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Guinea-Bissau: The tug-of-war over governance
24 Apr 2024 06:20 GMT
… rule
The president of Guinea-Bissau is sidelining the legislature … causing the government’s paralysis. He also temporarily dismissed … two additional factors behind Guinea-Bissau presidents’ attempts at … Bank, IMF
Trade in illicit drugs emerged as the …
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Migrant Male Charged Over London Sword Attack That Killed Boy, Seriously Injured Others
02 May 2024 13:20 GMT
… responding officers was unable to incapacitate the man, having had “limited … knife attack, where dual-citizen Guinea-Bissau-Portuguese migrant Valdo Calocane stabbed … , the same school attended by medical student Grace O’Malley-Kumar …
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In Guinea Bissau, students with disabilities hit the books to make their parents proud
01 Dec 2023 16:07 GMT
… and Promotion of People with Disabilities in Guinea-Bissau, which collaborates with WFP … a healthy nutrition,” says WFP Representative and Country Director in Guinea Bissau, Claude … for hearing- and speech-impaired learners in Bissau. Photo: WFP/Richard …
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UPSC Key | 26th April, 2024 — Model code of conduct, Child care, Intellectual property and more
26 Apr 2024 12:57 GMT
… for stroke and coronary heart disease.
Prerequisites:
— What are … the elderly, persons with disabilities and in those with … education of public and healthcare providers…”
For Your Information … of Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau.
— The military coup by …
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Nigeria, 15 other countries receive $36.5m funding to combat Trachoma
25 Apr 2024 13:13 GMT
… as a neglected tropical disease, initiates as a bacterial … ultimately leading to vision impairment and irreversible blindness.
Dr … trachoma as a public health concern by 2027 … , Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda …
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Mapping the Burden of Visual Impairment Due to Onchocerciasis Infection in Central Africa from 1990 to 2019
06 Nov 2023 08:34 GMT
… Furthermore, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso, Niger, and … with onchocerciasis-related vision impairment in 2019 (A); … burden of disease; YLDs, years lived with disability; MDA, … sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), …
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Guinea-Bissau radio station struggles to get back on air
22 Feb 2023 02:54 GMT
… in Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau. One year on it remains paralysed, with … to Portugal for emergency medical care.
It has been … or are impostors. The Guinea-Bissau authorities must therefore act … MFWA and our partner in Guinea-Bissau, SINJOTECS, salute the …
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Why West Africa civil society organizations are urging ECOWAS to prioritize disability inclusion
01 Aug 2023 04:18 GMT
… with disabilities are enrolled in schools compared to their non-disabled peers … health policies and services, ensuring that healthcare facilities are accessible to all, medical … Guinea Bissau that took place on Sunday, July 9, a coalition of disability …
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ECOWAS wins award for combating neglected tropical diseases
11 Jul 2023 04:02 GMT
… Heads of State Meeting, in Bissau, Guinea Bissau, on Sunday.
The award honoured … people globally. They cause suffering, disability, disfigurement, and are fatal in … is for healthy and well-nourished citizens, free from preventable diseases, including …
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Guinea-Bissau: Over 99pct of under-fives vaccinated against polio – WHO
30 Jun 2022 01:57 GMT
… 5 years old in Guinea-Bissau have been immunised against … , according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
“Preliminary … a viral disease that causes permanent paralysis and cannot … 2019, Senegal and Guinea-Conakry, Guinea-Bissau’s neighbours, had already …