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Determinants of Anemia Among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review of Empirical Evidence
Dove Medical Press
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June 28, 2025
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing global health worldwide and affects an estimated 700–850 million people, with the majority of cases occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).1 Among its most frequent and clinically...
3 Biggest shares that make Bill Gates Foundations' $41 billion stock portfolio
The Times of India
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ foundation – The Gates Foundation Trust has a $41.8 billion portfolio. The foundation’s portfolio is concentrated in three major stocks, reports Benzinga. The report cites The Gates Foundation Trust’s 13F filings...
Mumbai-Bound Ethiopian Airlines Flight Suffers Mid-Air Depressurisation, 7 Fall Ill
News18
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June 28, 2025
Last Updated:June 28, 2025, 14:52 IST The incident occurred on flight ET640 (Addis Ababa-Mumbai) after the aircraft, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner – experienced a depressurisation mid-air. The incident occurred on flight ET640 (Addis Ababa-Mumbai) after...
How to Put Development Finance Back on Track
Project Syndicate - New York
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July 1, 2025
As the global gap between rich and poor countries continues to widen, one out of every three countries in the world is spending more repaying creditors than on health or education. Overhauling the global financial and sovereign-debt architecture...
Perception of Medical and Nursing Students Plus Clinical Instructors Towards Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Case Study of Five Health Training Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dove Medical Press
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June 28, 2025
Introduction Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is increasingly recognized as a superior method for assessing clinical competencies in health professional education compared to other methods such as log book, long case and case...
Zero-dose children in India declined in 2024: Union Health Ministry
Awaz The Voice
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June 28, 2025
New Delhi The percentage of zero-dose children (Those who have not received a single vaccine) in India has declined from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The ministry attributed the...
Ethiopian Authorities Urged to Cease Health Workers’ Abuse (HRW)
Zehabesha
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June 26, 2025
June 25, 2025 The Habesha Dr. Daniel Fentaneh Ethiopian health workers are facing significant challenges, leading to escalating tensions with authorities. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concern, urging Ethiopian authorities to halt the...
A Smoking Dilemma: As E-Cigarettes Rise, Public Health Officials Remain Cautious
The Reporter Ethiopia
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June 28, 2025
Can alternatives stub out smoking? (Special to the Reporter) Cape Town, South Africa—In the outer neighborhoods of Addis Ababa, the Summit area has emerged as a vibrant enclave of bars, lounges, and restaurants—favored by a new wave of urban...
Beyond Curriculum Reform: The Influence of Integration on Communication and Presentation Skills in Medical Students: A Mixed-Method Study
Dove Medical Press
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June 28, 2025
Introduction Effective communication with patients and health care teams is a core competency outlined in various physicians’ competencies frameworks such as CanMED, ACGME, GMC, and SaudiMEDs.1–3 Effective communication skills are the backbone of...
India News | Zero-dose Children in India Declined from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024: Union Health Ministry
Latestly
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June 28, 2025
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The percentage of zero-dose children (Those who have not received a single vaccine) in India has declined from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The...
Crypto Boom Makes for Power Burden in Ethiopia
The Reporter Ethiopia
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June 28, 2025
Data centers set to consume 30 percent of grid electricity in 2025 The booming cryptocurrency mining and data center industry in Ethiopia is forecast to consume nearly a third of the country’s electricity supply in 2025, raising concerns about...
Zero-dose children in India declined from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024: Union Health Ministry
The Economic Times
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June 28, 2025
The percentage of zero-dose children (Those who have not received a single vaccine) in India has declined from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The ministry attributed the achievement to...
Ethiopia must stop 'harassing' striking health workers: HRW
Eye Witness News
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ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian authorities must "stop harassing" its health workers, who have been on strike for weeks demanding better wage conditions, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. Ethiopian authorities must "stop harassing" its health...
HRW Champions Health Workers’ Demands Amid Crackdown
The Reporter Ethiopia
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June 28, 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Ethiopian authorities to engage meaningfully with public healthcare workers’ demands following a violent crackdown on protests. The rights group documented arrests, intimidation, and excessive force against...
Science Is Useless if No One Understands It
Inter Press Service
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July 1, 2025
Africa, Development & Aid, Education, Environment, Featured, Food and Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Food Sustainability, Food Systems, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Women & Climate Change, Women & Economy...
Ministry of Health to Implement New Innovation Initiatives for Universal Health Coverage
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, June 27, 2026 (ENA)— New innovation initiatives will be implemented to achieve universal health coverage in Ethiopia, Health Minister Dr. Mekdes Daba announced. A three-day Global Health Innovation and Quality Summit held under the...
Visitors Laud Ethiopia’s Organized Archeological Artifacts, Heritages at National Museum
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, June 27, 2026 (ENA)— Global Health Innovation and Quality Summit participants have commended the preservation of heritages and archeological artifacts of Ethiopia at the National Museum. The summit held in Addis Ababa for the last...
TikTok Taps African Professionals to Lead Mental Health Conversations Online
News Ghana
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June 27, 2025
TikTok has hosted its inaugural Digital Well-being Summit in Johannesburg, bringing together policymakers, mental health experts, NGOs, and industry leaders across Sub-Saharan Africa. Delegates from South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia,...
Ethiopia: Crackdown on Health Workers’ Protests
Human Rights Watch
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June 26, 2025
(Nairobi) – The Ethiopian authorities should immediately rescind the suspension of a prominent health professionals organization and meaningfully address public healthcare workers’ outstanding grievances, Human Rights Watch said today. The...
After USAID cut, Ethiopia’s largest community conservation area aims for self-sufficiency
Mongabay
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June 27, 2025
The abrupt end of USAID funding has disrupted conservation progress in Ethiopia’s Tama Community Conservation Area (TCCA), where community-led efforts had curbed illegal hunting and led to an increase in elephant and giraffe populations. In...