BY: Mariana Prandini Assis – I received Lidia’s* message on a late night. [*Her name has been changed to protect her privacy.] “Hi, I am the woman from the news. Can we talk?,” it read. I did not need further explanation. Lidia’s story had been all over Brazilian news and social media websites. Accused of …
BY: Tijani Salami – About three years ago I met a young couple, Mr. and Mrs. Auta, with their first baby. The little girl was one month old but weighed less than two kilograms. As a doctor, I wanted to understand why the baby was so underweight, and asked the couple a lot of questions. …
BY: Nay Lin Tun – On the evening of April 9, reports began emerging that security forces had killed scores of people in Bago, after they unleashed heavy weapons and grenades to disperse protesters manning barricades. Before launching the operation in the city about 80 kilometres northeast of Yangon, the armed forces had blocked roads …
BY: Nelson Olanipekun – Recently, one morning, I woke to read a message from one of my legal colleagues about his frustrations in seeking justice for the family of a man wrongfully killed by the police. The victim, Kayode (not real name), was wrongfully shot by police officers while he was eating with his friends …
BY: Loice Achieng Ombajo – Fear of COVID-19 is driving increased over-the-counter (OTC) sales and in-hospital prescriptions of antibiotics – and fueling a silent pandemic in its wake. Globally, antibiotic use in hospitals has surged since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though studies show that only 8% of patients admitted to hospital with …