Noma Bolani has a clear memory of her abusive father stopping the car in the middle of the highway in Durban, South Africa and asking her mother to get out.  She was just six years old, but Bolani followed her mother out of the car, and together they sought help from a passing motorist.  Bolani […] Continue reading ->
CAPE TOWN – More and more health workers are performing female genital mutilation (FGM) in South and South East Asia – although the process is internationally recognised as a serious human rights violation with no medical justification.  Health professional associations mulled over how to ensure that health workers stop performing this harmful practice at the […] Continue reading ->
From climate shocks to protracted conflicts and shrinking budgets, today’s “metacrisis” is reshaping the future of child health. In this recent episode of Global Health Matters, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with Landry Dongmo Tsague, director of the Centre for Primary Health Care at Africa CDC, and Debra Jackson, Takeda Chair in Global Child Health at […] Continue reading ->