An A1C test allows doctors to examine glucose levels over a two-to three-month period and can be a useful tool in judging the effectiveness of a treatment plan. Diabetics used to depend only on urine tests or daily finger sticks to measure their blood sugars.
The formal economy of this region depends on agricultural exports. For example, Ethiopia is a major coffee exporter (80% of its total exports) and Somalia is a major banana and livestock exporter (roughly half of its total exports). The majority of the economy of the Horn of Africa is informal.
4 â¢ Global Impacts of the Illegal Wildlife Trade Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, this report examines the illegal trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn, originating from Central and East Africa and transported across the continent to Europe, the United States and most frequently to East Asia. â¢ Global Impacts of the Illegal Wildlife Trade Incidents of large-scale poaching on an industrial scale are now being reported; in one week, poachers linked to the Janjaweed from Sudan and Chad allegedly killed over 86 elephants, using automated weapons.