BY Tijani Salami — I first met Shamsiya (not her real name) when she was barely 15 years old. She had been forced to marry a man in his forties and was pregnant and suffering mild anaemia. At secondary school, Shamsiya had dreamed of becoming a nurse, but marriage and motherhood dashed her hopes. Now …
BY: Francisca Mutapi — The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has embarked on a major public consultation on how to build a robust and resilient society in Scotland following the Covid-19 pandemic. The focus of the RSE consultation includes defining what a resilient nation looks like, identifying key threats and challenges and explore how resilience against these …
BY: Nkasi Wodu — Recently, Officers of the Nigerian Police Force in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, illegally arrested a driver of a popular cab Company and detained him for five days without access to his family. This incident occurred just as the anniversary of what residents in Port Harcourt called the Ikokwu 4 had just …
BY: Adekemi Adeniyan — The mouth is a barometer of social inequities — it reflects the injustices in our society. As George Cuvier, an 18th century naturalist said: “Show me your teeth, and I will tell you who you are”. To me, as a dentist, the mouth is like a microscope that reveals more than …
BY: Ifeanyi Nsofor — I began my global health career as a surveillance officer with Nigeria’s National Programme on Immunization. So of course I’ve been following the vaccine news with a close eye. I was elated when the first COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective late last year. Knowing how effective vaccines can be …