Charles Namaseb: A Decade of Fitness Passion

Charles Namaseb: A Decade of Fitness Passion

By Leonard Witbeen - 23rd January 2024 In a recent interview, with Future Media's Leonard Witbeen Charles Namaseb, also known as Coach Namaseb, shared insights into his remarkable journey in the fitness industry spanning nine years. As a fitness instructor, personal trainer, and crossfit trainer, Namaseb has dedicated himself to promoting healthy lifestyles through his bootcamp, which has been running successfully for seven years. Namaseb's passion for fitness emerged from […]

January 23, 2024 33

Health / Medical

Award-Winning Journalist Vitalio Angula Shares Insights on his HPV Vaccine Story

At the recent One Economy Foundation inaugural Journalist Awards, Voice of America freelance journalist Vitalio Angula shared details about his award-winning article titled "Namibia to Introduce HPV Vaccine." The discussion, which delved into the basics of his journalistic career and the inspiration behind the award-winning piece, provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of health reporting. Angula, a freelance journalist with the Voice of America, begins by introducing himself and […]

January 23, 2024 32

Africa

Cameroon rolls out world’s first Malaria vaccine

Cameroon is rolling out the world's first routine vaccine programme against malaria, in a global fight projected to save thousands of children's lives across Africa. Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra.

January 22, 2024 94

Africa

Cholera outbreak spreads across 12 African countries

The World Health Organisation Africa Region says the cholera outbreak has spread to 12 countries on the continent. As of Thursday, ten-thousand-887 cases and 432 deaths were reported across nine of the country’s ten provinces. WHO Africa emergency health officer, Patrick Otim, says the Lusaka district is the epicenter of the outbreak.

January 22, 2024 35

Business / Economics

New Global alliance for women’s health could help boost global economy by $1 trillion annually by 2040

A new World Economic Forum report released today shows that closing the women’s health gap would allow more women to live healthier, higher-quality lives, and provide an unprecedented boost to the global economy. Closing the Women’s Health Gap: A $1 Trillion Opportunity to Improve Lives and Economies, developed in collaboration with the McKinsey Health Institute, analyses the health conditions that uniquely or disproportionately affect women and quantifies the health gap […]

January 19, 2024 18

Africa

Uganda’s staggering rate of teen motherhood can shatter life dreams

A Ugandan nurse with a new mother. The country has one of the highest maternal death rates in the world, while in rural areas, young women have little access to sexual reproductive health care, including getting contraceptives to avoid becoming pregnant, often ending their life dreams of pursuing a university degree and a career. The hurdles reflect global trends. SOMERO In this East African country, many young women’s dreams of earning […]

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Africa

Resistant mosquito threatens malaria fight

A new species of mosquito is driving up malaria infections in Africa, fuelling a growing public health concern. The Anopheles stephensi mosquito, shortened by some entomologists to "steve", has so far been detected in seven African countries. According to the World Health Organization, the mosquito, which originated in South Asia, was first detected in Djibouti in 2012, since then, the new species has since spread to Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana.

January 18, 2024 15

Health / Medical

Gaza health system on the brink of collapse

The World Health Organisation says the health system in Gaza is on the brink of collapse. According to a WHO health emergency officer, the organisation needs more aid and medical supplies to assist with the unfolding "catastrophe". Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.

January 18, 2024 59

Health / Medical

Tobacco use declines despite tobacco industry efforts to jeopardize progress

Globally there are 1.25 billion adult tobacco users, according to the latest estimates in the World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco trends report out today. Trends in 2022 show a continued decline in tobacco use rates globally. With about 1 in 5 adults worldwide consuming tobacco compared to 1 in 3 in 2000. The report shows that 150 countries are successfully reducing tobacco use. Brazil and the Netherlands are seeing success after they […]

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