By Tlaleng Mofokeng Doctors are trained to see women as a collection of organs and ailments, rather than people with their own stories and lives, says Tlaleng Mofokeng, a medical doctor and special rapporteur for the United Nations. When physicians treat women as people, the practice of medicine can be a powerful tool to restore …
By Desmond Jumbam & Irene Dzirasa If you have driven on the streets of Accra recently, you would probably have noticed people weaving through cars at traffic lights carrying signs with pictures of people with different types of medical conditions. They are seeking donations for treatment and common images, which include children with a cleft …
By Stella Bosire — Life is about transitions. In moments of transition, just like the General Election has brought us, I find it useful to carry out exercises in hope. I think about the things that continue to bring us hope for a better future and nothing makes me more hopeful than the vibrant and …
By René Sparks — At the start of Women’s month this year, the gang rape of eight women at a mine dump in Krugersdorp made headlines in South Africa and abroad, adding to the country’s blood-curdling statistics of femicide and violence against women. The stark reality behind the #MeToo and #SayHerName movements has left us …
By Egerton Neto — Brazil’s statistics agency is refusing to include questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in its census, perpetuating the exclusion of queer people from official figures. That’s no accident: the lack of national data makes it extremely difficult for members of the LGBTQ+ community to fight for their rights. LONDON – …