Child Brides Face ‘Silent Health Emergency’
Trustlaw’s Lisa Anderson exposes the “silent health emergency” faced by child brides around the globe.
Tag Archives: Africa
Women Attacked on Journey to East Africa Refugee Camps
Lily Boisson of CBC News writes that Somali women fleeing drought and famine in their home country face sexual and gender-based violence as they journey to the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.
Undercover illness: Interventions needed to detect and treat sickle-cell anemia in Africa
In resource-constrained settings like Kenya, “more than 90% of children with sickle-cell anaemia die before the diagnosis can be made,” …Continue Reading
Innovative low-tech health systems save women’s lives
A number of non-traditional practices are arising in poor and developing communities to fight high maternal mortality rates. One example …Continue Reading
Health care reformers look to low-cost examples of quality care
Many medical professionals and politicians looking toward alternative methods of providing health care are finding examples of communities within the …Continue Reading
Community Health Workers in Rwanda Improve Access to Care
[Editor's note: In addition to Dr. Binagwaho, Dr. Fidele Ngabo, Cathy Mugeni, and Niloo Ratnayake also contributed writing to this …Continue Reading
Child Witches – Superstition, blame, and money
There is a growing trend around the world of children being accused of witchcraft. Once accused of witchcraft, a child …Continue Reading
Pope Benedict’s contraceptive “condomnation”
Touring Africa in May, Pope Benedict XVI provoked controversy when he told an enthusiastic crowd in Cameroon that condoms are …Continue Reading