follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork JAMA Achieving Health Equity by Design April 14, 2015 Disparities in health outcomes by race and ethnicity and by income status are persistent and difficult to reduce. For more than a decade, infant mortality rates have been 2 to 3 times higher among African American populations, rates of potentially preventable hospitalization […]
Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Although it is the most talked about, China is not the only Asian economy looking to Africa – and bankers are moving to facilitate the flow of capital. A case in point: South Africa’s Standard Bank announced a partnership on 23 April with the largest bank in South Korea to
South Korean bank partners to support growing Africa ties Read More »
Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork China Railway Construction Corp Ltd (CRCC) has signed two deals worth a combined $5.5 billion for construction projects in Africa, Xinhua reported late on Monday, as the country’s railway firms increasingly flex their muscle overseas. CRCC’s China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) unit will work on a $3.5 billion intercity
Chinese rail firm signs $5.5 bn worth of deals in Africa Read More »
Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Medical experts have hailed a malaria vaccine that will prevent millions of young children from catching the disease, which could be available in October after trial results found that it reduces number of cases by half. Researchers say the vaccine, which has just completed the final stages of testing, could
Nigeria: Malaria Vaccine for Children Coming Soon Read More »
follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork JAMA April 14, 2015 The Health of Young African American Men Deaths in Ferguson, Missouri; New York City; Sanford, Florida; and other areas have focused international attention on young African American men. In a recent campaign, young African American men draw attention to key overlooked facts that describe their demographic: 1
Dr. Bruce M. Henry is currently a Senior Medical officer at Go Africa Network Inc. and has been a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician at Nyack Hospital, Nyack New York since 2006. Dr. Henry has served as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician at the following institutions in the past 20 years over an evolving time period. Pediatric Emergency Services,
About: Dr. Bruce M. Henry Read More »
Follow us on Twitter@GoAfricaNetwork Around 600,000 people die from malaria every year. The vast majority of these deaths occur in Africa, where female Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes are responsible for transmitting malaria between people. Current mosquito control methods, which include insecticide-covered bed nets and indoor insecticide spraying, have dramatically reduced malaria transmission in many communities. But
follow us on twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork February 24, 2015 A Finnish study found daily saunas protect middle-aged men against heart attacks. Men’s Fitness MEN’S FITNESS The Finnish are clearly onto something. Though the Angry Birds ship has sailed—we feel your deep-seeded jealousy toward Rovio’s genius, too—you can jump on Finland’s health bandwagon by stepping into a
A Daily Sauna May Prolong Your Life And Protect Your Heart Read More »
MEDIA ALERT: Go Africa Harlem Community Launch Event on May 5th 2015 @ MIST Harlem Kicks Off the Countdown to First Go Africa Harlem Street Festival taking place on July 18th 2015 WHO: Go Africa Network Inc. in conjunction with the Association Nationale Des Senegalais D Amerique Inc. and supported by Manhattan Community Board 10;
Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork GREAT DRONE FOOTAGE is mesmerizing, no matter what it depicts. (Exhibit A: This video of a truck driving through mud in super-slow-motion.) But perfect shots—the swooping landscapes, the hovering overheads—are hard to come by. A new drone from 3D Robotics (a company co-founded by former WIRED editor-in-chief Chris Anderson) is
The 3DR Solo Is One Scary-Smart Drone Read More »
