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Russian authorities crack down on abortion access

[ad_1]  Russian authorities are limiting access to abortions in an attempt to confront the country’s longstanding demo­graphic crisis. Measures include making it an offence trying to persuade a woman to have an abortion and pressuring private clinics to stop carrying out the procedure. Feminist groups say the cam­paign is putting the lives of women at…

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Firms Partner To Tackle Cancer Disparity In Nigeria

[ad_1] Syndicate Bio, a biotech platform company that is advancing genomics and precision medicine initiatives across the globe, has announced its strategic partnership with the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), to bridge cancer disparity gaps in Nigeria. Through the “Cancer Genome Nigeria” project, the two firms aimed at bridging cancer disparity gaps…

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No space in KZN havens for raped and abandoned children

[ad_1] Several children’s homes in the uMgungundlovu District of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg area) are battling to accommodate the growing number of child survivors of rape who have been abandoned by their parents. LifeLine and Rape Crisis Pietermaritzburg said the organisation is struggling to find safe havens for vulnerable children, given that many facilities have reached their…

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Akosombo Dam spillage relief efforts: Govt spends GH¢40m on victims …additional funds to be released after needs assessment  – Chief of Staff

[ad_1] The government has so far made avail­able GH¢40million towards relief efforts at commu­nities affected by the floods caused by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam, the Chief of Staff, Mrs Akosua Frema Os­ei-Opare, has announced. • Mrs Akosua Frema Osei-Opare (middle) with the ministerial committee members after the presser According to her, the Volta…

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MSF Calls For Long Term Vaccination Efforts

[ad_1] Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) also known as Doctors Without Borders, has called for long term vaccination efforts against diphtheria and other vaccine preventable disease as NIgeria records 600 diphtheria deaths. The organisation, in a statement, noted that in Kano state, where almost 12.000 suspected cases have been reported, around 7o percent  of the patients…

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The Wright Place to call home

[ad_1] A women-only crisis accommodation centre has opened in Wright Street, so CityMag visited to learn more about how it makes tenants feel at home. As a child, Anmatjere/Arrente artist Rhubee Neale was told by her late mother: “We are all flowers in God’s Garden”. Rhubee has channelled that message into “Spring Flowers” a painting…

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