Mauritania News News Mauritania » Health: Patients brave mental health desert in Mauritania
Mauritania has only one psychiatric hospital, and beds and staff are too few for patients to stay long term – Copyright AFP/File Noel CELIS The wall was tagged with ...
News Mauritania » Health: Turkey&Mauritania sign health cooperation deal
Speaking in the signature ceremony in Ankara, Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag said that Turkish experts would train experts in Mauritania. "We will contribute to efforts to reduce mother and child ...
News Mauritania » Health: Refugees in Mauritania in lonely fight for mental health care
MBERA REFUGEE CAMP, Mauritania – As tens of thousands of refugees from Mali remain displaced in this expansive camp, families are growing increasingly concerned by a lack of support for their mental ...
News Mauritania » Health: Mauritania Is Now Better Prepared to Handle Public Health Emergencies
Mauritania Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) is now better positioned to activate and manage Incident Management System (IMS) for real-world outbreaks,but more skills training in ...
News Mauritania » Health: Shocking 'leblouh' tradition: Fattening farms in Mauritania, girls were force-fed up to 10,000 calories per day to become 'ideal brides'
Mauritania's controversial Leblouh tradition once saw young girls being force-fed up to 10,000–16,000 calories a day to become obese, as larger body size was considered a symbol of beauty, wealth and ...
News Mauritania » Health: Strengthening Vigilance to Contain Diphtheria in Mauritania
Long considered a disease of the past, diphtheria continues to affect certain regions of Mauritania. Located in the east of the country, near the border with Mali, the Mbera refugee camp hosts ...
News Mauritania » Health: Patients brave mental health desert in Mauritania
"Stress kills your neurons," said the message scrawled in room 13, one of just 20 beds available for psychiatric patients in the African country of five million people, which sits between the Atlantic ...
News Mauritania » Health: Refugees in Mauritania in lonely fight for mental health care
MBERA REFUGEE CAMP, Mauritania – As tens of thousands of refugees from Mali remain displaced in this expansive camp, families are growing increasingly concerned by a lack of support for their mental ...