Health Care

Nigeria: Should Men Go on Paternity Leave ? – AllAfrica.com

This automatically means that if you work in that state, you may be able to take up to six weeks at partial pay to care for your newborn … In nations such as Cameroon, Chad, Cote d ‘Ivoire, Djibouti, Gabon … Continue reading

Can a hallucinogen from Africa cure addiction? – BBC News

After several medical tests he was given the pill … had been used for centuries by the Bwiti people of Gabon and Cameroon, as part of a tribal initiation ceremony. But it wasn’t until 1962, when a young heroin addict … Continue reading

Cameroon: South West – ADB to Construct Kumba-Mamfe Road – AllAfrica.com

The good news, the Meme boss said is that, “their attention will not be limited on the construction of the main road, but social infrastructure like health centres, schools et el will also be taken care of.” The SDO said … Continue reading

UCB : Journalists recognised for excellence in reporting on epilepsy – 4-traders (press release)

Online Category: The winner of the online category was Comfort Mussa from Cameroon for her article ‘Epilepsy Myths Promote Stigma, Prevent Care in Cameroon’ that appeared … IBE and UCB and is open to consumer, health and medical journalists writing … Continue reading

‘Tinderbox’: How Colonialism Shaped the HIV/AIDS Epidemic – NewsHour

A new book tracks the emergence of the HIV virus out of a remote part of Cameroon to what is now Kinshasa in the … of colonialism to that initial outbreak and to current medical approaches to the treatment and … Continue reading

Weisenbeck, Lommens earn Pope John XXIII awards – La Crosse Tribune

Marlene Weisenbeck, FSPA, well known for her work in religious, academic and health care circles, and Dick and Cherry Lommen … congregations including three from the U.S. and one in Cameroon, West Africa. “Sister Marlene has generously …

Christopher Dobyns ’13 wins Udall scholarship – Cornell University

The scholarship provides $5,000 toward tuition for undergraduates intending to pursue careers related to the environment, and to Native American and Alaskan native undergraduates pursuing careers in health care or … organization in Cameroon; as an …

Muti from the ‘Witch Doctor’ – Independent Online

“I’ve always been fascinated by health care,” he says. “It seemed to me the type of … Gibbon swallowed it himself. One healer in Cameroon decided that the best way to deal with the anxiety of one of the participants … Continue reading

Central Piedmont Community College names Janet Malkemes dean of Cato Campus – The Business Journal

Before joining CPCC, Malkemes held positions with Wachovia Bank, CSX Lines and Sea-Land Service Inc. She also spent time as a foreign-service officer for the U.S. Department of State completing stints in Thailand, Cameroon, Denmark, Rwanda …

Cameroon: CBC – Rev. Godwill Ncham Is New Head – AllAfrica.com

The 27th General Session or national Bible conference of the Cameroon Baptist Convention CBC … the CBC for supporting government’s development efforts especially in the health domain. It also emerged from the gathering that there are plans to transform …