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COVID-19 and Disparity in Care
Health Disparity: a higher burden of illness injury, disability or mortality experienced by one group relative to another
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Rwanda COVID-19: Places of worship reopen amid targeted lockdowns | Africanews
July 16: Places of worship to reopen amid targeted lockdowns
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How coronavirus affects the entire body - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The team at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City — one of the hospitals flooded with patients in the spring — went through their own experiences and collected reports from other medical teams around the
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Africa's top virus deaths: Cameroon women's football medic dies | Africanews
The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic across Africa is heading is gone past the 1,000 mark as of April 18, 2020. The casualties cut across age groups. From the death of a 6 year-old in Kenya, older patients in most instances and persons in the youth
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Ivory Coast buries deceased Prime Minister | Africanews
Ivory Coast’s deceased Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly was buried Friday in his hometown in Korogho, the main city in the north of the
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Happy Independence Day America, Your Birth Chart Is a Mess
The astrology of July 4, 1776 and what it means for us todayContinue reading on ZORA »
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Burundi pays last respect to Nkurunziza ahead of June 26 burial | Africanews
June 15: Incoming president takes office June 18
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Midwifery still relevant, important career, says assn head
Speaking with the Jamaica Observer on Friday, Hamilton said a reduction in the rate of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality hinges on the engagement of midwives with pregnant
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Africa: Coronavirus May Trigger Debt Emergency Across Africa, New Study Finds
[DW] Many African countries could default on debt payments due to increasing repayment costs, precipitated by weak currencies, a ripple effect of the pandemic. But it may also spark digitalization across the continent.
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Sudan's Dearth of Doctors
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors, a civil society group pivotal in the revolution that ousted former president Omar al-Bashir, said attacks on medical teams by security forces and civilians had become a common phenomenon, especially in emergency units when security of health personnel is
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Dust smothers Trinidad & Tobago
(Trinidad Express) THE Saharan dust plume that crossed the Atlantic Ocean from west Africa is smothering islands in the Caribbean, including Trinidad and
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Over 50 killed in Ethiopia protests, 35 arrested, PM talks tough | Africanews
July 1: ‘Several’ killed in Ethiopia unrest after singer shot dead
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Fences (play)
Fences is a 1985 play by American playwright August Wilson. Set in the 1950s, it is the sixth in Wilsons ten-part Pittsburgh Cycle. Like all of the Pittsburgh plays, Fences explores the evolving African-American experience and examines race relations, among other themes. The play won the 1987
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John Lewis, Legendary Civil Rights Pioneer, Dies After Losing Cancer Battle
By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Jeremy Moorhead/CNN One of America’s most revered figures from the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s has passed away, according to a number of national media outlets. Politico reported on Friday (July 17) that U.S. House Representative John Lewis
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TPLF tells Ethiopia PM to face challenges, stop scapegoating | Africanews
Ethiopian opposition party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has accused Prime minister Abiy Ahmed and his government of being in chaos and trying to thrive in
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William Edward Burghardt W. E. B. Du Bois (/d uː ˈ b ɔɪ z/ doo-BOYZ; February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and
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Covid-19 death toll tops 1 000, with over 800 in the Western Cape
The Covid-19 death toll in South Africa has topped 1 000 after a further 82 deaths were reported on Monday evening by Minister of Health Zweli
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Panel warns over mother, child deaths on health care neglect
The mortality rates for mothers, newborns, young children and adolescents could rise in the next six months due to decline in efficient health services.
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The Importance Of Journaling Black Life During Extraordinary Times
In a world hung up on Black excellence and Black tragedy what can we learn from the middle ground?
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Rwanda's COVID-19 Pool Testing - a Savvy Option Where There's Low Viral Prevalence
[The Conversation Africa] Many countries in East Africa have turned to contact tracing and carrying out COVID-19 tests on thousands of individuals as a way of monitoring and trying to limit transmissions of the new coronavirus. In Rwanda, they have been investigating how they can scale up testing
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The National Medical Association Calls for Gun Violence as a Public Health Emergency | The Michigan Chronicle
During this past July 4thweekend, we saw senseless gun violence in major cities throughout the country. A child as young as 11 years old was murdered in Washington, DC, and even younger in Atlanta and Chicago. Our condolences go out to the families of the victims. Unfortunately, condolences are not
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S. F. Supervisor Proposes Legislation on Police Calls, Redirecting Police Funding
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton proposed legislation to address the racial discrimination resulting from emergency 911 calls and will call for a commitment from the city to redirect funds from the San Francisco Police Dept. to the Black community in an upcoming board
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Medical Research Council records 11 000 'excess deaths' between May and June | News24
The South African Medical Research Council has recorded almost 11 000 "excess deaths" from natural causes in their Weekly Death Report.
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OTIENO: What’s in 2020 Budget to spur SMEs growth and
Traditionally, SMEs have faced systemic challenges leading to a mortality rate of 75 percent within three years of inception due to difficulty of access to finance, access to market, lack of information, management skills, access to technology, infrastructure challenges and unsupportive
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The Danger Of Getting Your Hair Done In A Post COVID-19 World
Now with many cities getting the green light to reopen, some hair professionals are concerned that there are not enough guidelines to keep salons
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Africa's top virus deaths: 'Progressive' South African queen succumbs | Africanews
The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic across Africa is heading is gone past the 1,000 mark as of April 18, 2020. The casualties cut across age groups. From the death of a 6 year-old in Kenya, older patients in most instances and persons in the youth
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Health Care Funding Should Offer Real Solutions Not Old Rhetoric - The New Journal and Guide
The Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute is deeply engaged in research and clinical trials that will benefit our understanding of prostate, lung, and breast cancer and now the other major diseases suffered by African Americans and minorities and their relationship to COVID-19 deaths
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The impact of COVID-19 on older adults (part 1)
COVID-19 poses a risk not only to the health of older adults who contract the disease but also to those without the health care resources and social structures that contribute to overall wellness (Continued from last week) Has the pandemic exacerbated health disparities for older adults? Every
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In Haiti, coronavirus spreads in slums, showing challenge for Latin America - Stabroek News
PORT-AU-PRINCE/HAVANA,  (Reuters) Berthony Clermont shares a two-room flat without running water with 10 relatives in the Haitian capital’s Cite Soleil slum, so when he fell ill with the novel coronavirus, they all
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