Guinea-Bissau News » Bissau News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: Guinea-Bissau halts US-backed hepatitis B newborn study amid global ethical backlash
A contentious, United States-funded clinical trial involving newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted following mounting concerns over bioethics, coercive consent and the dangers of deliberately ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: New equipment strengthens the capacity of Guinea-Bissau’s National Ophthalmology Service
Bissau—The initiative expands the resources available for eye examinations, diagnosis and treatment at Simão Mendes National Hospital. The World Health Organization (WHO) handed over materials and ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: Four convicted in Guinea-Bissau cocaine bust transferred to US
BISSAU, April 18 (Reuters) - Four foreign nationals convicted of trafficking 2.63 metric tons of cocaine in Guinea-Bissau last September have been transferred to the United States to face another ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: Guinea-Bissau inaugurates guidelines to reduce maternal mortality
Bissau – In an important step to reduce maternal mortality, Guinea-Bissau has launched its first-ever national guidelines for maternal health, focused on improving care before, during and after ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: A Small West African Country Has Big Artistic Dreams
Guinea-Bissau, where there are virtually no art galleries, no art schools and little government funding for the arts, has just staged its first biennale. Miguel de Barros, executive director of MoAC ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: Guinea-Bissau youth hope presidential vote brings better life
Caramba Souare focuses on cleaning the car in front of him despite a din of surrounding festivities on the last day of presidential campaigning in Guinea-Bissau. Since leaving school, the 20-year-old ...
News Guinea-Bissau » Bissau » Life: Poverty in Guinea-Bissau – A look at pre- and post-COVID-19 trends
Poverty continues to be widespread in Guinea-Bissau, having increased by 2.8 percentage points between 2018 and 2021, which is equivalent to over 80,000 additional poor, according to the “Poverty, ...