To fight economic inequality, female dependency on relationships and gender-based violence, female education is critical. GULSHAN KHAN/AFP via Getty Images November 28, 2021 9.06am GMT Hilton Humphries, Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) Despite the advances that have been made against HIV, the world has 37 million people living with HIV.Continue reading “How inequality drives HIV in adolescent girls and young women”
Monthly Archives: December 2021
‘Friends for life’: how living with locals helped refugees feel at home in a new country
Resettlement creates challenging situations for both the refugees seeking a new life, and for the communities in which they are placed. While many in these communities will feel sympathy towards refugees, others are afraid of what foreign migrants moving into their towns and villages might mean for their local socioeconomic environment.
After a horrific COVID wave, India’s health system is now overwhelmed by a different virus
Rajesh Kumar Singh/AAP December 7, 2021 11.13pm GMT GVS Murthy, Indian Institute of Public Health After a deadly second wave of COVID-19 overwhelmed hospitals in India earlier this year, the country is battling yet another viral outbreak. Hospitals are struggling to treat dengue, a viral disease that spreads through the bite of the Aedes aegyptiContinue reading “After a horrific COVID wave, India’s health system is now overwhelmed by a different virus”
To protect ocean environments, ‘good enough’ might be the best long-term option
Local support might be the most important factor for a successful marine protected area. Anastasia Quintana, CC BY-ND May 26, 2021 5.08pm BST Anastasia Quintana, University of California Santa Barbara and Alfredo Giron Nava, Stanford University The Gulf of California – a sea near the western border of the U.S. and Mexico – is home to someContinue reading “To protect ocean environments, ‘good enough’ might be the best long-term option”
New decisions by global conservation group bolster efforts to save Africa’s elephants
African forest elephant in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of the Congo. Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images March 31, 2021 3.05pm BST Robin Whytock, University of Stirling and Fiona Maisels, University of Stirling Two big decisions have been made in the last few weeks in relation to African elephants that willContinue reading “New decisions by global conservation group bolster efforts to save Africa’s elephants”
Africa’s free trade area offers great promise. But only if risks are managed with resolve
Citrus orchards in South Africa. Kenyans buying South African oranges pay a heavy price due to import duties. Shutterstock May 26, 2021 7.10pm BST John Luiz, University of Cape Town For all its stutters and missteps, there can be little argument that the European Union (EU) has largely lived up to its ambitious billing: to createContinue reading “Africa’s free trade area offers great promise. But only if risks are managed with resolve”
Tiny witnesses of war: Palestinian children’s voices should guide a renewed commitment to peace
Photographs of children killed in Gaza after Israeli strikes are held by demonstrators during a National March for Palestine in Washington, May 29. 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) June 1, 2021 3.02pm BST Aparna Mishra Tarc, York University, Canada Palestinian children have borne and continue to bear the devastating effects of the never-ending conflict between IsraelContinue reading “Tiny witnesses of war: Palestinian children’s voices should guide a renewed commitment to peace”
British Somalis and FGM: ‘everybody is a suspect – you are guilty until proven innocent’
shutterstock/Monkey Business Images March 18, 2020 9.42am GMT Saffron Karlsen, University of Bristol; Christina Pantazis, University of Bristol; Magda Mogilnicka, University of Bristol, and Natasha Carver, University of Bristol Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), whereby the female genitals are deliberately injured or changed for non-medical reasons, is considered by the UN to be a “global concern”.Continue reading “British Somalis and FGM: ‘everybody is a suspect – you are guilty until proven innocent’”
South Africa’s COVID-19 hunger relief efforts are working: why they must continue
A women receives bread at the ‘Hunger Has No Religion’ feeding scheme run by Muslims in Johannesburg, South Africa. EFE-EPA/Kim Ludbrook October 15, 2020 7.26am BST Leila Patel, University of Johannesburg Since the year 2000, South Africa has made big strides in lowering levels of both child and adult hunger, as well as improving food securityContinue reading “South Africa’s COVID-19 hunger relief efforts are working: why they must continue”
Education and inequality in 2021: how to change the system
Students take their test outside due to their overcrowded class room in Kisumu, Kenya. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images April 29, 2021 4.00pm BST Conrad Hughes, Université de Genève Since its earliest traces, at least 5,000 years ago, formal education – meaning an education centred on literacy and numeracy – has always been highly selective. AncientContinue reading “Education and inequality in 2021: how to change the system”
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