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How does public debt affect the right to health: Case studies in East and Southern Africa

Amnesty 29 May 2023
The DSSI was designed specifically to provide countries like Zambia, Malawi, and Uganda additional flexibility in their budgets to provide for health, social and economic needs in response to the COVID-19 crisis ... in four countries – Malawi, Burundi, Zambia, and Uganda.
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‘Regulatory void’: online gambling firms accused of exploiting lucrative African markets

The Observer 29 May 2023
The Guardian has spoken to families, health professionals and academics in Ghana, Malawi, Uganda, Nigeria and Zimbabwe who say gambling and associated harms are on the rise, and that their countries are being exploited by international gambling companies ... Gambling-related harms and health problems are largely ignored.
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Mozambique cholera: Why outbreaks have sparked unrest

Yahoo Daily News 28 May 2023
False claims about the spread of a cholera outbreak in northern Mozambique have led to violent protests and deaths, according to health officials. The World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted instances in which misinformation about the disease has contributed to the unrest.
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Cholera outbreak kills 17 in South Africa

NewstalkZB 25 May 2023
The toll has risen from an initial 10 fatalities reported by local health authorities earlier this week ... Health authorities are yet to confirm the exact source of the cholera outbreak, but poor wastewater management and local government instability in South Africa’s capital city have been blamed for the situation.
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‘Lives were lost’: how countries across Africa are building ‘oxygen security’

The Observer 24 May 2023
However, replicating Ethiopia’s success is not as simple as copying and pasting its policies, says Raphael Kayambankadzanja, a market dynamics officer at Path, a not-for-profit organisation focused on increasing access to new health technologies, which has been working with Malawi’s Ministry of Health.
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Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighbouring Zimbabwe

Jamaica Observer 24 May 2023
The toll has risen from an initial 10 fatalities reported by local health authorities earlier this week ... Health authorities are yet to confirm the exact source of the cholera outbreak, but poor waste water management and local government instability in South Africa's capital city have been blamed for the situation.
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Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe

Fox31 Denver 24 May 2023
The toll has risen from an initial 10 fatalities reported by local health authorities earlier this week ... Health authorities are yet to confirm the exact source of the cholera outbreak, but poor waste water management and local government instability in South Africa's capital city have been blamed for the situation.
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Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe

Toronto Sun 24 May 2023
The toll has risen from an initial 10 fatalities reported by local health authorities earlier this week ... Health authorities are yet to confirm the exact source of the cholera outbreak, but poor waste water management and local government instability in South Africa’s capital city have been blamed for the situation.
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Cholera death toll in South Africa rises to 17

Anadolu Agency 24 May 2023
The death toll from cholera in South Africa has risen to 17, health authorities said on Wednesday ... On Sunday, health ... In February, health authorities recorded two confirmed cases of cholera imported from neighboring Malawi, where an outbreak had claimed hundreds of lives.
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Cholera outbreak in South Africa: Everything you need to know to stay safe against the resurgence

Independent online (SA) 23 May 2023
The highly infectious disease has also caused outbreaks in neighbouring countries, including Mozambique and Malawi, sparking concerns across the region. The provincial department of health in the South African province of ... Read the latest issue of IOL Health digital magazine here.
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Cholera outbreak kills 10 in South Africa: Health department

Anadolu Agency 22 May 2023
South African health authorities said Sunday that an outbreak of cholera has killed 10 people in Hammanskraal, north of the capital Pretoria ... In February, health authorities recorded two confirmed cases of cholera imported from neighboring Malawi, where an outbreak had claimed hundreds of lives.
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UNICEF Makes Appeal for $88 Million to Fight Malawi Malnutrition

Voa News 19 May 2023
children’s agency UNICEF says it needs $88 million to address food insecurity for millions of people in Malawi ... Maziko Matemba, community health ambassador in Malawi, said UNICEF’s appeal should be a wakeup call for the Malawi government to implement its strategies against malnutrition.
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Psychosocial support offered to Tropical Cyclone Freddy survivors in Malawi

Xinhua 17 May 2023
MULANJE, Malawi, May 17 (Xinhua) -- A coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Malawi is providing mental health interventions to people who were hit hard by the Tropical Cyclone Freddy that devastated the country's southern region in March ... Psychosocial support offered to Tropical Cyclone Freddy survivors in Malawi.
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‘Cowless’ Remilk gets Health Ministry approval

Cleveland Jewish News 17 May 2023
The Rehovot-based Remilk company, a prominent player in developing and manufacturing dairy protein without animal involvement, has received approval from Israel’s Health Ministry ... In some countries such as Ghana, Malawi, South Korea and Yemen, 100% of the population is lactose intolerant.Alex Shandrovsky ... And then there is the health component.
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WHO congratulates Benin and Mali for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem

World Health Organization 16 May 2023
WHO has validated Benin and Mali as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making them the fifth and sixth countries in WHO’s African Region to achieve this significant milestone ... Globally, Benin and Mali join 15 other countries that have been validated by WHO for having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem.

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