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The author of the entry referred to the analysis "US Life Expectancy and Increasing Mortality Rates: An Analysis of the Crisis," published in the journal "The Milbank Quarterly." He wrote that it pointed to a high mortality rate among people under 40 years of age, and that in 65 countries of the world, 15-year-olds currently had a better chance of survival. #zdrowie #umieralność #USA #US #65 (translated)

Africa Daily Report — 1 October 2026 Major developments reported during the previous 24 hours 1. Kenya / East Africa — $16 billion Dangote refinery breaks ground in Lamu. Five African heads of state joined the groundbreaking of Dangote Group's planned $16 billion refinery in Lamu. The plant is designed to process 700,000 barrels per day and is expected to take about 40 months to complete. It is intended to reduce East Africa's dependence on imported refined petroleum, but the project still faces land-rights litigation and environmental concerns. Importance: VERY HIGH — the project could materially reshape East African fuel supply, trade flows, infrastructure investment and regional industrialisation. Direct source: https://apnews.com/article/a0ae7108ae4f4144222aea101baed3a5 2. South Africa — Ramaphosa announces response to gender-based violence. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced additional measures after the discovery of multiple murdered women in Ekurhuleni. Measures include a 60-day local-government safety audit and reviews of unresolved murder, rape and other gender-based-violence cases. Police have not established that the recent killings were committed by a single perpetrator. Importance: VERY HIGH — gender-based violence remains a major public-safety and criminal-justice challenge in South Africa. Direct source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/violence-against-women-south-africa-is-national-shame-president-says-2026-09-30/ 3. DR Congo — Mistrust complicates Ebola response after politician killed. Congolese politician Marie-Célestin Karondwa was killed after publicly supporting the government's Ebola response, according to AP. The killing illustrates the severe community mistrust confronting health authorities as the Bundibugyo-virus outbreak continues. Congo has recorded more than 8,000 confirmed infections and nearly 4,000 deaths in the current outbreak. Importance: CRITICAL — the combination of rapid transmission, very high mortality, insecurity and resistance to health measures poses a major regional public-health risk. Direct source: https://apnews.com/article/1ff629474298a62db44438c6eb178270 4. Zambia — Government opens talks with IMF on a new programme. Zambia began discussions with a visiting IMF mission on a successor lending programme. The country's previous $1.7 billion IMF arrangement expired in January, and Lusaka wants a new agreement before year-end. The IMF mission is scheduled to remain through October 10. Importance: HIGH — a new IMF programme could affect Zambia's fiscal policy, investment environment and economic strategy after its sovereign-debt restructuring. Direct source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/zambia-starts-talks-with-visiting-imf-mission-new-loan-programme-2026-09-30/ 5. South Africa / United States — Pretoria summons US ambassador. South Africa's foreign ministry summoned US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III over what it described as “undiplomatic conduct.” It was the third such summons in nine months, reflecting continuing strain in bilateral relations. Both governments have nevertheless indicated that dialogue is continuing. Direct source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africa-summons-us-ambassador-again-over-undiplomatic-conduct-official-says-2026-09-30/ 6. South Africa — Anti-immigration protests held in Durban. Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Durban calling for more deportations of undocumented migrants and tighter border controls. The demonstration comes amid heightened tensions over migration and previous violence against foreign nationals. Authorities did not recognise an ultimatum previously issued by organisers demanding that undocumented migrants leave the country. Direct source: https://apnews.com/article/c086e617b555643510541f9c9906ca4b 7. Africa — WHO data show sharp increase in cholera deaths. New WHO surveillance data show that reported cholera deaths globally rose by about 30% in 2025 despite fewer reported cases. The African Region experienced a particularly sharp deterioration: reported cases increased by 34% and deaths by 58%. Angola, DR Congo, Nigeria, South Sudan and Sudan were among seven countries accounting for roughly 90% of reported global cases and deaths. Importance: VERY HIGH — the figures highlight persistent weaknesses in water, sanitation, surveillance and access to timely treatment across several African states. Direct source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202609300113.html 8. Zambia — New cholera outbreak reaches 304 cases and 11 deaths. Zambian health authorities reported 304 cholera cases across seven districts in five provinces as of September 29, with 11 deaths. Lusaka was among the affected areas. The government said eight deaths occurred in communities, pointing to delays in patients reaching treatment. Importance: HIGH — Zambia only recently ended its previous outbreak, making renewed transmission a significant public-health concern. Direct source: https://www.mwebantu.com/11-die-as-cholera-hits-seven-districts-in-five-provinces-says-ministry-of-health/ 9. Burkina Faso — Country opens its first gold refinery. Burkina Faso inaugurated its first domestic gold refinery, RAFFINOR-BF, in Ouagadougou. The facility cost more than 11 billion CFA francs and has an initial annual refining capacity of about 164 tonnes, with plans for substantial expansion. The project is intended to retain more value from the country's gold production through domestic refining, certification and processing. Importance: HIGH — the refinery is part of a wider African trend toward local mineral beneficiation and greater domestic control of commodity value chains. Direct source: https://apnews.com/article/f39f714232e1784bb5051cdf44f0b992 10. Zimbabwe — Helicopter crash reported with six people aboard. A helicopter carrying four passengers and two crew members crashed in Zimbabwe's Marondera district southeast of Harare. Government and police officials said initial information indicated there were no survivors. Authorities had not immediately released all identities or a cause for the crash. Importance: MODERATE — a significant domestic aviation accident, with investigation and identification of those aboard still pending. Direct source: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/helicopter-6-aboard-crashes-zimbabwe-survivors-officials-136898678 #Africa #AfricaNews #TopNewsOfAfrica #DRCongo #Ebola #EbolaOutbreak #PublicHealth #HealthSecurity #CommunityTrust #DiseaseResponse #Zambia #IMF #InternationalMonetaryFund #EconomicReform #DebtRestructuring #FiscalPolicy #AfricanEconomy #SouthAfrica #CyrilRamaphosa #GenderBasedViolence #Femicide #PublicSafety #CriminalJustice #Ekurhuleni #ViolenceAgainstWomen #AfricanSecurity #RegionalStability #Geopolitics #AfricaToday #wrldorg

"A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle" - Gloria Steinem … but women do need a handyman - and nothing else. “Wanted: Husband, Preferably With a Toolbox” Latvia has one of Europe’s most remarkable gender imbalances. Women constitute about 54% of the population—roughly 116 women for every 100 men. And this is not primarily a story about fewer boys being born. It is a story about men dying earlier. In 2025, life expectancy at birth was approximately 72.3 years for Latvian men, compared with 81.0 years for women. Latvia therefore has one of the largest male-female life-expectancy gaps in the OECD. Among the elderly, the consequences are striking: women dramatically outnumber men, leaving many older women living without a male partner. This produces an intriguing—and slightly ironic—market response. Latvia has businesses advertised as “husband for an hour”, providing plumbing, electrical work, repairs, furniture assembly and other household services traditionally associated with the male partner. There is no solid evidence that Latvia’s gender imbalance caused these businesses to become popular, so the connection should not be presented as established fact. But the phenomenon illustrates a much bigger point. Demography is not just about population pyramids and government statistics. It changes the structure of everyday life—and eventually the economy. Latvia is simultaneously experiencing low fertility, population ageing, high male mortality and long-term population decline. In 2025, only about 11,900 children were born while more than 26,000 people died. Migration adds further pressure. The “husband for an hour” may therefore be more than an amusing curiosity. It could be a small, almost comical symptom of a much more serious transformation: when demographic structures change, markets adapt. And sometimes the first sign of a demographic crisis is not found in a government report—but in the services people suddenly find themselves needing to buy.

However you feel about him, Ricky Gervais is one of the most prominent animal rights advocates in the entertainment industry. He donates profits from his stand-up comedy tours to fund animal welfare groups: nearly £2.5 million from his last "Mortality" tour. Good man. #RickyGervais #AnimalRights #ComedyForACause #GB

Io rimango basito dal ragionamento di @mariannaaprile. Muoiono le persone mica le percentuali. È una delle cose più imbarazzanti che abbia sentito. La volontà di vincere una polemica persa conduce in un vicolo cieco. Quindi se avesse attraversato una persona soltanto e questa fosse morta avremmo una mortalità del 100%. E seguendo il ragionamento appena fatto sarebbe peggio che vedere 914 morti con una mortalità del 5%. #inonda #mortality #debate #healthcare

New finding: Raynaud’s phenomenon may be more than an isolated vascular response to cold. In patients with early Raynaud’s, the coexistence of capillaroscopic abnormalities and autoantibodies - particularly ANA and anti-Scl-70 - was associated with higher mortality during https://t.co/7jR0ZEEQ7Y #RaynaudsPhenomenon #Autoimmunity #HealthResearch #Therearenospecificcountrycodesmentionedinthetweetprovided.

La ola de calor de junio ha provocado al menos 12.000 muertes adicionales en Europa, según datos preliminares, con un exceso de mortalidad notable en países como Alemania, Francia y Bélgica, superando las cifras esperadas y resaltando la necesidad de abordar el calor como una emergencia de salud pública. #OlaDeCalor #MortalityExcess #CambioClimático

V článku se uvádí, že čísla o hitzetodech, která zveřejňuje Robert Koch-Institut, jsou považována za spolehlivá a přestože se často zakládají na odhadech, ukazují na významné zvýšení úmrtnosti v důsledku veder, přičemž potíže se správným zařazením úmrtí k teplu a fenomén mortality displacement komplikuje celkové posouzení skutečného dopadu veder na zdraví populace. #Hitzetote #Klimawandel #Übersterblichkeit

Putin looks old and defeated. He knows it's only a matter of time before his own people turn on him. Less than a year ago, the dictator was discussing immortality with Xi Jinping. Now, he's facing the certainty of defeat and his own mortality. https://t.co/Qvyh0oiVWI #Putin #Defeat #Dictatorship #RU #CN

The world biggest iceberg has finally melted away, aged 40 or so. It was not the fact of its mortality that worried people, as much as the speed of its breaking-up and the long-term fate of the continent it had belonged to https://t.co/DlYyBbybVc #ClimateChange #Iceberg #GlobalWarming #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.

Lekarze z Harvard Medical School w Bostonie wykazali, że im silniejszy upał, tym większe niebezpieczeństwo. W badaniu „Cardiovascular Mortality and Exposure to Heat in an Inherently Hot Region: Implications for Climate Change”, opublikowanym w czasopiśmie „Circulation”, #Harvard #zdrowie #zmian Klimatu #US

Fun fact: not just mortality, but sexual activity and fertility likewise have an optimal temperature; there is a significant drop in birth rates ~9 months after a heat wave. https://t.co/cDUc7cwMaS #ClimateChange #Fertility #HeatWave #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

E.g. less sunshine hence lower vitamin D levels, more virus infections (flu), more air pollution, behavioral changes (food, drink, less time spent indoors, less exercise). Even in warm Honolulu 10-15 % more people die in winter. So does #globalwarming reduce mortality? #globalwarming #health #mortality #Thetweetdoesnotexplicitlymentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

Impressive study suggesting that hyperglycosylation (addition of sugars to proteins) may be a driver of Alzheimer’s disease 👀 They also show that glucosamine supplements (often used for joint health) are associated with Alzheimer’s progression and mortality. #Alzheimers #HealthResearch #Glucosamine #Therearenospecificcountriesmentionedinthetweet.

Keep cool, drink a lot of water, look after yourself and elderly neighbors. Heat waves are silent killers. Full extent will only be known once the overall mortality data are analyzed. We learned that in 2003. #HeatWave #StayHydrated #PublicHealth #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

Dominik Wolf, Director of the University Clinic for Hematology and Oncology in Innsbruck, emphasizes the importance of colonoscopy as the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening and advocates for a nationwide screening program in Austria to increase early detection and reduce mortality, especially as younger patients are increasingly affected. #Darmkrebs #Vorsorge #Screening