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Water scarcity on Nigeria’s coast is hardest on women: 6 steps to ease the burden

Adenike Akinsemolu, University of Birmingham Imagine waking up before dawn every day to fetch water for your family. You trek to the nearest water source, miles away, with only a jerrycan to carry the precious liquid. You brave scorching heat or heavy rain, while trying to avoid dangerous animals and strangers along the way. ThisContinue reading “Water scarcity on Nigeria’s coast is hardest on women: 6 steps to ease the burden”

Kenya introduced free maternal health services a decade ago – it’s been a success, saving lives

Boniface Oyugi, University of Kent Maternal and newborn deaths are a major public health problem in Kenya. In 2020 the maternal mortality ratio was 530 deaths per 100,000 live births. This is much higher than the global average of 223 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The ratio of babies who die in the firstContinue reading “Kenya introduced free maternal health services a decade ago – it’s been a success, saving lives”

Addressing campus sexual violence: New risk assessment tool can help administrators make difficult decisions

Sandy Jung, MacEwan University and Jesmen Mendoza, Toronto Metropolitan University How do universities and colleges build safer campuses, and better respond to incidents of sexual and gender-based violence? There isn’t a simple answer to this question. Whatever the response, any solution involves making difficult decisions based on valid tools. We are part of a nationalContinue reading “Addressing campus sexual violence: New risk assessment tool can help administrators make difficult decisions”

Benin’s groundbreaking new abortion law will save the lives of many women

Ramatou Ouedraogo, African Population and Health Research Center Benin’s parliament has voted to legalise abortion in most circumstances. This is a groundbreaking move by the west African country given that 92% of women of reproductive age on the continent live in countries which have restrictions – some moderate, some severe – on abortions. Moina Spooner,Continue reading “Benin’s groundbreaking new abortion law will save the lives of many women”

渔业发展对海洋生物的影响及其应对措施——以中国泉州为例

“当时（泉州）东埔村有21个生产队，每个生产队大概有3艘渔船，分别负责不同的作业区域。”有着数十年捕鱼经验的泉州老渔民邱伯伯回忆道。

Organ donation: whether we opt in or out, research finds it’s the will of our family that matters

Alberto Molina Pérez, Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA – CSIC) ; David Rodríguez-Arias, Universidad de Granada, and Janet Delgado, Universidad de Granada Organ transplantation allows patients who are suffering from organ failure to receive a healthy organ from a donor. This procedure can help to extend and improve the lives of recipients, and isContinue reading “Organ donation: whether we opt in or out, research finds it’s the will of our family that matters”

ChatGPT: our study shows AI can produce academic papers good enough for journals – just as some ban it

Brian Lucey, Trinity College Dublin and Michael Dowling, Dublin City University Some of the world’s biggest academic journal publishers have banned or curbed their authors from using the advanced chatbot, ChatGPT. Because the bot uses information from the internet to produce highly readable answers to questions, the publishers are worried that inaccurate or plagiarised workContinue reading “ChatGPT: our study shows AI can produce academic papers good enough for journals – just as some ban it”

Turkey-Syria earthquake: how disaster diplomacy can bring warring countries together to save lives

Ilan Kelman, UCL The death toll of the massive earthquakes that have rocked the Turkey-Syria border region has now exceeded 5,000 people and the World Health Organization has suggested it could rise as high as 20,000. The catastrophe has led to an international outpouring of support. Numerous international rescue, medical, and other teams are arrivingContinue reading “Turkey-Syria earthquake: how disaster diplomacy can bring warring countries together to save lives”