‘Monetising fear’: Bird flu summit a ‘trade show for biodefence industry’
There are four sponsorship levels: Titanium, Platinum, Gold and Silver. Each grants the group or company different levels of visibility at the event. For example, Titanium sponsors who pay $19,995 can deliver a keynote talk, moderate a breakout session of their choice and show a 15-second corporate promotional video during the general session.
‘New era’ in malaria control begins with vaccination of children in Ivory Coast
In 2021, WHO endorsed the first malaria vaccine, known as Mosquirix, made by GSK. But that vaccine requires four doses and protection fades within months. GSK also previously said it would only be able to make about 15 million doses.
How spending long periods watching TV, obesity, diabetes and delinquency lead to early menstruation in girls below 10 years
Early periods may be influenced by socioeconomic backgrounds, high body mass index during childhood, low activity levels and electronic screen time.
Out of Zimbabwe: How African grandmothers mental health therapy is being embraced by the world
Older people are at the centre of a homegrown form of mental health therapy in Zimbabwe that is now being adopted in places like the United States. The approach involves setting up benches in quiet, discreet corners of community clinics and in some churches, poor neighbourhoods and at a university. An older woman with basic training in problem-solving therapy patiently sits there, ready to listen and engage in a one-on-one conversation.
Media fact-check of claims linking Covid vaccines to cancer deaths results in retraction of peer-reviewed study
The researchers found a 2.1 per cent mortality increase in 2021 and a 9.6 per cent increase In 2022. They determined that age-adjusted death rates for leukemia, breast, pancreatic and lip/oral/pharyngeal cancers increased significantly in 2022 after a large portion of the Japanese population had received the third dose of an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine.
Why I don’t like Genetically Modified Organisms: They are inspired by same immoral concept as homosexuality
People, corporations and institutions that promote GMOs spend time, energy, intellectual capital and money trying to convince all and sundry, that GMO foods are healthful and safe to eat just as their non-GMO counterparts are. They particularly emphasise that some GMO plants and animals have actually been modified to improve their nutritional value. The creation of GMOs has changed the food chains and food webs to which Man, Homo sapiens, is integral, and made them more and more unnatural.
Amazon Files: Emails show Amazon caved in to pressure from White House to suppress books critical of vaccines
As pressures from the White House reverberated up Amazon’s corporate ladder, the head of the books team approved the adoption of a new policy to apply a “Do Not Promote” label to so-called anti-vaccination books.
As African nations focus on HPV vaccination against cervical cancer, hesitancy persists
Across Africa, an average of 190 women died daily from cervical cancer in 2020, accounting for 23 per cent of the deaths globally and making it the leading cancer killer among women in the WHO Africa region of 47 countries. Eighteen of the 20 countries with the highest rate of cervical cancer cases in the world are in Africa. Yet the region’s HPV vaccination rate has been low.
Ex-US presidential advisor on Covid now admits closing schools during pandemic was a mistake
Social media companies have often targeted conservative users, organisations and religious messages for censorship. By labelling the messages as “hate” or “misinformation,” social media companies silence conservative voices and stunt the free flow of information.
Over 4,000 die of snakebites, 7,000 are paralysed every year as it is hard to find cure in Kenya
Kenya imports antivenom from Mexico and India, but antivenom is usually region-specific, meaning a treatment in one region might not effectively treat snakebites in another. Part of the work of Maranga and colleague Fredrick Angotte is extracting venom from one of Africa’s most dangerous snakes, the black mamba. The venom can help produce the next generation of antivenom.
