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Last update: 9 hours agoDementia Watch: WHO says dementia is rising fast across Africa, with about 1.9 million people affected and costs estimated at US$15.6 billion a year, largely carried by unpaid caregivers who spend long hours each day. Public Health & Safety: A Reuters probe finds banned mercury skin-lightening creams still sold online in multiple countries, sometimes without mercury listed on labels—raising serious health risks. Food Policy in Gabon: Gabon will keep its plan to ban imported broiler chicken from Jan 1, 2027, despite a WTO challenge from the US, as Libreville pushes local production to cut reliance on imports. Health & Nature Science: New research from Kenya reports elephants deliberately mixing medicinal plants and using breast milk to treat calves—an unusual example of animals “making and administering” medicine. Regional Health Systems: A WHO workshop in Nairobi highlights that none of the 47 WHO African countries had a national dementia plan as of 2024, with limited awareness and prevention efforts.
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