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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Health

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Spring Blood Donation Clinics: Save Lives with Unity

  The power of unity  is by donating blood and saving lives! The Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia is urging all eligible and healthy donors to donate blood this Saturday to help ensure that lives are saved Blood products are used in many cases, not just for trauma and emergency patients in need of blood after a motor vehicle accident or other accidents. Mothers having complications during pregnancy and birth, premature infants, […]

today8 March, 2024 62

Lifestyle

One in eight people are now living with obesity

A new study released by the Lancet shows that, in 2022, more than 1 billion people in the world are now living with obesity. Worldwide, obesity among adults has more than doubled since 1990, and has quadrupled among children and adolescents (5 to 19 years of age). The data also show that 43% of adults were overweight in 2022. The study also shows that even though the rates of undernutrition have […]

today1 March, 2024 24

Health / Medical

Palliative Care and the importance thereof in LMI countries especially.

Why is investment in Palliative Care important; and why is Palliative Care Namibia so critical for CAN and Namibia? Most people (doctors included) speak of providing "Palliative Care", but in actual fact they are referring only to "step-down" or "end of life" or "palliation medication" care. Hospice Care is NOT Palliative Care, but hospice care is one of the components of palliative care. Palliative Care is in fact the entire […]

today23 February, 2024 149

Africa

Climate change, extreme weather & conflict exacerbate global food crisis

    Global food insecurity has risen substantially since pre-pandemic times, exacerbated by extreme weather, climate change, war and conflict. What the U.N. World Food Program calls “a hunger crisis of unprecedented proportions” plays out differently around the world. In this story, three of Mongabay’s Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellows detail the local situation in their region – from rising inflation and flooding in Nigeria to diminished local food […]

today22 February, 2024 44

Health / Medical

Are ultra-processed foods bad for you? | Decomplicated

Studies show that the average British person consumes more than half of their calories from ultra-processed foods. Their consumption can cause extreme health issues and early deaths, putting a massive strain on national health services across the world. An evaluation of global dietary guidelines highlights the need for clearer warnings on what common foods fall under the ‘UPF' banner.

today22 February, 2024 27

Health / Medical

The Powerful Constraints on Medical Care in Catholic Hospitals Across America

Jennifer Chin, an OB-GYN at UW Medicine in Seattle, has treated patients turned away by Catholic hospitals. “We had many instances where people would have to get in their car to drive to us while they were bleeding, or patients who had had their water bags broken for up to five days or even up to a week,” Chin says. (DAN DELONG FOR KFF HEALTH NEWS) By Rachana Pradhan and Hannah Recht via KFF […]

today20 February, 2024 21