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Focusing foreign aid on infectious diseases has allowed a rise in cancer and diabetes that African governments don’t have resources to fight, says Dr Githinji GitahiHealth services in Africa are at risk of “collapse in the next few years” due to soaring chronic diseases, a senior public health leader has warned.Foreign aid to Africa has been focused on infectious diseases, leaving conditions such as cancer and diabetes to escalate, said Dr Githinji Gitahi, group CEO of Amref Health Africa. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/27/africas-medical-system-risks-collapse-in-next-few-years-warns-health-leader Author : Kat Lay, Global health correspondent, in Kigali Publish date : 2025-02-27 07:00:00 Copyright

Hilda Jackson and fellow residents partied with strobe lights, glowsticks and drum’n’bass from festival-headlinerIt was a birthday party that would do even the most seasoned raver proud, with strobe lighting, glow sticks and a headline act who has played some of the biggest festivals in the UK.The birthday girl sipped on champagne, while guests helped themselves to free-flowing cocktails from a pop-up bar run by Jägermeister. This was not an Instagram influencer’s Ibiza pool party, however – it was Hilda Jackson’s 105th-birthday rave in her Derbyshire care home. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/27/im-still-dancing-derbyshire-woman-has-105th-birthday-rave-at-care-home Author : Hannah Al-Othman North of

Rory Amon committed to stand trial on 10 separate charges, including sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 14Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former New South Wales Liberal MP has been committed to stand trial over multiple alleged sexual assaults.Rory Amon is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy he knew on Sydney’s northern beaches in 2017. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/27/rory-amon-nsw-liberal-party-mp-alleged-sexual-assault-teen-boy-charges-plea-hearing-ntwnfb Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-27 04:41:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Jack Gibson-Burrell, 21, released after flagging he will fight more than 50 offences and being accused of painting on Melbourne landmarksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne man alleged to be the creator of the prolific “Pam the Bird” graffiti has been released back into the community to live with his grandmother in Geelong, who has warned it is “my house, my rules”.Jack Gibson-Burrell’s legal team successfully argued for their client to be granted bail under strict conditions including not possessing abseiling-related equipment or graffiti implements, a