Mozambicans react: decriminalisation of marijuana in South Africa Translation posted 13 October 2018 19:40 GMT March for the legalisation of marijuana in Cape Town | (South Africa, 2017) | Wikimedia Commons CC On September 18, South Africa’s highest court ruled that consumption of marijuana in private…
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness month so hurray for boobies and healthcare! Except, when it comes to the latter, we need more than just a light augmentation. We discuss some disturbing facts of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, plus the burden women face…
Mexicans celebrate indigenous cuisine with an online healthy food challenge Translation posted 5 October 2018 13:58 GMT Tlacoyo, a pre-Hispanic dish that is making a comeback in contemporary Mexican cuisine. Photo: Padaguan/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 A new online challenge in Mexico is encouraging people to eat…
Local Communities in Mexico Show Ways to Fight Obesity By Emilio GodoyReprint |        |  Print | Send by email |En español A farmer harvests amaranth in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. This grain, of which two of the varieties originated in Mexico, is part of the country’s traditional…
Health Political Promises: One Local Lawyer Champions Rights for People with Disabilities in Zimbabwe Linda MujuruReporter  Abraham Mateta, a visually impaired lawyer, continues to challenge the government to expand disability rights.Linda Mujuru, GPJ Zimbabwe September 28, 2022 Related Topics: Health Human…
Health Long Thought of as Food for the Poor, Healthful Okra Enjoys New Popularity in DRC Zita AmwangaAssociate Reporter  Cases of diabetes are increasing in DRC, as more than 3.3 million people here have been diagnosed with the disease. The rise…
Business Despite Demand, Zimbabwe’s Government-Trained Nurses Struggle to Find Work Linda MujuruReporter  GPJ ACCURATE VIEW TEAM In Zimbabwe, government health care institutions want more nurses on staff, and government-trained nurses want jobs. But the government doesn’t have the money to train or…
From China to the Midcoast, Tai Chi Embraced by the Aging Community Older practitioners feeling the benefits of non-impact exercise — Mike Shunney, owner and instructor at the Inner Works Center for Taijiquan & Qigong Studies in Rockland, leads members of a…
Uganda’s Comfort Dog Project Heals Trauma Through Therapy, Canine Companionship Beatrice LamwakaReporter Nakisanze SegawaReporter For those abducted during the war in northern Uganda, everyday life can be fraught with fear and traumatic flashbacks to captivity in the Lord’s Resistance Army. Now, a…
Rethinking conservation: Cancer, communalism, climate change are more linked than you’d think Environmentalism and conservation have come to represent a narrow set of norms defined by a particular urban elite community. Demonstrators dressed as US President Donald Trump and polar bears at…
