Aging with Rights: Why the world needs a legally binding treaty on the rights of older persons
As the global population ages, ensuring that older persons can live with equal rights, dignity, security, and good health has…
Ahead of the global summit, Nigeria calls on the world to turn AMR pledges into action
Shobha Shukla Nigeria is preparing to take center stage in the global fight against drug resistance or antimicrobial resistance (AMR),…
Some residents lack sufficient information about diabetes
By Kellia Umutoniwase – Some residents say that they do not have enough information about diabetes, commonly known in Kinyarwanda…
Nyaruguru: Protect your heart through physical exercise
By Kellia Umutoniwase “Protect your heart by keeping active.” This was the central message delivered to residents during World Heart…
How community-led AI-powered X-rays are helping find TB among those without symptoms
By Shobha Shukla Some of the people diagnosed with TB in a couple of important community-based screening initiatives in Delhi…
Rwanda: Awareness campaigns are needed to reduce inappropriate antimicrobial use
By Annonciata Byukusenge Antimicrobials are medicines used to prevent and treat infectious diseases in people, animals, and plants. They must…
Putting rights, choices, and investment at the heart of bodily autonomy and sexual health
By Shobha Shukla Bodily autonomy and sexual health are often framed as matters of individual health, personal choice, and human…
Beyond unmet need: Putting rights, choice, and investment at the center of sexual and reproductive health and rights
By Shobha Shukla Ahead of World Contraception Day (26th September) and International Safe Abortion Day (28th September), “we demand accessible,…
Justice for LGBTQ Africans: Why has gender diversity suddenly become a problem?
By Annonciata Byukusenge This is one of the messages highlighted during the launch of the Black International Movement for African…
When the last-resort antibiotic fails
By Shobha Shukla and Bobby Ramakant A 20-hospital, 3-year ICMR study of over 150,000 patients finds that carbapenem drug-resistant infections…