Meet the Young Future-Planners of West Africa
August 10, 2017They ’re informed, determined, and looking ahead for the good of their peers—and their countries. They want to help girls stay in school. To take control of their own futures. To make sure other young people don ’t make the same mistakes or have to live the same nightmares they did.There are a lot of reasons why almost 100 young activists from across West Africa have become family planning youth ambassadors, but they all have something in common: they ’re part of the biggest generation of young people in human history. And they know that having a healthy, prosperous future means they need to start p...
Source: IntraHealth International - August 9, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Source Type: news
1.2 Billion Reasons Why Countries Must Empower Young People to Plan the Future
July 10, 2017A tidal wave of youth is fast approaching the shores of adult society. It ’s time to ensure they are part of the global conversation.This piece originally appeared onHuffPost:When I was growing up in Senegal, it was a very strict environment for the young. We were told when to speak and when not to speak, and if we tried to mingle with the adults while they were talking, we were likely to be shooed away.As young people, we were rarely invited to make our voices heard.But on our journey to empower young women and men with contraception, we must travel a different path than that traditional one of silencing th...
Source: IntraHealth International - July 10, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Source Type: news
How Hepatitis Became A Hidden Epidemic In Africa
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lassa Fever – Benin, Togo and Burkina Faso
On 20 February 2017, the Ministry of Health of Benin notified WHO of a Lassa fever case in Tchaourou district, Borgou Department, Benin, close to the border with Nigeria. The case was a pregnant woman who was living in Nigeria (close to the border with Benin). (Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks)
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - March 10, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news
Sexual abuse and risky sexual behaviors among young female hawkers in Burkina Faso: a mixed method study - Ou édraogo SY, Sisawo EJ, Huang SL.
The objectives of this study were to identify the socio-demographic status and work characte... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 21, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
