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Please tell us a little bit about yourself My name is Jolaade Taiwo. I began my career as a pharmaci …
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Read moreDespite its often anti-protection opinions, the Vatican will be hosting an AIDS conference, which will hopefully clarify their recent confusing flip-flopping on condoms. PBS Newshour headlines the incredible news: Last fall, Pope Benedict XVI grabbed headlines when he saidduring an interview that the use of condoms might be a sign of moral responsibility for someone …
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Ram Rati is a 40-year-old female mechanic in India. If you think that sounds impressive, it is, but that’s not the half of it. Rati was married off at 11 years old and escaped at 13. She spent the next 15 years grinding wheat for a living. An admirable story of perseverance all too common …
Locals in the southern Australian city of Adelaide are concerned by health department plans to close a specialist unit for the treatment of eating disorders, reports 29-year-old Aaron Fornarino. A hospital ward that treats patients with eating disorders in Adelaide, South Australia, has been identified by local state government officials for possible closure, provoking protests …
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Communication disorders are indiscriminate. They can affect everyone from a king to your next-door neighbour, writes 28-year-old Sarah Kilcoyne, a pediatric speech pathologist from Brisbane, Australia. The Oscar award-winning film, ‘The King’s Speech’, recently highlighted the plight of those in our society who struggle daily with a stutter and other communication difficulties. The film outlines the story of …
Correspondence: The King’s Speech and the right to be heard Read More »
Communication disorders are indiscriminate. They can affect everyone from a king to your next-door neighbour, writes 28-year-old Sarah Kilcoyne, a pediatric speech pathologist from Brisbane, Australia. The Oscar award-winning film, ‘The King’s Speech’, recently highlighted the plight of those in our society who struggle daily with a stutter and other communication difficulties. The film outlines the story of …
A maternity centre in Trinidad looks set to close, marking the end of several decades of bringing life into this world. Twenty-three year-old Arianne St Louis, who has a personal debt to its owners and staff, reports. Amicus Maternity Center first opened its doors to women on June 5th 1970. It was the first midwife-operated …
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A maternity centre in Trinidad looks set to close, marking the end of several decades of bringing life into this world. Twenty-three year-old Arianne St Louis, who has a personal debt to its owners and staff, reports. Amicus Maternity Center first opened its doors to women on June 5th 1970. It was the first midwife-operated …
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‘Why do we see abortion as something that is morally wrong? Are there not circumstances where it is justified?’ asks Jo-Annah Richards, a 25-year-old from the island of Montserrat. The decision any woman makes over whether to have an abortion is one that is highly emotional and very personal to her. Yet opinions on abortion …
Correspondence: Why is abortion seen as immoral in the Caribbean? Read More »
Kenyan hospitals are under resourced with a serious shortage of specialists in diseases like cancer and surgery, reports Peter Njoroge, a 24-year-old from the town of Kiambu, near Nairobi. A few weeks ago, as I sat on my bed watching the evening news, I was puzzled to hear a presidential report appointing Dalmas Otieno acting …
Correspondence: Beware the hospital halls of despair and death Read More »
Australian youth, with their ability to mobilize a crowd through new forms of social media and their knack for garnering media attention with unique stunts, are transforming the campaigning space, reports Steph Carter, a 21-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Queensland. For the modern day campaigner, whether their cause be the environment, animal rights or social justice, …
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