Financial toxicity of cancer in Kenya: What can be done?

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Financial toxicity of cancer in Kenya: What can be done?

Cancer care is an expensive affair.

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Norwood placed under COVID-19 community surveillance

THE NORWOOD community, on the outskirts of Montego Bay, St James, was yesterday placed under community surveillance by the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) after several positive COVID-19 cases were

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Swarms of locusts devastate parts of northern Kenya

The branches on trees around Kenya's northern town of Lodwar have been stripped bare of leaves, bending downward under the weight of voracious young

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Covid-19 prevention trial of hydroxychloroquine to resume

A global trial designed to test whether the anti-malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent infection with Covid-19 is to restart after being approved by British

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Source: The East African

Africa: Day 4 Recap | Resiliency in Action - Sustaining Regional and Bilateral Trade Post-COVID

Washington, DC — H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President, Republic of Kenya and H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President, Republic of Ghana, gave opening remarks and participated in a fireside chat moderated by

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: COVID-19 Could Deepen Food Insecurity, Malnutrition in Africa

Brazzaville — The World Health Organization (WHO) today expressed concern at the potential impact of COVID-19 on food security, which is likely to exacerbate the already considerable burden of malnutrition in

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Source: allAfrica.com

Jefferson County (Ala.) to require face coverings in most public spaces

Jefferson County will require face coverings in most indoor public places beginning at 5 p.m. June 29 and lasting until the county health officer deems public safety no longer requires it in the fight against

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Arthritis and the Cold Season

Scar tissues, muscles and bone contraction can cause pain and stiffness.

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Source: Business Daily

Nine publishers win tender to supply Grade 5 books

Nine publishers win tender to supply Grade 5 new curriculum books

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#JamaicaTogether | Don’t allow COVID to shake your faith in God, urges SDA head

With the fortitude of the Jamaican people being tested by the COVID-19 pandemic, Pastor Everett Brown, president of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church in Jamaica, is confident that his fellow countrymen will rebound from the crippling effects of the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

June inflation drops to 9-month low

Data released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows the cost of living measure, the inflation rate, fell to 4.59 percent in

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Spains coronavirus antibodies study adds evidence against herd immunity | The Atlanta Voice

Spains large-scale study on the coronavirus indicates just 5% of its population has developed antibodies, strengthening evidence that a so-called herd immunity to Covid-19 is unachievable, the medical journal the Lancet reported on Monday. The findings show that 95% of Spains population remains

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Those incest 'hot spot' parishes

Executive director of Eve for Life (EFL), Joy Crawford, told the Jamaica Observer that majority of the incest cases she has interacted with are from the parishes of Westmoreland, St Ann, and St Thomas, however, she stressed that the issue remains an islandwide

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

COVID-19 Response Program for Liver Patients | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

Throughout these past many months, we have all been working to stay safe, healthy, and up to date on all things COVID-19

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Source: BlackDoctor | Health News On Fitness, Nutrition & Weight Loss - BlackDoctor

AfCFTA clouded by virus and pace of talks

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was formally launched just over a year ago in a blaze of

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Source: The East African

Summer may decide fate of leading shots in vaccine race | The Atlanta Voice

People on six continents already are getting jabs in the arm as the race for a COVID-19 vaccine enters a defining summer, with even bigger studies poised to prove if any shot really works — and maybe offer a reality

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

African Governments Failing Survivors of Child Sexual Exploitation

Across Africa, traffickers who recruit, abuse, and sexually exploit vulnerable and impoverished women and children are going unpunished because governments and criminal justice systems are failing in their duty to hold perpetrators to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Mayor Announces New Neighborhood Investments on South and West Sides

Monday Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced at a press conference two new investments in the neighborhoods of Auburn Gresham and North Lawndale to address health care

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Source: Chicago Defender

KQ State takeover set for take-off as Bill tabled

Kenya Airways' State takeover, delisting Bill tabled in Parliament

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KABAARA: It is time to learn about living with coronavirus

The world is gradually coming to the grim realisation that Covid-19 might be here to stay.

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Cook County Announces $41M Grant to Fund COVID-19 Contact Tracing | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Department of Public Health announced this month that CCDPH will be receiving almost $41 million in grant funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health to rapidly scale-up its COVID-19 contact tracing program in suburban Cook

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Therapist S. Tia Brown drops gems on protecting your mental health during COVID-19

And in the middle of this new fear and frenzy, the Dear Culture podcast would like to take the time to slow things down and think deeply about how coronavirus has been affecting our overall

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Source: theGrio

What to wear: Feds' mixed messages on masks sow confusion | The Atlanta Voice

But the messaging disconnect from Washington was evident as recently as Friday, when Vice President Mike Pence defended Trump’s decision to stage two big mask-scarce gatherings in the past week in states with big surges in infections and, in one case, local rules requiring

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

US bickers with China over Africa Covid-19 loans relief

“At last week’s China-Africa Summit, we unfortunately saw more empty promises and tired platitudes from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)... The CCP needs to move beyond vague public statements and start to fully and transparently implement the DSSI in accordance with its G20 commitments,” he said

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Source: The East African

Covid-19: Kenya records 72 more cases

During the Covid-19 briefing at Afya House in the capital Nairobi on Monday, Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Mercy Mwangangi said of those who tested positive, 70 are

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Source: The East African

Black trans teen Brayla Stone murdered in apparent hit

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One horrifying way COVID-19 could affect you for years, warn doctors - DefenderNetwork.com

Thanks to mounting studies and research, doctors understanding of how to treat severe cases of incoming coronavirus patients is getting better with each passing day. Unfortunately, its also becoming clear that the disease is taking a greater toll on the body than we originally thought in the form

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

If we stopped looking at Jesus Christ as white, would that help against white supremacy?

The head of the global Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, believes that the time is due for the western Christian tradition to reconsider its portrayal of Jesus Christ as a white

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Music is Good for Your Soul and Your Health | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

June is African American Music Appreciation Month and the 2020 recognition jumped off with music expressing mixed emotions The post Music is Good for Your Soul and Your Health appeared first on BlackDoctor.org.

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Africa: Coronavirus May Trigger Debt Emergency Across Africa, New Study Finds

Although the continent's economy had been projected to grow by more than 130%, Africa is now falling further behind according to the study, with projected average economic growth at just 4.3% from 2020 to

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: From Kenya to Canada, Support Grows Worldwide for Homosexuality

While sharp divisions remain by region, countries the world over are seeing rising acceptance of being gay

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Source: allAfrica.com

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