BOTSWANA-GABORONE-WHO-NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-WHO-NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

(230830) -- GABORONE, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during the announcement of the Botswana National Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Reference Laboratory's classification as a WHO Collaborating Center of Excellence in honor of the laboratory's expertise in HIV diagnosis, in Gaborone, Botswana, on Aug. 28, 2023. Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Monday urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to pay attention to and adjust its assistance to the requirements of countries facing a twin burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Botswana has already proven considerable success in the HIV response and serves as an example for many other nations. TO GO WITH "Botswana urges WHO to help fight non-communicable diseases" (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-WHO-NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-WHO-NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

(230830) -- GABORONE, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (L), director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), and Mokgweetsi Masisi, Botswanan president, pose for a photo after signing the designation of the Botswana National Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Reference Laboratory's classification as a WHO Collaborating Center of Excellence in honor of the laboratory's expertise in HIV diagnosis in Gaborone, Botswana, on Aug. 28, 2023. Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Monday urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to pay attention to and adjust its assistance to the requirements of countries facing a twin burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Botswana has already proven considerable success in the HIV response and serves as an example for many other nations. TO GO WITH "Botswana urges WHO to help fight non-communicable diseases" (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

Nearly 1.6 mln Egyptian women receive medical examination as part of healthcare initiative

STORY: Nearly 1.6 mln Egyptian women receive medical examination as part of healthcare initiative DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:46 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of hospitals in Cairo STORYLINE: Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population on Wednesday announced that nearly 1.6 million women in the country have received physical examinations. It was part of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi's initiative to "care for the health of mothers and fetuses" for early detection of diseases transmitted from mothers to fetuses. According to the ministry, the initiative aims at the early detection of infection with the B virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and syphilis for pregnant women. The initiative also includes monitoring the condition of mothers and newborns. It has several procedures and various necessary analyses to detect anemia, or to determine mothers' requirement for an anti-D injection after childbirth. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

Abandoned Animals At The SPA - Vaux-le-Penil

Abandoned Animals At The SPA - Vaux-le-Penil

An abandoned cats with the feline immunodeficiency virus waits at the animal shelter of the SPA (Society for animal protection) in Vaux-le-Penil, on August 12, 2021. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM