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Blood pressure, a silent killer

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Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Each time your heart beats, it pumps blood into the arteries. Your blood pressure is highest when your heart beats, pumping the blood. This is called systolic pressure. When your heart is at rest, between beats, your blood pressure falls. This is called diastolic pressure. The Blood pressure is measured using two numbers: The first number, called systolic blood pressure, measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats. The second number, called diastolic blood pressure, measures the pressure in your arteries when your heart rests between beats. If the measurement reads 120 systolic and 80 diastolic, you would say, “120 over 80,” or write, “120/80 mmHg.” Therefore, your blood pressure reading uses these two numbers. Usually the systolic number comes before or above the diastolic number. For example, 120/80 means a systolic of 120 and a diastolic of 80.   High blood pressure diagnostic ...
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Que savoir de l'Insulinodépendance

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L'insulinodépendance désigne l'état d'une personne diabétique dont le corps ne produit plus ou pas assez d'insuline, rendant des injections quotidiennes ou continues d'insuline indispensables à sa survie pour réguler le taux de sucre dans le sang. Le Diabète de type 1 est une forme de diabète est une maladie auto-immune où le système immunitaire attaque et détruit les cellules productrices d'insuline dans le pancréas. Le corps ne peut donc plus produire d'insuline, une hormone essentielle pour réguler le sucre dans le sang. L'Insulinodépendance se manifeste dans un cas où en l'absence de production d'insuline par le pancréas, les personnes atteintes de diabète de type 1 doivent recevoir de l'insuline de manière exogène, c'est-à-dire par injection ou par pompe à insuline, pour survivre.  Le traitement du diabète de type 1 repose sur l'insulinothérapie, qui consiste à administrer de l'insuline de manière régulière pour remplacer l...
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African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 to Spotlight Venezuela’s New Investment Framework as Global Capital Returns

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The Venezuela Global Investment Forum at African Energy Week 2026 will examine how regulatory reform, new production participation structures and international partnerships are reshaping the country’s investment landscape. Venezuela’s energy sector is entering a period of significant commercial change, with a reworked hydrocarbons framework beginning to translate into new agreements with international energy companies. At African Energy Week (AEW) 2026, the Venezuela Global Investment Forum: Shaping the Renaissance of a Hydrocarbon Giant will bring Venezuelan policymakers, national oil company executives and international investors together to examine the opportunities emerging from that transition. The forum comes as Venezuela moves from regulatory reform toward implementation. In January 2026, the country enacted a reform of its Organic Hydrocarbons Law, introducing new contractual mechanisms for primary hydrocarbon activities and establishing a framework intended to give private ope...
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African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) and Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative Convene Partners to Advance Financing for Women Entrepreneurs

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AFAWA Coordinator Melissa Basque-Roux addressed the gathering of more than a half-dozen implementing partners On the first day, delegates visited NSIA Banque Côte d’Ivoire, a subsidiary of the pan-African NSIA Group, which employs a range of financial tools to support women-owned businesses. The African Development Bank Group’s ( https://www.AfDB.org ) Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) kicked off a four-day learning event focused on practical ways to improve women entrepreneurs’ access to finance and other economic opportunities across Africa. Hosted jointly with the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), a World Bank-hosted partnership, the 22-25 September session brings together representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the Islamic Development Bank and the World Bank Group, as well as the We-Fi Secretariat. The African Development Bank’s Africa Digi...
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World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Launches the Health Campaign Digitization Initiative (DIGIT-HCM) to Transform Health Campaign Planning and Delivery Across the Region

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The DIGIT platform is designed as an open, modular and interoperable digital infrastructure that provides countries with a unified interface for planning, managing and monitoring vaccination campaigns. The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa is advancing the digital transformation of public health delivery with the launch of the DIGIT Health Campaign Data Digitization Project, a regional initiative designed to modernize how health campaigns are planned, coordinated, implemented and monitored across the continent. The initiative builds on growing experience across the Region in digitizing large-scale health campaigns. The DIGIT platform is designed as an open, modular and interoperable digital infrastructure that provides countries with a unified interface for planning, managing and monitoring vaccination campaigns, reducing reliance on fragmented and non-interoperable tools. The platform is being deployed through a first phase which will include seven pilot count...
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Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej and Kenya First Lady, H.E. Mrs. Rachel Ruto, E.G.H., Inspire Kenyan Schoolgirls at Kenya State House During Launch of Educating Linda Program

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  As a part of Educating Linda, we are providing annual scholarships to 47 deserving, high performing, yet underprivileged Kenyan schoolgirls, till they finish their education. Merck Foundation declared Kenya First Lady as the Ambassador of “More than a Mother” to build healthcare capacity, break infertility stigma, and support girl education. Merck Foundation ( www.Merck-Foundation.com ), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany officially launched their Educating Linda program in Kenya in partnership with The First Lady of Kenya & Ambassador of “Merck Foundation More Than a Mother” at the Kenya State House. The program was chaired by Chairman of Merck Foundation Board of Trustees, Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, CEO of Merck Foundation, Dr. Rasha Kelej and The First Lady of Kenya, H.E. Mrs. RACHEL RUTO E.G.H.. Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej (Ret.), CEO of Merck Foundation and President of “More Than a Mother” Campaign said, "I am very happy to meet my dear sister, H.E. M...
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Merck Foundation Announced the Winners of Merck Foundation Fashion, Film And Song Awards 2025 to Empower Infertile Women, End Child Marriage & Support Girl Education

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  Merck Foundation also announced the Call for Applications for the 2026 Edition of Merck Foundation Fashion, Song & Film Awards ‘More Than a Mother’ and ‘Diabetes & Hypertension’, in partnership with First Ladies of Africa and Asia. Merck Foundation ( www.Merck-Foundation.com ), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, in partnership with the Africa’s First Ladies, also the Ambassadors of “Merck Foundation more Than a Mother” announced the winners of their Fashion, Song, and Film Awards 2025, under two themes: “More Than a Mother” and “Diabetes & Hypertension”. The theme of “More Than a Mother” Awards was to raise awareness on social issues such as: Breaking Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girl Education, Women Empowerment, Ending Child Marriage, Ending FGM, and/or Stopping GBV at all levels. The theme of “Diabetes and Hypertension” Awards was to promote a healthy lifestyle and raise awareness about prevention and early detection of Diabetes and Hypertension in Afri...
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