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Improving food security and child health in Burkina Faso in a changing climate
PreventionWeb
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October 11, 2024
This policy brief highlights priority areas for actionable advances in improving food security, nutrition and child health in Burkina Faso in the context of a changing climate. Burkina Faso is increasingly having to deal with the growing...
Burkina Faso Delegation Explores Textile Collaboration In…
Knowledge & News Network
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New Delhi, Aug 6 (KNN) A 14-member delegation from Burkina Faso recently concluded a four-day visit to the textile hubs of Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Karur in South India, seeking enhanced collaboration with the region's textile and garment...
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying clash between Burundi and Burkina Faso, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Sports Mole
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Sports Mole previews Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying clash between Burundi and Burkina Faso, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Week four of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers will get underway on Sunday...
Captain Ibrahim Traoré channels Africa’s great freedom fighters— that’s why the West is afraid
The Voice
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July 4, 2025
ACROSS BURKINA Faso and way beyond, Captain Ibrahim Traoré has emerged as a powerful symbol of pan-African defiance. He’s also accused by critics in the West of being Russia’s latest proxy in Africa. This overly simplistic narrative, however, is...
Study of wild type mosquitoes in Burkina Faso discovers new signs of insecticide resistance
Phys.org
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October 17, 2024
One of the main discoveries of a new study is the identification of new variants in genes associated with insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes, the primary vectors of malaria in West Africa, and potential novel resistance mechanisms,...
Pope Francis' hospitalization raises questions on papal power transfer amid health crisis
WJSU - Alabama
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not apply if he is sick or even unconscious. And there are no specific norms outlining what happens to the...
El Papa sufre una ‘crisis’ respiratoria, los médicos dicen que el ‘diagnóstico es reservado’
Texas Catholic
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February 22, 2025
Por Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) — El Papa Francisco experimentó “una crisis respiratoria asmática prolongada, que también ha requerido la aplicación de oxígeno de alto flujo” el 22 de febrero, dijo el boletín...
At Least 10 Civilians Killed in Burkina Faso Market Attack
News Central TV
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October 8, 2024
Over the weekend, suspected terrorists killed at least ten civilians in an attack on a market in northern Burkina Faso, according to local sources and security officials. Burkina Faso has been dealing with ongoing violence from terrorist groups, a...
Togo: US aid suspension will negatively impact public health and education
Global Voices
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February 27, 2025
Boxes labeled USAID. Screenshot from the video “The suspension of USAID funds is already having an impact in Côte d’Ivoire on the RFI YouTube Channel. Fair use. Many developing countries receive development aid from USAID, a US government agency....
Orange's 15% nightmare in Burkina Faso
Techpoint Africa
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October 8, 2024
Ciao, Victoria and Delight from Techpoint here, Here's what we've got for you today: Orange's 15% nightmare in Burkina Faso Hamster Kombat: Tapping into disappointment CitizenApp: Ghana's new digital town square Orange's 15% nightmare in Burkina...
USAID Shutdown Puts the Health of Americans at Risk
Asian Journal
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February 22, 2025
The abrupt shutdown of USAID-funded projects has sent shockwaves through the global health community, with experts warning of severe consequences for disease research, vaccine development, and international health security. Founded in 1961 by...
USAID Shutdown Puts the Health of Americans at Risk
The Contra Costa Pulse - California
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February 21, 2025
21 Feb USAID Shutdown Puts the Health of Americans at Risk A young boy receives his polio vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (“MSH. DRC Mwene Ditu Immunizing Children against Polio to Ensure a Healthy Future. A young boy gets ready to...
Non-Communicable Diseases awareness and understanding lacking – Prof Agyepong
3News.com
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February 20, 2025
Researchers and health experts have highlighted the need for intensified efforts to delve into the roots of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to tackle the menace in the West African sub-region. NCDs, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and...
Vatican work continues apace even with Pope Francis in hospital
The Malaysian Star
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February 20, 2025
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church, continues apace. Although certain doctrinal matters require the pope's direct attention, senior...
Pope Francis’ health worsens as he battles severe pneumonia
Samaa
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Pope Francis, 88, has reportedly confided in close aides that he fears he "might not make it this time" as he continues treatment for a severe respiratory infection at Rome’s Gemelli hospital. According to a report by Politico, the Pontiff, who...
Pope alert and cheerful in hospital, says Italy’s PM after visit
Cyprus Mail
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February 19, 2025
Pope Francis is alert and cheerful as he battles double pneumonia in hospital, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday after paying a visit to the ailing leader of the 1.4-billion-member Roman Catholic Church. The 88-year-old pope...
Weaponizing Aid: How U.S. Policies Undermine Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Crises
Ms. Magazine
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February 19, 2025
Nana, left, gets her birth control implant checked by Dr. Jean Rangomana during the Marie Stopes International mobile clinic in Besakoa, Madagascar, on April 9, 2018. She has two children. The first in the town to get the implant, she has helped...
Pope Francis has pneumonia, the Vatican confirms: Pontiff's tests 'present a complex picture' as fears for his health grow
Daily Mail
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February 18, 2025
Pope Francis has been diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia as his respiratory infection 'continues to present a complex picture', The Vatican have said. The 88-year-old Pontiff has suffered with a respiratory infection for over a week and was...
22 'Repentant' Boko Haram Terrorists Transferred To Borno Psychiatric Hospital For Further Care
Sahara Reporters
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The Nigerian government has transferred 22 repentant terrorists undergoing rehabilitation at the Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) Centre to the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Maiduguri, Borno State, for further evaluation and medical care....
Vatican issues major Pope Francis update as scans reveal health issue
The Mirror
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February 18, 2025
An update has emerged regarding the health of the Pope ( Image: AFP via Getty Images) Pope Francis' condition remains "complex" says the Vatican following new tests that show he has developed bilateral pneumonia. The Vatican said 88-year-old...