Africa: UN Urges Dramatic Climate Action As Records Keep Tumbling: [UN News] With global temperatures soaring and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reaching unprecedented levels, dramatic climate action is needed to steer the world away from runaway climate change and align it to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, a major UN report has found. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Early Births – Between 34 and 37 Weeks – for Moms With Pre-Eclampsia Can Reduce Baby and Mother Deaths: [The Conversation Africa] About half a million babies die each year as a result of pre-eclampsia, an aggressive and potentially life-threatening problem in pregnancy. Approximately 46,000 women also die each year due to the disorder. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Antibiotic Resistance Causes More Deaths Than Malaria and HIV/Aids Combined: [The Conversation Africa] Each year antimicrobial resistance – the ability of microbes to survive agents designed to kill them – claims more lives than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. Africa bears the brunt of this development, which thrives on inequality and poverty. Nadine Dreyer asked Tom Nyirenda, a research scientist with over 27 years’ experience in infectious diseases, what health organisations on the continent are doing to fight this threat to medical progress. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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