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Prevalence, Etiological Patterns and Factors Associated with Bacteraemia Among Febrile Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
Dove Medical Press
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July 7, 2025
Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder caused by a mutation in the β-globin gene, a single base substitution changes from GAG to GTG, leading to the replacement of glutamic acid with valine at the sixth position of...
Scientists trial chlorine as gentler alternative to antibiotics to fight coral disease
Mongabay
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July 2, 2025
Stony coral tissue loss disease (also known as SCTLD) spreads rapidly, causing high mortality rates among reef-building corals in the Caribbean. The most effective treatment known to date is the application of an antibiotic paste, but this poses a...
World Bank Group Appoints New Division Director For Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros And Seychelles
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The World Bank Group has appointed Fily Sissoko as the new Division Director for Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, and Seychelles, effective today. He succeeds Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough, who held the position for the...
Health The Independent Exposure to heat waves may be tied to depression in adolescents, researchers say
Yahoo News
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Exposure to oppressive and often life-threatening heat waves has been tied to an increased risk of depression and anxiety in adolescents. Chinese researchers found that young males and rural students in the East Asian country may be the most...
Sans Musk, DOGE saves millions by nixing 312 more contracts, including one for an advisor at USAID Madagascar
FOX Business
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Check out what's clicking on FoxBusiness.com. The Department of Government Efficiency announced on Thursday that hundreds of contracts had been canceled in recent days, saving nearly half a billion dollars. "Over the last 7 days, agencies have...
Madagascar Food Poisoning Fatalities Climb to Twenty
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) In Madagascar’s capital suburb of Antananarivo, a deadly food poisoning event has claimed 20 lives, the government announced Wednesday. The official statement emphasized the severity of the case, declaring, "As the poisoning was...
Record 769 arrests and USD 65 million in illicit pharmaceuticals seized in global bust
International Criminal Police Organization
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SINGAPORE – An INTERPOL-coordinated operation across 90 countries has resulted in the seizure of 50.4 million doses of illicit pharmaceuticals worth USD 65 million, highlighting the alarming scale of the global trade in unapproved and counterfeit...
President Museveni Calls for Nationwide Nutrition Campaign to Boost Sports Development
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 25, 2025
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on Uganda’s sports fraternity to collaborate with the Ministry of Health to promote nationwide public health education, especially on proper nutrition and discipline among young people. “Why can’t the...
Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth to visit Kenya and Madagascar
New Delhi Times
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June 23, 2025
Share An Indian delegation led by Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth will be on a visit to Kenya and Madagascar from June 23 to 26, 2025. In the first leg, Raksha Rajya Mantri will visit Kenya for the joint unveiling of Commemorative Pillar (War...
India News | MoS Defence Seth to Visit Kenya, Madagascar from June 23-26
Latestly
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June 22, 2025
New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth will visit Kenya and Madagascar from June 23-26, during which he will take part in two events including a ceremony to unveil a commemorative pillar honouring the fallen soldiers of...
MoS Defence Sanjay Seth led delegation to embark on official visit to Kenya, Madagascar today
Telengana Today
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June 23, 2025
The visit underscores India’s commitment to strengthening strategic and defence ties with key African partners in the Indian Ocean region. Published Date - 23 June 2025, 07:55 AM New Delhi: An Indian delegation led by Minister of State for...
India News | MoS Defence Sanjay Seth to Visit Kenya, Madagascar from June 23-26 to Boost Diplomatic Ties
Latestly
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June 22, 2025
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): An Indian delegation led by Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth will visit Kenya and Madagascar from June 23 to 26, 2025, according to an official statement from the Ministry of Defence. As per the...
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary honored at Volunteer Luncheon
Morning Sentinel - Illinois
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Auxiliary members in attendance at the Volunteer Luncheon and General Meeting include, FROM LEFT, front row, Norma Borgmann, Tom Walsh, Dee Howe, Brenda Altadonna, Verna Steinkamp and Tammy Miller. BACK ROW: Rose Ross, Pat Burke, Maryann...
Death toll from Madagascar food poisoning incident rises to 20
Xinhua News Agency
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ANTANANARIVO, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a recent food poisoning incident in the suburb of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, has risen to 20, according to a statement released on Wednesday by the government. "As the poisoning...
Egyptian mummy's horrifying fate changes everything experts knew about disease
Daily Express
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June 19, 2025
The unearthing of an ancient Egyptian mummy has revealed a terrifying bubonic plague that wreaked havoc on humanity before the infamous Black Death swept across Europe. This oldest confirmed case of the disease indicates the bubonic plague was...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Tanzania’s Health Minister elected to serve regional health body
Daily News Tanzania
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June 18, 2025
DJIBOUTI: TANZANIA’s Minister of Health, Jenista Mhagama, has been elected Vice Chairperson of the Regional Steering Committee (ResCo) of Health Ministers for Community Health in Eastern Africa. The appointment was made on June 17, 2025, following...
India hosts 2nd policymakers' forum to strengthen global collaboration on drug standards, access to affordable medicines
ETPharma.com
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June 17, 2025
New Delhi: The Second Policymakers' Forum, aimed at promoting the recognition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia, was inaugurated on Sunday at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in the national capital. The event was being organised by the Indian Pharmacopoeia...
Predictors of Serological Cure in Syphilis Patients: A Retrospective Study at a Tertiary Hospital in Bandung, Indonesia
Dove Medical Press
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June 16, 2025
Introduction Syphilis is a systemic infection caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum and is usually transmitted through sexual intercourse.1–3 The disease consists of 4 stages, namely primary, secondary, early latent, and late latent.4–7...