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Illustration of a young girl sitting alone in darkness symbolizing depression, trauma, anxiety, and mental health struggles linked to sexual violence and forced pregnancy.
Opinion & Analysis Safe Abortion

The Mental Health Toll of Forced Pregnancy in Child Survivors of Rape

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By Maceline M. Mukwamba In Zimbabwe and across many parts of the world, a quiet crisis continues to unfold behind closed doors, within families, schools, and communities. It is the story of children, girls often between the ages of 10 and 17, who survive rape only to face a second, prolonged trauma of being forced

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The new high-capacity medical waste incinerator at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo
Climate & Health Features Science & Innovation

For Years They Woke Up to Ash and Smoke. Mpilo’s New Incinerator Changed That

Michael Gwarisa

Michael Gwarisa in Bulawayo For years, families living near Mpilo Central Hospital woke up to the same reality: ash settling on rooftops and washing lines, thick smoke hanging in the air, and fumes so harsh they sometimes forced residents indoors. Today, many say that has changed. A newly constructed high-capacity medical waste incinerator, built under

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