Abuja, Nigeria — In Nigeria, soaring inhaler costs pose a significant challenge for asthma patients, especially as the world marked Asthma Day this week. The departure of multinational firms like GSK, coupled with inflation, has driven prices skyward, rendering essential medications unaffordable. As a result, patients are turning to alternative treatments. World Asthma Day 2024 finds Nigeria facing a mounting health crisis with asthma medication costs soaring more than 500% in less than a year. That has led many like Khalida Jihad, an asthma sufferer for nearly 30 years, to cut down on their medical supplies. “I hardly buy and stock up any more…but I definitely have to have inhaler no matter the cost I definitely have to have it but then what about people who can’t afford to have it?” she said. Some, like Rita Joseph, a college student, unable to afford inhalers, turn to untested alternatives. “For four...

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Partager vers les réseaux Aujourd’hui 08 Mai 2024, le monde entier commémore la Journée mondiale de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant Rouge, correspondant au 196ème anniversaire de la naissance du citoyen suisse Henry Dunant, initiateur et père fondateur de la Croix-Rouge qui a consacré toute sa vie à l’action humanitaire. A l’occasion de cette journée qui incarne les valeurs les plus nobles chez les volontaires au service de l’humanité à travers les 191 Sociétés Nationales Croix-Rouge et Croissant Rouge, le président de la Croix rouge nigérienne a livré un message dans lequel il réaffirme l’engagement de son organisation à redoubler d’efforts pour promouvoir la dignité humaine, protéger les plus vulnérables et construire un monde où chacun peut vivre en paix et en sécurité. La journée, célébrée cette année sous le thème «Faire vivre notre Humanité», met en lumière l’Humanité partagée qui transcende les frontières, les cultures et les différences. Elle...

The Namibia Scientific Society will be the venue for the highly anticipated book launch of ‘The Scattering’ by acclaimed author Lauri Kubuitsile on 14 May. The event promises an engaging discussion surrounding Kubuitsile’s novel, which garnered the prestigious title of Best International Fiction Book at the 2017 Sharjah International Book Fair. Attendees will have the opportunity to delve into the intricacies of the narrative while enjoying a special offer on book purchases. Set against the backdrop of South West Africa in 1904, ‘The Scattering’ delves into the harrowing events following General Lothar von-Trotha’s extermination order against the Herero people. The protagonist, Tjupuka, a young Herero mother, finds herself thrust into a fight for survival as she navigates the treacherous landscape of British Bechuanaland after fleeing the massacre. The story also takes place in the Transvaal in 1899, where an arranged marriage destroys Riette’s dream of becoming a nurse. During the...

63 A Polícia da República de Moçambique (PRM) deteve em flagrante delito dois indivíduos que transportavam quantidades não especificadas de metanfetamina, no bairro de Khongolote, município da Matola, província de Maputo. Segundo a PRM, os indivíduos foram interceptados na via pública quando se dirigiam para a África do Sul onde a mercadoria seria supostamente vendida.Durante o interrogatório, um dos detidos disse que desconhece a origem da droga, pois, segundo explicou, é colaborador de uma empresa de taxi por aplicativo e tinha sido contactado para transportar os clientes. A corporação está a trabalhar para capturar o terceiro integrante que se escapuliu durante a revista da viatura em que seguiam. Source link

ترأس معالي وزير الشؤون الخارجية والتعاون والموريتانيين في الخارج السيد محمد سالم ولد مرزوك، اليوم الأربعاء في نيروبي بكينيا، أشغال الدورة الاستثنائية للمجلس التنفيذي للاتحاد الإفريقي، بمشاركة وزراء الخارجية والزراعة في دول الاتحاد، تحضيرا للقمة الاستثنائية للاتحاد حول الأسمدة وصحة التربة المزمع عقدها غدا الخميس في نيروبي. وقال معالي وزير الشؤون الخارجية والتعاون والموريتانيين في […] ظهرت المقالة وزير الشؤون الخارجية يترأس اجتماع المجلس التنفيذي للاتحاد الإفريقي الممهد للقمة الاستثنائية حول الأسمدة وصحة التربة أولاً على الوكالة الموريتانية للأنباء. Source link