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January 11, 2023
China must collaborate with transparent COVID data
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Sun Ma
As China prepares for mass travel following the easing of COVID restrictions, manipulated data numbers alarm experts worldwide.
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January 09, 2023
Lessons in promoting human-wildlife coexistence
topic: Conservation
by: Bob Koigi
Taming the spread of zoonotic diseases requires us to see the inextricable link between human and wildlife health.
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January 07, 2023
Manual scavengers continue to die while cleaning sewers in India
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Hanan Zaffar
The practice of manually cleaning sewers and latrines is still common in India and is an affront on human dignity.
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November 18, 2022
These coveted medicinal plants are vanishing. Here's why.
topic: Conservation
by: Sameer Mushtaq, Suhail Bhat
Kashmir's native medicinal plants have become a worldwide sensation. Now locals are fighting to preserve their dwindling populations.
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November 08, 2022
Mobile clinics in Syria: a lifeline for the displaced
topic: Humanitarian Aid
by: Sonya Al Ali
An initiative addressing healthcare shortages in northwestern Syria is giving displaced victims of the war a ray of hope. But more support is needed.
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August 06, 2022
Breastfeeding in times of war
topic: Women’s rights
by: Zuzana Gogová
Ukrainian mothers with infants struggle to access breastfeeding support while on the run. Their stories betray a crisis affecting refugees worldwide.
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July 26, 2022
Darwin's masters of adaptation
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Frank Odenthal
Mosquitos' growing resistance to malaria drugs is putting millions at risk. But some scientists remain optimistic.
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July 25, 2022
Inside Kashmir’s last leper colony
topic: Discrimination
by: Sameer Mushtaq, Suhail Bhat
FairPlanet got a glimpse into the lives of inmates living in a stigmatised leper colony where mutual care thrives in the face of stigma and rejection.
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September 25, 2021
South Africa chemicals warehouse fire poses environmental and health risks
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Cyril Zenda
Environmentalists and citizens are concerned after a fire at a chemicals warehouse in South Africa released hazardous agrochemicals into the air and water.
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September 13, 2021
New technologies combat Africa’s biggest healthcare issues
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Bob Koigi
Recent innovations have helped some of the world's most rural and needy areas receive the healthcare they need.
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September 04, 2021
India bets on health diplomacy to expand presence in Africa
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Bob Koigi
As the world's developed nations resort to vaccine nationalism and hoarding, India uses COVID-19 as an opportunity to expand its influence in Africa.
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November 09, 2020
All Mozambicans deserve access to quality healthcare
topic: Health and Sanitation
type: Donation, NGO
by: Yair Oded
This NGO is building a network of grassroots health advocates who promote transparency and equity in Mozambique's health system.
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Encephalitis India
June 30, 2019
A devastating encephalitis outbreak reveals state apathy for India's poorest
by: Tish Sanghera
More than 150 children have died in an outbreak of acute encephalitis, which has gripped the Indian state of Bihar since the beginning of June.
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February 25, 2014
Press Review: Woman convicted of "indecent acts" after rape in Sudan & Women in poorest nations not benefitting from strides in health care and education
by: Rebecca Silus
Her arrest followed the release of a video showing the rape, which prosecutors used to prove she participated in “indecent acts.” In addition to [...]
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August 21, 2013
Beauty Cosmetics' Hidden Chemical Health Hazards
by: Sara Jabril
Day creams, night creams, anti-aging creams, serums, shampoos, conditioners, hair masks for each and every type and colour of hair… the list is [...]
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May 18, 2013
Easing Africa's Pain: The Need for Palliative Care
by: FairPlanet Editorial Team
Mamadou, a 47-year-old man from rural Senegal, has advanced prostate cancer that has spread throughout his body. He can no longer be cured, but with morphine, [...]
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