Using Mobile Phones to Tackle Fistula in Tanzania DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Across Africa, cell phones are rapidly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. From an isolated rural village, a business owner can make a bank deposit through her phone; a farmer can access current crop prices; and an expectant mother can learn about antenatal care. And now, in Tanzania, cell phones offer a chance of treatment for women living with obstetric fistula – a painful and often ostracizing condition … [Read more...]
Tanzania – Using Mobile Phones to Tackle Fistula
May 25, 2011 by admin
Filed Under: AFRICA, SELF CARE, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Africa, CCBRT, CCBRT hospital, cellular, chronic incontinence, Dar es Salaam, donkey cart, fistula, Kabanga Hospital, M-PESA, maternal deaths, obstructed childbirths, paralysis, Pregnant teens, social media, Tanzania, Tanzanian women, Using Mobile Phones to Tackle Fistula, Vodafone M-PESA, women before and after surgery, WOMEN of ACTION™, women taking action
Drinking Raw Milk: It's Not Worth the Risk
February 16, 2011 by admin
Drinking Raw Milk It's Not Worth the Risk There are many reasons why some people are thinking about drinking raw milk these days. (Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized to kill harmful germs.) Some people want to eat less processed food. Others have heard that raw milk contains more of certain nutrients than pasteurized milk, or that it can prevent or even solve various health problems. Still others think of buying raw milk as one way to support local farmers and … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CA-- USES, CONTRIBUTORS, SELF CARE Tagged With: carry germs, Casey Barton Behravesh, CDC, chronic disorders, contaminate raw milk, Death, diarrhea, Drinking Raw Milk, DrPH, DVM, Food Safety, grain-fed animals, grass-fed, higher risk, infants, It's Not Worth the Risk, kidney failure, LCDR, older adults, paralysis, Prevention Branch at CDC ., raw milk, stomach cramping, US Public Health Service, vomiting, weakened immune systems, young children, “certified, ” “local dairies, ” “organic
Drinking Raw Milk: It’s Not Worth the Risk
February 16, 2011 by admin
Drinking Raw Milk It's Not Worth the Risk There are many reasons why some people are thinking about drinking raw milk these days. (Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized to kill harmful germs.) Some people want to eat less processed food. Others have heard that raw milk contains more of certain nutrients than pasteurized milk, or that it can prevent or even solve various health problems. Still others think of buying raw milk as one way to support local farmers and … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CA-- USES, CONTRIBUTORS, SELF CARE Tagged With: carry germs, Casey Barton Behravesh, CDC, chronic disorders, contaminate raw milk, Death, diarrhea, Drinking Raw Milk, DrPH, DVM, Food Safety, grain-fed animals, grass-fed, higher risk, infants, It's Not Worth the Risk, kidney failure, LCDR, older adults, paralysis, Prevention Branch at CDC ., raw milk, stomach cramping, US Public Health Service, vomiting, weakened immune systems, young children, “certified, ” “local dairies, ” “organic
