Kazakhstan joins growing international network of lung health advocates
By Michael Gwarisa Kazakhstan has joined the International Respiratory Coalition (IRC), strengthening a growing global network working to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases. The newly established Kazakhstan Respiratory Coalition brings together clinicians, patients, researchers, public health professionals and policymakers to identify priorities for improving lung health in the country. Respiratory diseases
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End Child Marriage and Invest in Girls’ Rights: Promises Made Must Be Promises Kept for Every Girl in Zimbabwe
By Miranda Tabifor, Etona Ekole and Loveness Makonese As Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day of the Girl under the theme: “End Child Marriage and Invest in Girls’ Rights,” we are called – not only to celebrate the potential of girls – but to confront the barriers that prevent
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Trauma Centre Performs Weight-Loss Surgery Without Large Abdominal Incision
By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabweans seeking weight-loss surgery can now access a minimally invasive procedure locally that does not require the large abdominal incision traditionally associated with open surgery, in a development that could reduce the need for patients to travel abroad for specialised treatment. Trauma Centre Borrowdale says it has performed several laparoscopic gastric sleeve
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Will a sex offender register help?
By Etona Ekole (UNICEF) and Loveness Makonese (UN WOMEN) When a child, woman and member of a vulnerable group experiences sexual abuse, the harm extends far beyond the moment the crime occurs. It can leave lifelong emotional, psychological and social scars. While laws are essential in holding perpetrators to account, justice alone cannot undo the
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