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Using AI to interpret images from a handheld ultrasound device is comparable at detecting how well the heart pumps as the gold-standard of diagnosis currently used in the NHS. The breakthrough new findings suggest that the use of AI could significantly speed up heart failure diagnosis waiting times.

By NATION REPORTER

THE Zambia Women in Construction have expressed concern that there is little or no action to implement the policy that 30 percent of works in the construction sector should be allocated to women.

Association chairperson Dorothy Mulwila says it is saddening that despite President Hakainde Hichilema’s pronouncement on the matter to ensure that 30 percent of work is allocated to women, authorities have failed move so that the presidential directive could be actualized.

Ms. Mulwila said the failure by authority to implement the policies was discouraging women to fully participation in a male dominated sector.

She said women had the capacity to positively contribute to the growth of the construction industry if well supported by non-discriminative policies.

She has since appealed to government to put in place measures that would enable participation and allocation of incentives to women in the sector.

Ms. Mulwila said government should also engage women in the sector regularly in order to find out the challenges that women face in accessing the contracts.

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Atrial fibrillation ablation is associated with lower rates of death, urgent heart transplantation or left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation compared with medical therapy in patients with end-stage heart failure, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session August 27 at ESC Congress 2023.

Northern Territory mothers living in remote or rural areas often make decisions about the need for antibiotics for their children out of fear or based on the advice of their personal network a new study by Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers has found.

Early one morning, while checking on a slumbering patient at the Center for Sleep Medicine, Erik St. Louis, M.D., noticed something peculiar. The patient, a woman in her early 60’s, had started running beneath her bedsheets. As her eyelids fluttered, her legs kicked into gear, slowly at first but then rapidly picking up the pace, propelling herself along a road only she could see. After sprinting for about 30 seconds, she abruptly stopped and opened her eyes. It wasn’t the way Dr. St. Louis had expected someone with sleep apnea to behave.

A study from City University of New York SPH researchers found that Colombian immigrants in New York City had nearly 50% more obesity prevalence than Colombians in their home country.

A study by CUNY SPH researchers suggests that federal measures supporting free testing and treatment for COVID-19 may have lessened the health care impact of the pandemic and prevented an increase in racial/ethnic health disparities.

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

A K193.2 million five-year bond to support the development of the country’s domestic capital markets has been issued by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

The amortising “Zambezi” bond which is equivalent to approximately US$10 million is also meant to increase access to local currency finance.

This is IFC’s second Kwacha-denominated bond after it placed the first bond issued by a non-resident issuer in Zambia’s domestic capital markets in 2013.

The issuance is the corporation’s first floating rate note in Zambian Kwacha and forms part of IFC’s registered Medium Term Note programme in Zambia as well as IFC’s Pan-African Domestic Medium-Term Note Programme.

IFC Vice President and Treasurer, Treasury & Mobilisation John Gandolfo, in his comment on the development said the institution was happy to be back in the Zambian market.

“Deep and liquid domestic capital markets are essential to expanding access to much-needed local currency finance for key sectors in the economy.

 “Scaling up local currency financing is a key priority for IFC and we’re delighted to be back in the Zambian market,” Mr Gandolfo said.

Absa Bank Zambia was the lead arranger and First National Bank Limited the co-arranger for this issuance.

Jason Quinn, Absa Group Chief Financial Officer on his comment said the bank took pride in its commitment to continue to play a role in promoting and developing access to capital markets for our clients in Zambia and across the African continent.

 “The successful bond issuance is a testament to the credit quality of the issuing entity, IFC. This transaction also demonstrates the critical role that the private sector plays in helping the country’s capital markets and driving economic growth,” Mr Quinn said.

IFC’s work in Zambia is focused on promoting sustainable private sector development by improving the investment climate, supporting small businesses and proactively engaging in the development of key sectors such as infrastructure, agribusiness and financial services.

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With the Food and Drug Administration’s Aug. 21, 2023, approval of the first vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, for use during late pregnancy, the U.S. will soon have a major new tool at its disposal to protect infants against the highly contagious virus.

A research group has found that novel autoantibodies that had been found to cause thrombosis and other conditions in joint research conducted by Kobe and Osaka universities in 2015, are also implicated in pregnancy disorders, including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and fetal growth restriction.