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“healthcare”
November 29, 2022
The challenges Latin America faces to ending HIV/AIDS
topic:
Health and Sanitation
by:
Ellen Nemitz
What's the path forward for Latin American countries to meet the goal of ending AIDS by 2030?
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September 11, 2022
In India, abortion access remains a pipedream for many
topic:
Abortion
by:
Fateh Guram, Aafreen Khan
Despite legal safeguards, countless women and trans men in India are forced to carry pregnancies to term or resort to unsafe abortion practices.
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September 05, 2022
South Africa: foreign patient detained over medical bill
topic:
Health and Sanitation
by:
Cyril Zenda
The patient is the latest victim of clashes between South Africa and Zimbabwe over the rising trend of 'medical tourism'.
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August 11, 2022
Mass inequality exposed in Balkan healthcare access
topic:
Health and Sanitation
by:
Katarina Panić
Recent cases of ineffective administration reveal the mass inequality in access to healthcare in Balkan countries.
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May 19, 2022
Are foreigners truly burdening South Africa's healthcare system?
topic:
Health and Sanitation
by:
Cyril Zenda
South Africa is moving to charge foreigners higher fees for medical procedures, citing strain on healthcare system. Some view it as pure discrimination.
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May 16, 2022
Africa must become self-sufficient in healthcare
topic:
Health and Sanitation
by:
Bob Koigi
With the vast amount of challenges to the healthcare system and lack of access, Africa must prioritize self-sufficiency.
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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 02, 2021
Can we talk about mental health stigmas?
topic:
Health and Sanitation
by:
Katarina Panić
Patients and experts share their experience of dealing with mental health stigmas, which continue to fester despite the prevalence of mental health issues.
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April 06, 2021
World Health Day: healthcare beyond COVID-19 in the Americas
topic:
Health and Sanitation
by:
Ellen Nemitz
In anticipation of World Health Day, the Pan American Health Organization listed some necessary health-related actions for the Americas in 2021.
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March 05, 2021
Soso Care: Turning trash into affordable health insurance for Nigeria’s underserved
topic:
Health and Sanitation
by:
Bob Koigi
A Nigeria-based company seeks to tackle the country's environmental and health crises by converting recyclable trash into health insurance premiums.
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February 23, 2021
Humanised mental health care under threat in Brazil
topic:
Health and Sanitation
by:
Ellen Nemitz
Hospital owners and religiously run addiction clinics lobby the Bolsonaro administration to roll back progress on mental health care in Brazil.
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December 04, 2020
Hear the voices of Eswatini’s LGBTQ+ community
topic:
LGBT Rights
by:
Yair Oded
A new project by AllOut titled Voices of Eswatini sheds like on the experience of queer people in Eswatini, where same-sex conduct is outlawed.
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July 02, 2020
Ghana’s Eco Medical Village set to revolutionise Africa’s medicare and health tourism
topic:
Health and Sanitation
by:
Bob Koigi
Ghana is the next medical tourism destination for Africans with a medical facility billed as the largest healthcare project of its kind in West Africa.
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September 23, 2019
Innovations are giving Africa’s healthcare a new lease of life
topic:
Health and Sanitation
by:
Bob Koigi
In Sub Saharan Africa, technology, combined with savvy and innovative youth, is providing unprecedented home grown solutions for the most biting problems.
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July 03, 2019
The South Sudan Bush Doctor helps 200,000 refugees
topic:
Refugees and Asylum
by:
Bob Koigi
"Dr. Atar's work through decades of civil war and conflict is a shining example of profound humanity and selflessness." Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner
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June 25, 2019
Tanzania’s first blockchain baby rubberstamps power of tech in medical care
topic:
Blockchain
by:
Bob Koigi
Tanzania has become the first country to produce a blockchain enabled baby in the world.
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