Senegal: Building a home-grown space industry

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Senegal and West Africa' new disease alert and surveillance system

Good news! Maybe some African countries will introduce these sophisticated health monitoring systems faster than the West.

"When patients at clinics throughout Senegal test positive for diseases like malaria, their cases are linked to a digital “web of surveillance” maintained by hospitals and clinics throughout the country. 

The system, Senegal’s Syndromic Sentinel Surveillance System (“4S”), is run by the Institut Pasteur de Dakar, and allows health officials to quickly trace disease patterns in real time.  

So far, the system has flagged malaria mutations, dengue outbreaks, and the spread of West Nile virus.  

Regional expansion: The 4S model now spans 10 West African countries, creating a “regional tripwire” that detects outbreaks. ..."

"... Healthcare workers at 44 “sentinel sites” – hospitals and clinics enrolled in the program – enter each patient’s symptoms into a centralised database via phone or laptop. From here, the system produces a weekly bulletin mapping disease patterns across the country.

When anomalies appear – clusters of fevers, spikes in diarrhoea – samples taken routinely from every patient are rushed by motorbike to IPD in Dakar or its satellite laboratories. 

There, they are analysed using high-tech diagnostic machines. 

Each vial of blood or saliva is screened for a range of infectious diseases: Covid-19, malaria, tuberculosis, Zika, yellow fever, Ebola – even the plague. 

Samples are also genomically sequenced, scrutinised letter by letter for mutations or changes in the pathogen’s DNA.

Any abnormalities are uploaded to international databases and shared with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global surveillance network. 

It means that within hours, health authorities across Africa – and beyond – know that something new is moving through Senegal’s clinics. ..."

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Institut Pasteur de Dakar

Senegal demands truth as it marks 80 years since French colonial massacre at Thiaroye

Recommendable!

Senegal's President Faye is in France | Reset of Ties? with Palki Sharma

Recommendable!

Senegal's PM Ousmane Sonko to Remove French Military Bases? with Palki Sharma

Will another former French colony country in Africa abandon France? Plus, the CFA (franc de la Communauté financière africaine) currency is also being questioned.

Senegal New President Two Wives - Unconventional First Family? Here's Why

Why is P like polygamy not part of LGBTQ? Why don't we allow women to have two or more husbands in the name of gender equality? Different stroke for different folks! Caution: satire

According to this video, polygamy is widespread in Senegal.

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma also had two wives.

Which one will be the First Lady! The new and young president has a dilemma!

Senegal's Bassirou Diomaye Faye: Africa's Youngest Elected President (age 44) and a former tax inspector with Palki Sharma

Good news! A peaceful change of power!

The country in Africa that never had a military coup: Senegal

Recommendable! I basically only know this country by it's music: Étoile de Dakar with singer Youssou N'Dour, whom I have seen at a live performance in my hometown several decades ago! Great music!

Senegal Postpones Election: New Headache for West Africa? with Palki Sharma

Bad news from one of the most stable democracies in Africa.

How clubfoot treatment is transforming Senegalese children's lives

It is a shame that this congenital deformity, which has long been successfully mostly eradicated in Western countries, still goes untreated too often in Africa!

Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba tours African nation Senegal amid Russia-Ukraine war

Very smart move by the Ukrainian government! Two thumbs up!

Impfstoff aus Afrika? Hoffnungsträger Senegal

Empfehlenswert! Sehr beachtlich was da in Senegal geleistet wird!

Youssou Ndour - Bukki Yi - Clip Officiel

Enjoy! I have attended one or two concerts of the Etoile de Dakar with Youssou Ndour in my home town Frankfurt am Main, Germany in the 1980s or so. 

The Metis Of Senegal: Art, Culture And Power From Colonial Times

Very recommendable! E.g. watch the old lady throw away her crutch so she could dance with the others in the public square.