Health

Why Africa needs to invest in mental health

[ad_1] More than 13% of the global burden of disease is due to disorders such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and substance abuse. Almost three-quarters of this burden falls on low- and middle-income countries, due to scarce resources and investment in health. Many countries allocate less than 1% of the health …

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Six Step tools spark enthusiasm among farmers

[ad_1] Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria, were astonished when the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) of the International Tropical Agriculture Institute (IITA) carried out some harvesting operations on established agricultural plots to demonstrate the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management and Planting Best Practices, one of the agronomic recommendation toolkits …

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GIADEC establishes committees to deepen community association in Atewa, Awaso, Nyinahini and Mpasaaso

[ad_1] The Governing and Management Board of the Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation, GIADEC, has established and inaugurated 19-member committees for the various bauxite communities in the country. The communities including Asiakwa (Atewa) in the Eastern Region, Awaso in the North Western Region, Nyinahini and Mpasaaso in the Ashanti Region …

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