People

Generation 2030 Africa

Africa's under eighteen population is expected to increase by 1 billion while overall population will double in size reaching 2.4 billion by 2050, a new report by the UN says.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2014
UNICEF
Tags:
Population, Children, Africa, Population Trends, Infant mortality, Women, Urbanisation, Poverty, Statistics
Health

WHO and partners launch Ebola response plan

A multimillion dollar international strategy to bring west Africa’s Ebola outbreak under control was launched by WHO and countries last week.

Publication Date: 
09/08/2014
Andrew Green
Lancet
384
481
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Ebola Virus Disease ( Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever), WHO, Health Care, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Africa, Infectious Diseases
Climate Change

A review of the future of tourism in coastal Kenya: The challenges and opportunities posed by climate change

The Kenyan economy highly depends on agriculture and tourism. The performance of the two sectors of the economy are however very vulnerable to the effects of climate/weather variability. The main tourist attractions along the coastal Kenya are the historical and heritage sites such as the Vasco Da Gama Pillar, ruin of Gedi and the Fort Jesus, the coastal beaches, rainforests and marine parks. Climate variability and climate change is experienced globally; the changes and its impacts however vary both spatially and temporally.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2014
Ongoma V, Onyango OA, Victor Ongoma & et al
Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change
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1-4
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Climate Change, Tourism, Kenya, Africa, Climate Impacts, Sea Level Rise, Floods
Health

Ebola death toll nears 1000

A fast-spreading Ebola epidemic sparked a state of emergency in overwhelmed West African nations on Thursday as the death toll neared 1,000 and an elderly Spanish missionary was evacuated for treat

Publication Date: 
08/08/2014
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Africa, Ebola Virus Disease ( Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever), Infectious Diseases, WHO, Nigeria, Liberia
Health

Ebola Outbreak Is Health Risk to Other Nations, WHO Says

The worst Ebola outbreak on record is an “extraordinary event” and a public health risk to other countries, the World Health Organization said.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2014
Bloomberg
Tags:
Africa, WHO, Ebola Virus Disease ( Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever), Infectious Diseases, World Bank
Health

Health Min to Check Passengers Flying in from Ebola-hit Nations

Govt says there are close to 45,000 Indians in the affected countries. The government has finally woken up to the threat of Ebola Virus spreading from affected African nations.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2014
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Africa, Ebola Virus Disease ( Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever), Infectious Diseases, Nigeria
Health

Map of Ebola outbreak in Africa 2014

The World Health Organization on Friday declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread. It is the largest and longest outbreak ever recorded of Ebola, which has a death rate of about 50 percent and has so far killed at least 932 people.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2014
Tags:
Ebola Virus Disease ( Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever), Africa, Viral Diseases, Health Effects
Health

Ebola sparks emergency across West Africa

Overwhelmed west African nations called states of emergency on Thursday as the toll from a fast-spreading Ebola epidemic neared 1,000, and an elderly Spanish missionary was evacuated for treatment

Publication Date: 
08/08/2014
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Africa, WHO, Ebola Virus Disease ( Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever), Tropical Diseases
Health

Three die, 34 hospitalised in Plateau cholera outbreak

FEAR of epidemic is sweeping through Gumbur in Wase local council of Plateau State, three persons have died while 34 others are currently hospitalized following a cholera outbreak in the area on Su

Publication Date: 
07/08/2014
Guardian (Nigeria)
Tags:
Health, Cholera, Nigeria, Africa, Waterborne diseases
Energy

World Bank commits $5b to power projects in Nigeria, others

THE World Bank Group, yesterday, committed $5 billion in new technical and financial support for energy projects in six African countries, including Nigeria.

Publication Date: 
07/08/2014
Guardian (Nigeria)
Tags:
Energy, Nigeria, World Bank, Africa, Electricity, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Liberia

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