By Global Issues DUBLIN, Ireland, Dec 16 (IPS) – For decades, preventable deaths, lifelong disabilities, and disfigurements presented devastating consequences for over 90% of the population in Africa, where surgical care remains largely out of reach. Read the full story, “Bridging the Gap in Africa’s Surgical Care Crisis”, on globalissues.org → Source: Global Issues
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By Aurelien Breeden, Amelia Nierenberg and Isabella Kwai Officials in the French territory off the eastern coast of Africa said the number of people killed by Tropical Cyclone Chido could be much higher than the 14 now confirmed dead. Source: The New York Times Category: Deaths (Fatalities), Weather, Mayotte (Comoro Islands), Mozambique, Cyclones, France, Africa, […]
By Mike Ives and Nazaneen Ghaffar The storm, the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane, was moving inland across the country, a day after killing at least 11 people in Mayotte, a French archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Source: The New York Times Category: Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, Cyclones, Africa, Indian Ocean, Mayotte (Comoro Islands), […]