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Are Urban Children Still Healthier Than Their Rural Counterparts?

September 10, 2013 Urban dwellers in developing countries are said to have better health outcomes than rural residents. This is because conditions that affect health

The Girl or The Boy?

Why we must rethink how we are bridging the gender gap In my community, people say that ‘a child is a child’ – meaning that

The Top 3 Public Health Trends Across Africa

August 7, 2013 Editor’s Note: In advance of the many health-related discussions to take place in September at the Clinton Global Initiative, the Social Good

Crooked Doctors Mint Money in Risky Backstreet Abortions

The Standard – Online August 28, 2013 NAIROBI, KENYA: Nineteen-year-old Victoria reenacts how a doctor at a clinic in Huruma pumped out blood from her

Monitoring Poverty in Urban Slums

According to Dr Steven Van de Vijver, from the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC), 72% of the African population are in city slums

Experts Warn of Dire Health Risks as Abortions Shoot Up

The Star – Online August 27, 2013 To terminate or not to terminate… these are the words that linger in most women minds when faced