As governments around the world grapple with the increasing costs and concerns around mental illness, England’s Department of Education is expanding a trial programme, which aims to detect and treat mental illness in children, writes Ruth Adeyi, 24, a Correspondent from London, UK. England’s Department of Education is in the midst of dolling out providing …
A broader coalition of government and non-governmental actors need to work together to find a solution to the problem of HIV/AIDS in Uganda, writes Munguongeyo Ivan, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala. Despite marked progress in reducing the new onset of HIV infections in Uganda, particularly among children, the country continues to bear a high …
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The virus behind an outbreak now affecting Pakistan was first classified in Africa more than 60 years ago, writes Omer Fayshal Pavel, 23, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh, who describes the mosquito-borne illness. It was 1952 when an unknown disease emerged in Makonde Plateau, the border between Mozambique and Tanzania. In that time …
Depression is like a Dementor, writes Tahiya Islam, 23, a Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh, in this personal essay about her own experience. I don’t want to bore you with the different definitions of depression; rather I want to share what I went or go through. You can be living the most perfect life ever, …
Urbanisation is often cited as a parameter of how well-developed a city is, writes Monica Islam, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh. But urban growth can mean new problems and the need to find creative solutions. Urban planning and regeneration are increasingly being sought as solutions to haphazard urban growth. Urban planning has …
Diagnosis is a crucial step in the battle against HIV/AIDS, but as Sesame O. Mogotsi, 24, a Correspondent from Gaborone in Botswana explains, there is some controversy over the best way to make that diagnosis. It was World AIDS day and my Twitter feed was filled with people advocating for HIV testing and diagnosis. Some …
The casual entertainment of sitcoms became something much more for Tahiya Islam, 23, a Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh, as she examined the lessons to be found in the characters and their interaction with each other. To a large crowd of today’s generation, TV sitcoms play an important source of entertainment. I am no exception …
The bilharzia parasite causes illness and chronic health damage in throughout Africa, writes Gift Kaputolo, 23, a Correspondent from Lilongwe in Malawi, who describes work by a volunteer youth group to educate communities about risk and prevention. Bilharzia, also known schistosomiasis, is an infection caused by a parasitic worm that lives in fresh water in subtropical …
Recent murders indicate a broken security system, writes Badru Walusansa, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala in Uganda, who calls for reformed leadership that will address the need to protect citizens. The spate of murders in Uganda, the most recent one having claimed a life of 28-year-old Susan Magara, is a clear indication of a …
A 2017 United Nations report predicts that Nigeria will be the third most populous nation in the world after China and India in 2050. Sola Abe, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria, talked to women about family planning. Unfortunately, Nigeria does not have the capacity to cater for its growing population, and this has led …