Depression is a mental health disorder characterised by a persistently low mood or loss of interest in activities. It causes significant impairment in daily life. Possible causes include a combination of biological, psychological and social sources of distress. It’s a major mental illness that largely goes undiagnosed. Survey estimates put the lifetime risk of depression at … [Read more...] about Mental health: almost half of Johannesburg students in new study screened positive for probable depression
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Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence in Sudan
Download logoAs catastrophe grips Sudan, the UN agency for reproductive health is stepping up support, with midwives playing a key role in helping provide safe deliveries amid growing violence. “Health facilities and hospitals should be safe havens in times of crisis,” the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Saturday, condemning an attack on a hospital in Khartoum. … [Read more...] about Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence in Sudan
United Nations chief calls for bolstered efforts to end violence in Great Lakes region
Download logoAt a time when more than 100 armed groups are plaguing communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with grave human rights violations and sexual violence, the UN chief said on Saturday that swift, bolstered efforts must end the chronic cycle of conflict in the natural resources-rich Great Lakes region of Africa. “It is time to end the … [Read more...] about United Nations chief calls for bolstered efforts to end violence in Great Lakes region
Children’s book revolution: how East African women took on colonialism after independence
As independence from British colonial rule swept across East Africa in the early 1960s and freedom was won in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, parents and teachers worried about what their children were reading. Most children’s books on the market were dominated by European writers like Enid Blyton. One of Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo’s most stringent criticisms of colonialism was … [Read more...] about Children’s book revolution: how East African women took on colonialism after independence
61 Persons Holding Qatari Residency Evacuated from Sudan
Download logoThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the evacuation of 61 people holding Qatari residency from the Republic of the Sudan via a second Qatari plane that took off from Port Sudan Airport, bringing the total of those evacuated to 229 residents. The State of Qatar had evacuated earlier Qatari citizens present in Sudan, as well as 168 Sudanese citizens. The … [Read more...] about 61 Persons Holding Qatari Residency Evacuated from Sudan
