by Hannah Kumadi Wakawa Over 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) according to the World Health Organization’s report. These acts are usually carried out on young girls between infancy and age 15, with minimal occurrence in women above the age of 15. Nigeria, like other African and Asian …
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Transforming Tanzanian Healthcare: The Digital Frontier in pursuit of sustainable health and wellbeing
January 5by Sylvester Stephen Mtenga Governments have a responsibility for the health of their peoples which …
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by Sylvester Stephen Mtenga Governments have a responsibility for the health of their peoples which can be fulfilled only by the provision of adequate health and social measures. World Health Organisation We are all acquainted with the saying, “The greatest wealth is health” aren’t we? Or how about, “He who has health has hope; and …
Over the past century public health has led to improved life expectancies, global reduction in infant and child deaths, and the elimination or mitigation of many communicable diseases. Its chief intent is to promote a healthier society, but the provision of these services is an increasingly difficult challenge. Oluwafemi Ogunjobi, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from …
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