairo
#Health × #Politics #United Kingdom #Africa × #Europe #Egypt
#theguardian.com. #Feb.28.2025 × Macron says French-Algerian author under ‘arbitrary detention’ in Algeria. French president voices concern for health of Boualem Sansal, who is on hunger strike over his imprisonment
#Health × #Politics #France #Africa × #Algeria #Europe
#bbc.com. #Feb.28.2025 × US HIV cuts: South Africa faces wake-up call, says health minister. The US government axes vital HIV/Aids funding, with warnings it could lead to half a million deaths.
#Health × #Africa × #South Africa #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. #Feb.28.2025 × US shutdown of HIV/Aids funding ‘could lead to 500,000 deaths in South Africa’. Cuts could result in 500,000 deaths over the next 10 years in the country, research suggests
#Health × #Africa × #South Africa #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. #Feb.27.2025 × Trump administration ends funding for UN program fighting HIV/Aids. Peter Marocco sends letter to UNAids terminating US involvement in serious blow to live-saving health service
#Health × #Politics #Morocco #Africa ×
#theguardian.com. #Feb.27.2025 × Africa’s medical system risks ‘collapse in next few years’, warns health leader. Focusing foreign aid on infectious diseases has allowed a rise in cancer and diabetes that African governments don’t have resources to fight, says Dr Githinji Gitahi
#Health × #Africa ×
#time.com. #Feb.27.2025 × What to Know About Mystery Illnesses Killing Dozens in Congo. Nearly half of those who died did so within hours after they felt sick, and health officials still do not know the cause or whether outbreaks in separate villages are related.
#Health × #Africa × #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#wired.com. #Feb.27.2025 × A Deadly Unidentified Disease Has Emerged in the DRC. More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.
#Health × #Tech #Africa × #Ebola hemorrhagic fever #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#voanews.com. #Feb.26.2025 × What we know about Congo illness that has sickened 400, killed 50. Health officials do not know the cause of the outbreaks, or whether the cases in the two remote villages are related
#Health × #Africa × #USA #North America #Americas #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Feb.25.2025 × Health Officials Warn Of Deadly, Mystery Disease Rapidly Spreading In Congo. The disease, which has infected more than 400 people and killed 53 within a few weeks, “poses a significant public health threat,” the World Health Organization said.
#Health × #Politics #Africa × #World Health Organization #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#washingtonpost.com. #Feb.25.2025 × ‘Unknown disease’ that can kill within days leaves 53 dead in Congo. World Health Organization officials said the outbreak appeared to originate from a village where three children died after reportedly eating a bat carcass.
#Health × #Africa × #World Health Organization #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#time.com. #Feb.25.2025 × Mystery Illness Kills Dozens in Congo. The interval between the onset of symptoms and death has been 48 hours in the majority of cases.
#Health × #Africa × #Republic of the Congo #Democratic Republic of the Congo
#voanews.com. #Feb.24.2025 × Doctors Without Borders halts activities at Sudan's Zamzam camp due to heavy fighting. Doctors Without Borders on Monday halted its operations in Sudan's famine-stricken Zamzam camp due to an escalation of attacks and fighting in the vicinity. The international medical aid group, also kn
#Health × #Sudan #France #Africa × #USA #Europe #North America #Americas
#bbc.com. #Feb.24.2025 × The Kenyans saying no to motherhood and yes to sterilisation. A growing number of women are choosing to be sterilised, bucking traditional norms.
#Health × #Kenya #Africa ×
#voanews.com. #Feb.22.2025 × Cholera kills 58, sickens 1,300 over 3 days in Sudanese city. The outbreak is blamed mainly on contaminated drinking water
#Health × #Sudan #cholera #Africa × #USA #North America #Americas
#theguardian.com. #Feb.21.2025 × Bird flu spreads to third property as farmers warn Australia’s egg shortage could be prolonged. Agriculture Victoria says H7N8 strain of avian influenza has been detected at a poultry farm at Euroa
#Health × #Seychelles #Africa × #influenza #Australian continent #Australia #avian influenza #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. #Feb.21.2025 × ‘The impact has been devastating’: how USAid freeze sent shockwaves through Ethiopia. Ethiopia was the largest recipient of US aid assistance in sub-Saharan Africa before Donald Trump froze funding last month. From food and health to support for refugees and sexual abuse survivors, we e
#Health × #Ethiopia #Africa × #USA #North America
#bbc.com. #Feb.19.2025 × Ebola outbreak: Uganda discharges patients after recovery. The health minister says the patients have recovered, and should not be stigmatised.
#Health × #Uganda #Africa × #Ebola hemorrhagic fever
#voanews.com. #Feb.18.2025 × Uganda discharges last Ebola patients; No new deaths from contagious virus reported. World Health Organization describes recoveries as a milestone that 'reflects the power of Uganda's quick and coordinated response'
#Health × #Uganda #Africa × #USA #North America #Ebola hemorrhagic fever #World Health Organization #Americas
#aljazeera.com. #Feb.17.2025 × Uganda drops military trial as opposition leader’s health falters. Kizza Besigye has grown ‘critically ill’ during hunger strike against imprisonment, his lawyer says.
#Health × #Uganda #Africa ×
#bbc.com. #Feb.17.2025 × Kizza Besigye: Detained Ugandan opposition figure on hunger strike treated in clinic overnight. There are concerns about Kizza Besigye's health as his hunger strike enters a second week.
#Health × #Uganda #Africa ×
#voanews.com. #Feb.16.2025 × Chad officials seal schools as measles epidemic hits poor district. Officials blame vaccine hesitancy for the rapid measles spread
#Health × #Africa × #USA #North America #Chad #measles #Americas
#theguardian.com. #Feb.14.2025 × ‘Disruptive, unfair and cruel’: jobs lost and treatment stopped as USAid freeze hits HIV care in Zimbabwe. Facilities have been forced to close as halt in funding impacts country’s donor-dependent health sector
#Health × #Africa × #Zimbabwe
#nytimes.com. #Feb.13.2025 × Funding Freeze Decimates Women’s Health Care, U.N. and Others Say. Trump Funding Freeze Decimates Women’s Health Care, U.N. and Others Say
#Health × #Africa × #USA #North America
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