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  • Title : Teen newsletter : March 2022 - Ebola Corporate Authors(s) : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). David J. Sencer CDC Museum. (cdc.gov)
  • This biographical focus elaborates on the social-history and 'life-histories' perspectives that Van Walraven employed in earlier research on the history of decolonisation in Niger, West Africa. (ascleiden.nl)
  • History Matters: The Long-Term Impact of Colonial Public Investments in French West Africa ," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics , American Economic Association, vol. 1(2), pages 176-215, April. (repec.org)
  • History Matters: The Long-Term Impact of Colonial Public Investments in French West Africa ," PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) hal-00813038, HAL. (repec.org)
  • History Matters: The Long Term Impact of Colonial Public Investments in French West Africa ," Sciences Po publications info:hdl:2441/10262, Sciences Po. (repec.org)
  • History Matters: The Long-Term Impact of Colonial Public Investments in French West Africa ," Post-Print hal-00813038, HAL. (repec.org)
  • 21. Presenting clinical features of Burkitt's lymphoma in Ghana, West Africa. (nih.gov)
  • In this issue of BeeHive, Ariel Koch analyzes the Salafi discourse behind the campaigns for the release of Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani-American prisoner who became a sort of jihadist icon, and at the center of the Texas synagogue hostage crisis in January 2022. (dayan.org)
  • Among 24 priority countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region (AFR), 19 (79.2%) met both national AFP surveillance indicator targets in 2022 compared with 17 (70.8%) in 2021 (Table 1). (cdc.gov)
  • 1 And, even after a recent surge in immigration from the Middle East and North Africa, there are many more non-practicing Christians in Western Europe than people of all other religions combined (Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, etc. (pewresearch.org)
  • This earthquake is a tragedy of scale that should concern us all," said Shilpa Venkatachalam, PhD, MPH , GHLF's Director, Patient-Centered Research Operations and Ethical Oversight and President of GHLF North Africa. (ghheadlines.com)
  • 6 Imperial Centre for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom. (nih.gov)
  • The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) assembled an ad hoc working group to assess what research is needed to improve prevention, treatment and control of hypertension in African Americans. (nih.gov)
  • Despite important advances in knowledge related to prevention of hypertension and improvements in awareness treatment and control of hypertension in African Americans, much remains to be done. (nih.gov)
  • The following list provides recommendations that were felt to represent some of the most important research needs to facilitate improvements in prevention, treatment and control of hypertension among African Americans. (nih.gov)
  • To leverage this investment of primarily public funds, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute with a contribution from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, convened a 2-day working group to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the research that is needed to further improve prevention, treatment and control of hypertension among African Americans in order to prevent the devastating consequences of high blood pressure (BP). (nih.gov)
  • This report presents the findings of an ad hoc working group assembled by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to assess the research needed to improve prevention, treatment and control of hypertension among African Americans in the United Sates (US). (nih.gov)
  • South Africans are led by a dithering president at the helm of an inept political party which has already passed its sell by date. (theconversation.com)
  • The survival of the apartheid system in South Africa long after decolonization of the rest of the continent and the economic advantages of the country mean that older South Africans live in a very different social, political, and economic environment from older people in other African countries. (nih.gov)
  • 'Angola: Huawei invests USD 60 million in technology centres' , Angop, 16 June 2021. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • 'Unitel Launches Mobile Money Service in Angola with Huawei' , IT News Africa, 25 August 2021. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • 'The West looks on as Africa opts for China's Digital Silk Road programme' , Business Day, 18 July 2021. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • 'China reportedly investing $8.43 bn in Africa as part of Digital Silk Road initiative' , The Economic Times, 15 October 2021. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Klaas van Walraven is a historian and political scientist who is currently working on the history of colonialism and decolonisation in French Equatorial Africa. (ascleiden.nl)
  • Loyalists of the ANC's Radical Economic Transformation (RET) at the Olive Convention Centre in Durban. (theconversation.com)
  • NEPAD, therefore, launched a programme specifically to identify and reinforce R&D capacities in Africa through building regional networks of Centres of Excellence in water sciences. (wikipedia.org)
  • Having considered the report of the Regional Director on the smallpox eradication programme in the African Region. (who.int)
  • September 01, 2016 - Notice of Technical Assistance Webinars for Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa). (nih.gov)
  • University of Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal) International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (Burkina) University of Benin (Nigeria) National Water Resources Institute (Nigeria) Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana) "NEPAD, Centres of excellence in science and technology for Africa'sustainable development "Towards New Forms of Regional and Sub-Regional Networks"" (PDF). (wikipedia.org)
  • Idris Ademuyiwa is a non-resident fellow at the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa in Abuja, Nigeria, and a former research associate in CIGI's Global Economy Program. (cigionline.org)
  • Nigeria: Dilemma of Nationhood An African Analysis of the Biafran Conflict (Westport,Connecticut, 1972). (historians.org)
  • Western scholars, some of whom may have spent a week or two in a suburban hotel as far from Nigeria as Cairo, and others, who may have flown over Africa sometime during World War II and by so doing qualified as "experts" on all aspects of African life from rural culture through sexual behaviour and industrial development to literature and philosophy--these scholars immediately go to work churning out authoritative proclamations. (historians.org)
  • Historians and anthropologists trace the origin of zombies to the folklore of several tribes in western Africa, from Ghana to Nigeria. (cdc.gov)
  • 24. Ocular manifestations of Burkitt's lymphoma: experience in Ile-Ife south western Nigeria. (nih.gov)
  • Some say they gradually drifted away from religion, stopped believing in religious teachings, or were alienated by scandals or church positions on social issues, according to a major new Pew Research Center survey of religious beliefs and practices in Western Europe. (pewresearch.org)
  • The Pew Research Center study - which involved more than 24,000 telephone interviews with randomly selected adults, including nearly 12,000 non-practicing Christians - finds that Christian identity remains a meaningful marker in Western Europe, even among those who seldom go to church. (pewresearch.org)
  • To address these issues, he and his mentors developed a Cardiovascular Center of Excellence to conduct research, provide multidisciplinary training, and enhance care delivery for heart disease patients. (nih.gov)
  • In Western Kenya, he continues this research by investigating subclinical cardiac dysfunction---heart conditions that might be asymptomatic or undetected by the usual clinical tests---among people living with HIV, including children and adolescents with perinatal (pre-birth) HIV infection. (nih.gov)
  • By working together with communities around the world, Darna Center strives to be a catalyst for change through transformative research and policy, advocacy and education, and community engagement. (ghheadlines.com)
  • For nearly two decades, the AASK research has provided valuable information about the most desirable, long-term chronic kidney disease treatment options for African-Americans, who bear a disproportionate burden of this debilitating disease," said Lawrence Agodoa, M.D., director of the Office of Minority Health Research Coordination at the NIDDK. (nih.gov)
  • As a fellow of the National Research Council, she traveled to Western Uganda in 1932 and stayed in the village of Bufuka (with the Bachiga people) where she did ethnographic work. (si.edu)
  • Adedeji Adeniran is the director of education (governance research) and senior fellow at the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa. (cigionline.org)
  • This research in progress specifically studies the Ivey student and African student experience of collaborating in a Service Learning model. (uwo.ca)
  • He is particularly interested in biographical perspectives on history, which are pursued through research for a biography of Barthélémy Boganda, priest and politician in Oubangui-Chari (the present-day Central African Republic), 1910-1959. (ascleiden.nl)
  • In the past Van Walraven engaged in political science research (international relations) and was co-editor of the Africa Yearbook: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara (Brill Academic Publishers). (ascleiden.nl)
  • These awards will support 3-5 collaborating research projects at three or more African institutions working together as a partnership to accomplish more than each project could accomplish on its own. (nih.gov)
  • Prior research has greatly improved our understanding of issues related to hypertension in African Americans, but important questions remain unanswered. (nih.gov)
  • Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendation for Furthering Research. (nih.gov)
  • The NEPAD African Western and Southern Networks of Centres of Excellence in Water Sciences are international collaborations between teams of researchers working in different parts of southern and western Africa on the economic development of local water resources. (wikipedia.org)
  • Centres of Excellence are physical or virtual centres focused on specific issues. (wikipedia.org)
  • By definition, Centres of Excellence are widely known for their work. (wikipedia.org)
  • and **City of Cape Town Health cent tertiary care hospital serve the area. (cdc.gov)
  • 34. The changing clinical pattern of endemic Burkitt lymphoma in Western Africa: Experience from a tertiary center in Ghana. (nih.gov)
  • Furthermore, the development of mobile technology solutions and infrastructure in African states such as Angola is an essential part of China's ambitions to increase its digital footprint in Africa. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Chinese technology giants such as Huawei form the vanguard of this initiative and are helping create the infrastructure needed to develop this 'Digital Silk Road' in Africa. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Nelson Mandela, the late first president of democratic South Africa, is credited with the relatively peaceful transition from apartheid rule. (theconversation.com)
  • The transition from 'Africa Rising' to 'Africa Thriving' can only be achieved through the retention, recognition and development of talent. (howwemadeitinafrica.com)
  • Population aging has commenced in most African countries as a consequence of the transition to lower levels of fertility and mortality. (nih.gov)
  • The degree of population aging has been exceptionally large in South Africa primarily because of the early onset of fertility transition. (nih.gov)
  • Almost 30 years into democracy, South Africa still hasn't ensured the jobs of senior public servants are not tied to the tenure of government ministers. (theconversation.com)
  • Western Cape Province had the highest notifi ca- terventions to control the TB epidemic in these 2 commu- tion rate in this country ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Western Cape Health department has secured a standard contingency plan in preparation for any electricity emergency that may affect hospitals across the province. (westerncape.gov.za)
  • 35. African Burkitt's lymphoma in the Cape province of South Africa and in Namibia. (nih.gov)
  • African Region. (cdc.gov)
  • By WHO region, the median percentage of positive rotavirus results ranged from 25% in the Region of the Americas to 47% in the Western Pacific Region ( Table ). (cdc.gov)
  • Search In Africa and its associates disclaim all liability for any loss, damage, injury or expense however caused, arising from the use of or reliance upon, in any manner, the information provided through this service and does not warrant the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information provided. (searchinafrica.com)
  • The premise of Bloomfield's Fogarty project was to search for markers of atherosclerosis in heart failure patients in Western Kenya. (nih.gov)
  • The southern network of nine centres is coordinated from the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town, South Africa, the western network of five centres from the University of Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal. (wikipedia.org)
  • Coordinator of the network is the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. (wikipedia.org)
  • All rights reserved to the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel-Aviv University. (dayan.org)
  • 2 Division of Chemical Pathology, University of Cape Town Health Science Faculty and National Health Laboratory Service, Cape Town, South Africa. (nih.gov)
  • 3 Division of Lipidology and Hatter Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town Health Science Faculty and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. (nih.gov)
  • Major Wilson has also written many articles on Africa, specifically Angola, and Is author of the book, The Tumpamaros: The Unmentionables, detailing how the oppressed people of Uruguay utilized guerrilla warfare against dictatorial rule. (ontheissuesmagazine.com)
  • The vast majority of Western European adults say they were raised Christian, but significantly fewer in every country currently identify as Christian. (pewresearch.org)
  • When all the women and their children were gathered in the tents, the third Moroccan jet would begin a slow, low flight directly over the camp, methodically dropping a payload of napalm at the beginning, the center and the end of the camp for maximum killing efficiency. (ontheissuesmagazine.com)
  • The Multi-species Action Plan to Conserve African-Eurasian Vultures ( Vulture MsAP ) provides a strategic conservation plan covering all 15 species of migratory African-Eurasian vultures and has called for the withdrawal and replacement of veterinary use of NSAIDs that are known to be toxic for vultures. (cms.int)
  • We African grey pet humans are blessed to be sharing our lives with one of the most fascinating, intelligent species on earth. (parrotpages.com)
  • South Africa needs a new social contract whose core aim is the creation of dynamic economy. (theconversation.com)
  • This forms part of China's so-called 'Digital Silk Road' initiative which aims to improve the presence of Chinese mobile technology, social media, and e-commerce platforms in Africa. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • African American faith communities have long served as influential centers of social and religious activities. (wrhs.org)
  • We begin by describing some of the more important social, demographic, and economic aspects of older people's lives in South Africa and then discuss the direct and indirect consequences of the HIV epidemic for them. (nih.gov)
  • African countries are building dams to address the issues of food insecurity and increasing demand for electricity. (nih.gov)
  • GHLF and Darna Center's partnership pays particular attention to North Western and Eastern Africa where women's health issues are at the forefront of concern. (ghheadlines.com)
  • The announcement of the partnership between GHLF and Darna Center comes at a pivotal time, following the news of the devastating earthquake in Morocco, which has exacerbated health access issues for women in the area. (ghheadlines.com)
  • We want Darna Center to be that space, one that provides assistance to vulnerable women by addressing their unique challenges, including health, so they can have a sense of home and belonging. (ghheadlines.com)
  • The post Global Healthy Living Foundation Joins Forces with Darna Center to Advance Women's Health Equity in North Western and Eastern Africa appeared first on The Business & Financial Times . (ghheadlines.com)
  • The Western Cape Department of Health partners with pharmacy groups to bring the HIV screening service to clinics as a promotion of wellness to patients in the Western Cape. (westerncape.gov.za)
  • The Western Cape Government Health encourages parents and guardians of Grade four female learners to get vaccinated against Human Papillomavirus (HPV). (westerncape.gov.za)
  • Western Cape Minister of Health says he stands by the decision to not send students to Cuba for medical training. (westerncape.gov.za)
  • The Human Papillomavirus Vaccination drive commences as health teams visit schools around the Western Cape to vaccinate Grade 4 girls. (westerncape.gov.za)
  • An H3Africa Collaborative Center should employ state of the art genomics approaches to study genetic and environmental contributors to specific health condition(s) or disease(s) relevant to African populations. (nih.gov)
  • In 1975, Spain withdrew from its former colony of the Spanish Sahara, the present day Western Sahara. (ontheissuesmagazine.com)
  • The invasion triggered an exodus out of the Western Sahara by hundreds of thousands of Sahrawis, a journey undertaken by foot, across the Sahara Desert into Algeria. (ontheissuesmagazine.com)
  • There has continued to be a growing emphasis on ensuring the sustainability of data centres worldwide, from both a government perspective and an. (analysysmason.com)
  • Amid growing concerns on climate change has been the emergence of data centres as the backbone of the digital economy and their increasing. (analysysmason.com)
  • Under the agreement, Huawei will install solar panels, smart lithium batteries and energy-efficient data centres at various Unitel sites. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Among those who are currently unaffiliated, majorities in most Western European countries say they were raised as Christians. (pewresearch.org)
  • To be certified as a Top Employer in Africa, a company needs to operate in four or more countries and have exceptional employee conditions. (howwemadeitinafrica.com)
  • This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds from the NIH Common Fund ( Common Fund ) and participating NIH Institute(s) and Center(s) , invites applications from foreign Institutions in African countries to submit applications for H3Africa Collaborative Centers. (nih.gov)
  • Clinical Center Grand Rounds: Transplantation and Dialysis in Low & Middle Income Countries: Time to Rethink the Landscape? (nih.gov)
  • These distinctions, coupled with a very severe HIV epidemic, suggest that the impact of HIV/AIDS on older people in South Africa may be very different from that in other countries with generalized HIV epidemics. (nih.gov)
  • 1 In the African population, 6 percent were age 60 or older in 1997 in contrast to 14 percent in the white population, whose population structure closely resembles that of European countries ( Kinsella and Ferreira, 1997 ). (nih.gov)
  • Most people in Western Europe identify as Christians. (pewresearch.org)
  • ICEMR investigators have found that the number of people living within approximately three miles of large dam reservoirs in sub-Saharan Africa increased from around 14 million to about 19 million between 2000 and 2015. (nih.gov)
  • DHL have opened up their 39 locations across South Africa as additional drop-off points, where people can donate non-perishable foods and other emergency supplies. (howwemadeitinafrica.com)
  • In the rush to pontificate on matters which these men are incompetent to comprehend, as much because of their embarrassingly minimal knowledge of the place and the people as because of their inability or unwillingness to understand the depth of the African mind, simple, easily consumable interpretations are presented to the innocent reader whose access to Africa is wholly dependent on these scholars and reporters. (historians.org)
  • Somehow, the opinions of the Africans, the Nigerians, the people who are the actors in the situation, are not sought after. (historians.org)
  • South Africa has a higher proportion of older people in its population than any other mainland sub-Saharan African country. (nih.gov)
  • Live music Venue showcasing the best in South African Music. (callupcontact.com)
  • Hout Bay Sport and Recreation Centre is a popular community venue available for both private and corporate functions while also offering a variety of recreational and sports programmes. (blaauwberg.net)
  • Center and our upcoming 8th annual Kwanzaa Celebration (Dec. 26 - Jan 1), along with Mardi Gras San Francisco Style/ Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore to be held on March 4th. (indybay.org)
  • There is a dire need to address the long-lasting effects of systemic inequities on the lives of African women, especially women who are affected by poverty, and migrant women who face the added burden of racism and xenophobia," said Dr. Maha Marouan , PhD , Founder of Darna Center. (ghheadlines.com)
  • On average, a lower blood pressure goal was no better than the standard blood pressure goal at slowing progression of kidney disease among African-Americans who had chronic kidney disease resulting from high blood pressure, according to results of the African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK), the largest and longest study of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in African-Americans. (nih.gov)
  • The AASK study is the largest and longest study of kidney disease in African-Americans. (nih.gov)
  • The AASK trial and the follow-up study were conducted at 22 U.S. medical centers and were funded by NIDDK beginning in 1994. (nih.gov)
  • There is considerable heterogeneity 1 but overall non-Hispanic Blacks (in this manuscript, the term African American is used for US studies whereas the term Black is used for international studies) have an earlier onset, higher prevalence, and disproportionately high risk of complications for hypertension, including stroke, heart failure, renal disease, and mortality compared to non-Hispanic Whites and Mexican Americans2,3. (nih.gov)
  • It has never occurred to those who run the bastions of international communications, such as the Associated Press, United Press International, The New York Times, or the television networks, to employ the services of African reporters in order to provide their public with more knowledgeable information and more sophisticated and more sensitive interpretation of the dynamics of a situation the Africans are more acquainted with. (historians.org)
  • The tuberculosis (TB) notifi cation rate is high and in- sig, 2 neighboring urban communities in Cape Town, the creasing in 2 communities in Cape Town, South Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of this TB prevalence survey was to obtain a reliable estimate of the situation, and to determine the In 2003, South Africa had an estimated incidence of 218 number of undetected cases in the 2 communities, the new smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) cases per 100,000 number of persons who have previously had TB, and the population. (cdc.gov)