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Lassa fever: Nurses call for overhaul of nation’s health system.

Nurses under the auspices of University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), on Friday, called for the overhaul of the nation’s health system to enhance effective health care delivery. In reaction to the recent death of doctors and nurses due to Lassa fever in Ebonyi, the association described as worrisome the attitude of successive governments to the development of the nation’s health care system. This reaction is contained in a statement signed by its National President, Chief Solomon Egwuenu and its National Secretary, Mr Goodluck Nshi and made available to the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki. The association said that the unfortunate incident in Ebonyi was avoidable only if the government had lived up to the expectation in the health care delivery system. “At the latest count, more than 40 health workers have died as a result of Lassa fever in Ebonyi alone in the past 13 years. This ugly incidence has continued because no proactive mea...

Visa names Andrew Torre regional president for EMEA.

Visa Inc. has announced the appointment of Andrew Torre as Regional President for its Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region, based in Dubai. Torre, who previously led Visa’s Sub-Saharan Africa business, will now oversee all of Visa’s operations in more than 90 countries across CEMEA and report to Visa’s global president, Ryan McInerney. Torre will also sit on Visa’s Global Operating Committee. Torre is a Visa and payments industry veteran, with deep experience across the markets that comprise Visa’s CEMEA region. Having previously worked with the World Bank in Kiev, Moscow and CIS territories, Torre has been with Visa since 2002, holding global roles in product, strategy and pricing, as well as general manager roles in Russia and Sub-Saharan Africa. “Andrew’s deep experience, which touches every part of our CEMEA region, has prepared him well for his new role. It provides him with a phenomenal understanding of both Visa’s global operations, as...

Google Device Bug Chokes Home WiFi Networks.

A bug in the software used by Google Cast devices such as Chromecast and Home can slow down or crash WiFi networks. The problem -- initially believed to be isolated to a particular router model made by TP-Link -- appears to affect models made by other manufacturers, including Asus, Linksys, Netgear and Synology. Complaints on a Google user forum brought the problem to light earlier this week. Forum user Alastair Hadden's network problems started after installing Google Home Max, he wrote. "Initial setup was fine, everything was working (Assistant, streaming services), but then my WiFi network went down, which required a hard restart of modem and router to fix. It took it going down a few more times for me to realize the Max was causing it." Forum user Ryan Crowson had a similar experience. "Added a Home Max to the mix tonight and my router kept dying," he wrote. "I couldn't even hardwire and log into it to see what was happening, had to unplu...

Zimbabwean president wants UN to observe vote.

We want fair, free, credible elections,” he told British business newspaper the Financial Times in an interview published Thursday. “I would want that the United Nations should come, the EU should come… If the Commonwealth were requesting to come, I am disposed to consider their application,” he added. Zimbabwe shunned international observers during Mugabe’s 37-year rule, during which elections were marred by vote-rigging and violent suppression of the opposition. Mnangagwa was one of Mugabe’s closest allies in the ruling ZANU-PF party and the 75-year-old has been accused of playing a vital role in the authoritarian regime. But since taking over the presidency he has extended an olive branch to the international community, including to former colonial ruler Britain. The UK was an outspoken critic of Mugabe’s leadership, but Mnangagwa predicted closer ties when Britain leaves the European Union next year. ...

Happiness Is Cancelled. In Pursuit Of Emotional Diversity.

The pursuit of happiness can take a back seat now. Emotional diversity is the new kid on the block. We have become so lost trying to decipher what defines our happiness that we have lost track of everything including things that matter to us. Good thing is, emotional diversity is more realistic. Experiencing different emotions is not a bad thing after all. A research study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology which involved 37,000 people has revealed that emotional diversity is actually healthy because it reduces your chances of high blood pressure. Dr Anthony Ong, one of the inflammation researchers has explained that “there are many kinds of happiness”. Some of these kinds are calm, awe and amazement. However, to enjoy the health benefits of emotional diversity, you need to have more positive emotions than the negative. While the study is aware of the various complexities of the human emotions, it recognises that people can feel very...

WENGER: ALEXIS LOSS WON'T HURT ARSENAL AS MUCH AS VAN PERSIE EXIT.

The Arsenal boss doesn't believe that losing the Chilean forward will be nearly as painful for Gunners fans as the loss of their former star was Arsene Wenger is resigned to losing Alexis Sanchez and believes that Arsenal fans have made their peace with him leaving as well, claiming that the loss of former forward Robin van Persie to the same Manchester United side in 2012 was much more painful. Arsenal and Manchester United are thought to be nearing a conclusion on negotiations of a swap deal that will see Henrikh Mkhitaryan heading to London as Sanchez moves the other way. The move is a blow to the Gunners, with Wenger having already admitted that a deal was close to completion . Still, the French boss does not think Arsenal fans will feel the same anger over the move that they felt when Van Persie left for the Red Devils. “We took Van Persie when he played in the reserve team at Feyenoord," said Wenger in quotes reported...

IBM, Maersk Announce Global Blockchain Shipping Venture.

IBM and A.P. Moeller-Maersk on Tuesday announced a joint venture to create a platform based on Hyperledger Fabric 1.0, with the goal of creating huge efficiencies in the global supply chain. IBM and Maersk, one of the world's leading shipping container firms, have teamed up to provide a more efficient method of standardizing shipping logistics using blockchain technology. "Adoption of Hyperledger Fabric by Maersk and its partnership [with] IBM has the potential to remake the shipping sector landscape and its use of information technology," said Brian Behlendorf, executive director of The Linux Foundation, which hosts Hyperledger Fabric 1.0. The new firm, which will be based in the New York metropolitan area pending regulatory approval, will be 51 percent owned by Maersk, with the remaining 49 percent owned by IBM. Mike White, former president of North America for Maersk, will be CEO of the venture. Vincent Clerc, chief commercial officer at Maersk will be chairman ...