History Has Been Made. Female Genital Mutilation Banned In Nigeria.
Nigeria made history by outlawing female genital mutilation. The ban falls under theViolence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 that was passed in Senate on May 5 and recently enacted into law. This was one of the last acts by the outgoing president, Goodluck Jonathan. His successor, Muhammadu Buhari, was sworn into office this past Friday,
It’s not about mental illness: The big lie that always follows mass shootings by white males
June 19, 2015 I get really really tired of hearing the phrase “mental illness” thrown around as a way to avoid saying other terms like “toxic masculinity,” “white supremacy,” “misogyny” or “racism.” We barely know anything about the suspect in the Charleston, South Carolina, atrocity. We certainly don’t have testimony from a mental health professional
NEW DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE MAY HELP END AFRICA’S STRUGGLE WITH MALARIA
June 19, 2015 For over two decades, the quest to develop a working malaria vaccine has proven largely fruitless. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about 3.2 billion people worldwide are at risk of being diagnosed with malaria. Every year, nearly 198 million cases are identified. WHO says a significant number of the almost 200 million cases are
Faces of some of the people who died in the Charleston church massacre
June 18, 2015 21 year old Dylan Roof entered a historic black church last night, worshiped with them for about an hour before opening fire, killing 9 people. Among the victims were (clockwise from top left) Reverend Sharonda Singleton, a mother-of-three and a track coach, Tywanza Sanders, who graduated from Allen University last year, Reverend Clementa
Charleston shooting: President Obama makes statement on hate crime, race and gun control in America
President Barack Obama delivered a statement on the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina at the White House. Mr Obama’s statement comes after police said a gunman shot and killed nine people at a historically African-American church, Emanuel AME Church. “Any death of this sort is a tragedy, any shooting involving multiple victims is a tragedy,”
How Tony Blair Helped Sierra Leone Win The War Against Ebola
June 15, 2015 The crowd is four deep, and as the cavalcade pulls into Sierra Leone’s Connaught Hospital, a hush descends on the assembled doctors and nurses. The passenger door opens and at the first glimpse of the emerging figure there is an eruption of cheers. The crowd is not here for a Hollywood celebrity
How to live to be really old
May 29, 2015 It’s highly questionable whether you’d want to live well into your hundreds, but if longevity is your thing, how best to achieve a good run? The best piece of advice: BE A WOMAN. The ten oldest people ever to have lived where all female, and the list of 100 verified oldest people
Opinion: Are African Health Systems A Good Private-Sector Investment?
May 26, 2015 As the Ebola virus in West Africa wanes, multilateral and bilateral donors along with NGOs and country governments are making a concerted push to strengthen health systems across the developing world to protect against future health crises. But at what point does health systems strengthening become a good business investment for the
Ebola, terror attacks and xenophobia batter Africa’s tourism industry
May 25, 2015 The dreaded Ebola, terror attacks and xenophobia have knocked the socks off Africa’s tourism industry, which is very important for the emerging continent, it has emerged. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), safari companies, coastal resorts and city hotels, are recording steep deteriorations in business as startled travellers call off bookings
WHO fears Ebola vaccine may not see light of day as epidemic nears end
May 15, 2015 Last weekend, a significant milestone when Liberia was declared Ebola free, having gone 42 days without a new case of the virus. While this is definitely a positive development, there are concerns that further vaccine trials will fail to provide enough insight on the degree of protection offered against the virus. This twist