The overturning of Roe v Wade could harm women across the world

By Stephanie Musho — The US policies on abortion, whether we like it or not, significantly influence how seriously governments around the world take the issue of unsafe abortions. A leaked draft of a United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) opinion that would overturn Roe v Wade, a landmark 1973 decision that gave women the constitutional …

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Massive Deforestation in the Congo Basin Will Lead to Poverty

By Sylvie Djacbou Deugoue — YAOUNDÉ, May 13 2022 (IPS) – Growing up amid under the leafy canopy of the Congo Basin rainforest, the woodland was more than our home. It was our playground, our medicine cabinet, our teacher, our therapist. And it was a source of livelihood with its rich biodiversity and helped shield us …

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Too Many COVID-19 Vaccine Doses are Being Wasted

By Oyeronke Oyebanji — Since the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was detected, the stark global inequities that have characterised this pandemic have once again come to the forefront. From discriminatory travel bans to limited access to vaccines, African countries are bearing the burden of this inequity. Almost one year after vaccine rollout began, donations of …

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Letter to PMB: COVID-19 and Women’s Leadership

BY: Tijani Salami – SIR: Just a few weeks ago I read that your Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 would be replaced by a Presidential Steering Committee. It’s aim would remain the same – to oversee efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus and mitigate its impact. What was not addressed was the fact that this important leadership …

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We Are Closer to an HIV Vaccine Now More Than Ever Before

BY: Tian Johnson – It took less than a year for researchers to develop a vaccine against COVID-19. The search for an HIV vaccine became almost 40 years ago. The unprecedented pace I wish the COVID-19 jobs were developed and the scientific breakthroughs they required have re-energized those efforts to develop an HIV vaccine. But …

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