//www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/wp-content/themes/bb-theme-child/assets/rss_feeds/sub-saharan-africa/vulnerability_rss.xml Vulnerability RSS feeds. Tue, 25 May 2021 07:18:50 GMT en //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/rise-in-gender-based-violence-amid-lockdowns/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/rise-in-gender-based-violence-amid-lockdowns/ Addressing gender-based violence confronting African women is crucial during COVID-19, writes Nicci Attfield. Thu, 20 May 2021 02:00:25 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/behind-the-wall-africas-prison-health-crisis/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/behind-the-wall-africas-prison-health-crisis/ Overcrowding and appalling conditions in prisons create disease and hunger threats for Africa’s poorest, say advocates. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 05:12:26 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/eating-lake-fish-is-damaging-our-eyes/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/eating-lake-fish-is-damaging-our-eyes/ Why is a Lake Tanganyika fishing community reporting growing numbers of people with vision loss? Wed, 23 Dec 2020 03:18:19 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/labia-stretching-and-its-controversies/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/labia-stretching-and-its-controversies/ Is labia pulling mutilation or modification? Science or culture? Wed, 25 Nov 2020 01:51:17 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/air-pollution-a-co-factor-in-covid-19-mortality-1/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/air-pollution-a-co-factor-in-covid-19-mortality-1/ Long-term exposure to air pollution generated by human activity is linked to COVID-19-related deaths. Thu, 5 Nov 2020 11:55:48 GMT+0000 Neena Bhandari //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/the-need-to-create-a-sound-mental-health-policy/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/the-need-to-create-a-sound-mental-health-policy/ Creating an affordable, accessible and sound mental health policy to solve life issues in Africa. Wed, 4 Nov 2020 04:06:16 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/rebuilding-science-after-conflict/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/rebuilding-science-after-conflict/ bu找出幕后发生了什么ild back science and technology research in Africa. Wed, 7 Oct 2020 05:18:06 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/malaria-africa-s-nagging-health-burden/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/africa-science-focus/malaria-africa-s-nagging-health-burden/ Malaria remains Africa’s nagging health burden, infecting millions of people and killing tens of thousands annually. Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:34:03 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/child-surgery-deaths-in-kenya-100-times-higher-than-us/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/child-surgery-deaths-in-kenya-100-times-higher-than-us/ Around two per cent of children who underwent surgery in Kenya from 2014 to 2016 died within seven days. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 06:09:13 GMT+0000 Stephanie Achieng’ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/facts-figures-disabilities-in-developing-countries-1/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/facts-figures-disabilities-in-developing-countries-1/ Stigma and varying definitions obscure the true scale of disability and its challenges in lower-income countries, writes Inga Vesper. Thu, 5 Dec 2019 02:40:38 GMT+0000 Inga Vesper //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/who-under-pressure-over-ebola-response-1/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/who-under-pressure-over-ebola-response-1/ Critics say WHO’s failure to raise the outbreak’s status will stymie international support. Tue, 18 Jun 2019 01:31:22 GMT+0000 Ruth Douglas //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/act-fast-to-curb-deaths-from-c-section-in-africa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/act-fast-to-curb-deaths-from-c-section-in-africa/ African policymakers need to urgently implement strategies to halt deaths resulting from C-section. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:12:20 GMT+0000 Baraka Rateng’ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/secret-abortions-kenyan-women/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/secret-abortions-kenyan-women/ Men are forcing women to stop using contraceptives, study finds. Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:06:05 GMT+0000 Nelson Mandela Ogema //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/mossy-foot-cases-widespread-cameroon-ethiopia/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/mossy-foot-cases-widespread-cameroon-ethiopia/ Mossy foot, a disease that affects farming communities, is common in Cameroon and Ethiopia, two studies show. Thu, 22 Feb 2018 05:25:39 GMT+0000 Baraka Rateng’ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/supported-content/poverty-clock-ticks-with-real-time-data-2/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/supported-content/poverty-clock-ticks-with-real-time-data-2/ 项目需要一个清晰和开放的谈话on poverty. Does it oversimplify? Tania Rabesandratana investigates. Thu, 25 Jan 2018 05:58:46 GMT+0000 Tania Rabesandratana //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/african-patients-die-from-surgery/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/african-patients-die-from-surgery/ Two per cent of African patients die from surgery compared with the global average of one per cent. Sat, 20 Jan 2018 08:40:14 GMT+0000 Sam Otieno //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/tb-vaccine-kids-protects/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/tb-vaccine-kids-protects/ A study suggests that BCG vaccination could protect school children who receive it for up to 20 years. Tue, 10 Oct 2017 02:33:00 GMT+0000 Nelson Mandela Ogema //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/report-rising-antibiotic-resistance-health/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/report-rising-antibiotic-resistance-health/ A new online tool with data from the developing and developed world show increased antibiotic resistance globally. Wed, 30 Sep 2015 12:12:57 GMT+0000 Munyaradzi Makoni //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/ships-risky-waters-piracy-fear-1/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/ships-risky-waters-piracy-fear-1/ Vessels have cut fuel costs by slowing down and taking a more direct route closer to the Somali coast, shows study. Tue, 30 Jun 2015 04:20:56 GMT+0000 Gilbert Nakweya //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/climate-change-focus-on-vulnerability-cba9/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/climate-change-focus-on-vulnerability-cba9/ Governments and others must address the needs of the poor in climate change projects, says a new resolution. Thu, 4 Jun 2015 01:19:51 GMT+0000 Gilbert Nakweya