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Implementation, effectiveness, and barriers of obstetric triage in reducing waiting time: a scoping review - Reproductive Health
This scoping review was applied in line with Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers’ Manual and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses: Extension for Scoping review (PRISMA-ScR) [20, 21].The review protocol followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses: Extension for Scoping review (PRISMA-ScR) [21] to report evidence.
Person-centred maternity care during childbirth: a systematic review in low and middle-income countries - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
This systematic review followed the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines [18]. The protocol was registered in the Prospero International Register of Systematic Reviews with ID: CRD42023426638. We conducted a systematic review using peer-reviewed studies. Searches were performed on PubMed/Medline, Embase (Ovid), CINAHL, and Maternal and Infant Care (Ovid) up to 30 May 2023 and updated 26 April 2024.
Examining the associations between testosterone and biomarkers as men age
Glucose The present study identified a significant inverse association between glucose concentrations and TT; however, after adjustment for other variables, the association was no longer present, meaning other factors were contributing to that relationship. No significant association was found between glucose concentrations and SHBG concentrations, even after adjusting for other variables. This result contradicts our initial hypothesis that glucose would be inversely associated with SHBG.
Knowledge and Care of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Back to Journals » Vascular Health and Risk Management » Volume 19 Authors Lakew BA, Bekele DM , Alemu Kassa W, Dugassa Tolera B Received 8 June 2023 Accepted for publication 27 August 2023 Published 21 September 2023 Volume 2023:19 Pages 637—649 DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S422339 Checked for plagiarism Yes Review by Single anonymous peer review Peer reviewer comments 3 Editor who approved publication: Prof.
Knowledge and Care of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Bizuayehu Ashine Lakew, Daniel M Bekele, Wudma Alemu Kassa, Boka Dugassa Tolera School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Correspondence: Boka Dugassa Tolera, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Tel +251-913-132-398, Email boka.dugassa@aau.edu.et Background: Acute Coronary Syndrome is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developing nations including Ethiopia.
Unsafe Infant Feeding Practice among HIV Positive Mothers | HIV
Back to Journals » HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care » Volume 15 Authors Zewdu D, Bekele DM , Bantigen KA, Wake AD Received 12 April 2023 Accepted for publication 9 June 2023 Published 14 June 2023 Volume 2023:15 Pages 325—337 DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S414636 Checked for plagiarism Yes Review by Single anonymous peer review Peer reviewer comments 2 Editor who approved publication: Prof.
Individual and Community level factors of pre-marital HIV testing status among married women in Ethiopia: A multi-level factor analysis Model
Molla Y. Birhanu1*, Daniel B. Ketema1, Melaku Desta2, Samuel D. Habtegiorgis1, Belayneh Mengist1, Alehegn A. Alaneh31, Ayenew N. Abeje1, Eniyew Tegegne1 and Selamawit S. Jenberie2 1Debre Markos University, Ethiopia 2Department of Midwifery, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Ethiopia Provisionally accepted: The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Introduction Marriage with serodiscordant couples accounts for 65–85% of new infections.
When Pierre Claver Mbonimpa is Jailed, All Burundians Are At Risk
Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, president of the Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detained Persons (APRODH) © 2007 Martin Ennals Award Despite years of armed conflict, Burundi has one of the Great Lakes region’s most active independent civil society movements. As it moves toward elections in 2015, however, we see an increasingly tense political climate, with activists under threat.
Sending the Right Message
Three notorious African leaders — Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, Eritrea’s Isaias Afewerki, and Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir — are not invited to this week’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C. But a number of other long-ruling African strongmen, like Angola’s José Eduardo dos Santos, Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, and Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni, will be there.
Gambia: Using Guarantees of Non-Recurrence to Prevent Past Atrocities
document By Daniel Bekele (Senior Director for Africa Advocacy)The following is the transcript of a speech given by Daniel Bekele, Human Rights Watch senior director for Africa advocacy, at the Gambia National Stakeholders Conference on Justice and Human Rights, May 23-25, 2017. Introduction Thank you to the Gambian government and Justice Minister Tambadou for inviting Human Rights Watch to contribute to this important conversation. Over the last 20 years, I have made many visits to Gambia.
Gambia: Talking Human Rights in the New Gambia
By Daniel Bekele (Senior Director for Africa Advocacy)"This is the new Gambia," Jobe, a Gambian taxi driver told me, as I arrived in the country for the first time since the inauguration of President Adama Barrow. Three months after erstwhile strongman Yahya Jammeh left Gambian soil, the capital, Banjul, is buzzing and Gambia, known as the "smiling coast of Africa," is still celebrating the end of more than two decades of dictatorial rule.
Africa's Natural Resources - From Curse to a Blessing
analysis By Daniel BekeleThis year's Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa, which will take place on April 22 and 23, will focus on natural resources governance in Africa. Africa's rich natural resource endowment has long been at the heart of both the continent's many violent conflicts and its hopes for prosperity, so the stakes are high.
Equatorial Guinea: Why Poverty Plagues a High-Income Nation
guest column By Daniel BekeleThe African Union's discussions about poverty have never focused on Equatorial Guinea, a small but oil-rich country boasting the highest per capita income on the continent. But with its foreign minister, Agapito Mba Mokuy, seeking the African Union Commission chairmanship, it is worth asking why the central African nation has done so poorly on social development despite the country's undeniable wealth.
French Court Confirms Genocide Conviction of Former Rwandan Intelligence Chief
A French court on Saturday confirmed the 25-year prison sentence of Pascal Simbikangwa for genocide and complicity in crimes against humanity. Simbikangwa was a former intelligence chief in Rwanda prior to and during the 1994 genocide, and was close to former president Juvénal Habyarimana. Human Rights Watch documented the genocide, including the involvement of Simbikangwa, in detail and has monitored trials of genocide suspects in Rwanda and abroad.
Gambia | Human Rights Watch
Forced disappearances, arbitrary detention, torture, and other human rights violations continue under the government of President Yahya Jammeh, who came to power in a military coup in 1994. Gambian authorities routinely target voices of dissent, including journalists, human rights defenders, political opponents and critics, as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
South Sudan: Civilians Killed, Tortured in Western Region
(Nairobi) – South Sudanese government soldiers have carried out a wide range of often-deadly attacks on civilians in and around the western town of Wau. Soldiers have killed, tortured, raped, and detained civilians and looted and burned down homes. The abuses in the Western Bahr el Ghazal region took place during government counterinsurgency operations that intensified after an August 2015 peace deal.
Rwanda: Govt Turns the Clock Back On Access to Justice
press release By Daniel BekeleUntil this month, Rwanda was one of only eight countries that recognized the right of individuals to file complaints directly with the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights. But just before the court was due to hear a complaint against Rwanda, the government announced it was withdrawing its declaration allowing individuals to file complaints. Rwanda submitted this withdrawal on February 29.
Dispatches: Rwanda Turns the Clock Back on Access to Justice
Until this month, Rwanda was one of only eight countries that recognized the right of individuals to file complaints directly with the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. But just before the court was due to hear a complaint against Rwanda, the government announced it was withdrawing its declaration allowing individuals to file complaints. Rwanda submitted this withdrawal on February 29.
Rwanda: Rounded Up Off the Streets
(Nairobi) – The Rwandan authorities are arbitrarily arresting and unlawfully holding some of the country’s most vulnerable people in an unofficial detention center, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 48-page report, “‘Why Not Call This Place a Prison?’: Unlawful Detention and Ill Treatment in Rwanda’s Gikondo Transit Center,” documents prolonged and unlawful detention in the center, in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, between 2011 and 2015.
500 000 kids did not go school today
And unless government starts ensuring there are schools for them to attend, they won’t be at school tomorrow, says Daniel Bekele. Johannesburg - Qinisela, an 8-year-old South African boy with Down Syndrome, has never attended a day of school. The mainstream school near his house wouldn’t admit him, saying it couldn’t teach him like other children.
500 000 kids did not go school today
Johannesburg - Qinisela, an 8-year-old South African boy with Down Syndrome, has never attended a day of school. The mainstream school near his house wouldn’t admit him, saying it couldn’t teach him like other children. Qinisela has been waiting for almost two years for a placement in a special school, so he spends his days at home, excluded from learning the basic skills he needs to become an independent citizen. More than 500 000 children did not turn up at school in South Africa today.
Burundi: Leading Human Rights Defender Shot
(Nairobi) – A leading Burundian human rights defender, Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, was shot and injured on the evening of August 3, 2015, in the capital, Bujumbura, Human Rights Watch said today. He is in intensive care. “We are shocked at this blatant attack on one of Burundi’s most prominent and respected activists,” said Daniel Bekele, Africa director at Human Rights Watch.
Burundi: Escalation of Political Violence in 2011
(Bujumbura) – Scores of people have been killed in political attacks in Burundi since the end of 2010, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The killings, some by state agents and members of the ruling party, others by armed opposition groups, reflect widespread impunity, the inability of the state to protect its citizens, and an ineffective judiciary.
Gambia: Dozens Held Incommunicado, ‘Disappeared’ Reveal Whereabouts of People Arrested After December Coup Attempt
Gambian authorities have detained incommunicado, depriving them of all contact with the outside world, dozens of friends and relatives of people accused of involvement in a coup attempt since January 2015, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. Those detained include women, elderly people, and a child, and many are believed to be in ill-health.
Burundi: Stop Menacing the Media
We are deeply concerned about the recent escalation in intimidation against the news media in Burundi. This assault on the free press makes it practically impossible for journalists to carry out independent investigations and reporting. (New York) – Burundi government officials should halt their intensifying pressure on journalists, Human Rights Watch said today.
South Sudan: Arbitrary Detention, Torture
(Nairobi) – South Sudan’s military and National Security Service have unlawfully detained dozens of civilians, some for as long as 10 months, Human Rights Watch said today. Detainees, often accused of supporting South Sudanese rebels, have been kept in poor conditions, and in some instances tortured or brutally beaten. “These long, cruel detentions that violate basic rights are a further degradation of freedoms in South Sudan,” said Daniel Bekele, Africa director at Human Rights Watch.
Sudan: Bombing Campaign’s Heavy Toll on Children
(Nairobi) – The Sudanese government’s persistent indiscriminate air attacks in the Nuba Mountains area of Southern Kordofan are killing and maiming children. An aid blockade is causing a health and education crisis in the conflict-affected region. In April 2015, Human Rights Watch visited 13 villages and towns in rebel-held areas of Southern Kordofan’s Nuba Mountains that had been repeatedly hit by air-dropped bombs and ground shelling in the past year.
Burundi: Crackdown on Protesters
(Nairobi) – The Burundian government is cracking down on activists, journalists, and demonstrators following protests over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to run for a third term. The announcement on April 25, 2015, by the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) that Nkurunziza would be its candidate in June elections triggered widespread demonstrations in the capital, Bujumbura, on April 26 and 27.
Sudan: Cluster Bombs Used in Nuba Mountains
(Nairobi) – Evidence indicates that Sudan dropped cluster bombs on civilian areas of Southern Kordofan’s Nuba Mountains in February and March 2015, Human Rights Watch said today. Cluster munitions are indiscriminate weapons banned under the Convention on Cluster Munitions that Sudan has yet to join.
Daniel Bekele and Jeffrey Smith
In the past few months, the West African nation of Gambia, not much bigger than Connecticut, has received an unusual amount of international media coverage.
Central African Republic: Security Council Visit
(Nairobi) – United Nations Security Council members on a first visit to the Central African Republic beginning March 9, 2015, should publicly denounce ongoing attacks against civilians, including Muslims trapped in enclaves. The Security Council should remind all sides that those responsible for the crimes will be held to account.
Burundi: Journalist to be Freed on Bail
(Nairobi) – The Court of Appeal in the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, on February 18, 2015, ordered the release on bail of the well-known journalist Bob Rugurika, Human Rights Watch said today. “The court’s decision to release Bob Rugurika is excellent news – for Rugurika, for other Burundian journalists, and for media freedom in Burundi,” said Daniel Bekele, Africa director at Human Rights Watch.
South Sudan: Government Forces Recruiting Child Soldiers
(Nairobi) – South Sudanese government forces are actively recruiting boys as young as 13, often by force, as soldiers in Malakal, Upper Nile state, Human Rights Watch said today. Both parties to South Sudan’s conflict have recruited and used child soldiers, which is a war crime when children are under 15.
Burundi: Summary Executions by Army, Police
(Nairobi, February 12, 2015) – The Burundian National Defense Force and police committed at least 47 extrajudicial executions between December 30, 2014, and January 3, 2015, following a clash with an armed group in the northwestern province of Cibitoke, Human Rights Watch said today. Armed members of the ruling party’s youth league also participated in the killings.
Burundi: Summary Executions by Army, Police
(Nairobi, February 12, 2015) – The Burundian National Defense Force and police committed at least 47 extrajudicial executions between December 30, 2014, and January 3, 2015, following a clash with an armed group in the northwestern province of Cibitoke, Human Rights Watch said today. Armed members of the ruling party’s youth league also participated in the killings.
South Sudan: AU Putting Justice on Hold
(Johannesburg) – The African Union (AU) has compromised its commitment to justice for serious crimes by deferring consideration of the report of its commission of inquiry on South Sudan. It should revisit this decision, take the report under consideration, and publish it promptly. The commission’s chair, the former Nigerian President Olesegun Obasanjo, was scheduled to brief the AU’s Peace and Security Council at a meeting in Addis Ababa on January 29, 2015.
Burundi risks democratic gains by undermining media freedom
Journalists cover an event. The Burundi government is being urged to guarantee and protect a free and independent media. PHOTO | FILE Bob Rugurika, known throughout Burundi as Bob, is a promising young journalist. He is the director of the popular Radio Publique Africaine (RPA) radio station and is well known for his investigative journalism and easy interactive style. He can comfortably chat with ministers and villagers alike.
Sudan: Conflicts, Abuses Intensify
(Nairobi) – Sudan’s rights record deteriorated in 2014, with deepening political repression and a lack of accountability, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2015. Sudanese authorities should immediately end unlawful attacks on civilians and hold those responsible to account. The authorities should release political detainees and stop arresting and using excessive force against peaceful protesters.
Dispatches: Will the AU Help Bring Justice to South Sudan?
If the African Union (AU) decides to keep its report documenting wartime abuses in South Sudan under wraps, it could hinder bringing those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity to account. On Thursday, the AU Peace and Security Council is expected to consider the final report of the AU Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan, its first-ever commission to document the conflict’s abuses and offer recommendations on justice and reconciliation.
DR Congo: Police Operation Kills 51 Young Men and Boys
(Kinshasa) – Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo summarily killed at least 51 youth and forcibly disappeared 33 others during an anti-crime campaign that began a year ago, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. “Operation Likofi,” which lasted from November 2013 to February 2014, targeted alleged gang members in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa.
Transfer LRA Commander to International Court
(Nairobi) – The United States, Uganda, and the Central African Republic should ensure the prompt transfer of a rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander to the International Criminal Court (ICC). In 2005, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Dominic Ongwen for crimes against humanity and war crimes. On January 6, 2015, US military advisers working with the African Union (AU) Regional Task Force in the Central African Republic received Ongwen into custody.
Sudan: Soldiers, Militias Killing, Raping Civilians
(Nairobi) – Sudanese government forces and allied militias are unlawfully killing and otherwise abusing civilians in government-held areas in Sudan’s Blue Nile state. Dozens of civilians who fled the government held areas and sought refuge in South Sudan described killings, rapes, and beatings to Human Rights Watch.
DR Congo: Police Operation Kills 51 Youth
(Kinshasa) – Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo summarily killed at least 51 youth and forcibly disappeared 33 others during an anti-crime campaign that began a year ago, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. “Operation Likofi,” which lasted from November 2013 to February 2014, targeted alleged gang members in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa.
Nigeria: Massive Destruction, Deaths From Military Raid
(Johannesburg) – Satellite images reveal massive destruction of civilian property from a military raid on April 16 and 17, 2013, in the northern Nigerian town of Baga, undermining the military’s claim that only 30 houses were destroyed, Human Rights Watch said today. The Nigerian government should thoroughly and impartially investigate allegations that soldiers carried out widespread destruction and killing in the town.
Sudan: Civilians Describe Toll of Attacks
Girls carrying water at the Doro refugee camp in Maban, Upper Nile state in South Sudan. Female refugees and humanitarian agencies say that the risk of physical and sexual assault while collecting water or firewood is one of the gravest safety ad security concerns faced by female refugees. According to the UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, girls (under 18) are 32 percent of the entire Blue Nile refugee population registered in the four camps in Upper Nile state, South Sudan.
Burundi: Escalation of Political Violence in 2011
Bujumbura - Scores of people have been killed in political attacks in Burundi since the end of 2010, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The killings, some by state agents and members of the ruling party, others by armed opposition groups, reflect widespread impunity, the inability of the state to protect its citizens, and an ineffective judiciary.
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