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- WHY SENTENCE CHILDREN BELOW FIVE YEARS AND PREGNANT WOMEN TO DEATH? By: Aliu Iddrisu I am a self-motivated person who aims for positive change. I strive to contribute to a world of respect and gratitude.… Read more
- My voice as a clinician, a health advocate and a community member Conflict or opportunity? By: Ahmed Uzairu I bring you greetings from the Nandom District in the Upper West Region of Ghana where we are experiencing a meningitis… Read more
- Life in a Community in Navrongo, Ghana – Through the Lens of a Youth Leader for Health By: Esmond Wedam Nonterah, BSc I live in Navrongo in the Upper East Region, approximately 814 km from Ghana’s capital, Accra. I am a… Read more
- COVID-19: YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE A TASK TODAY AND TOMORROW By: Aloyce P. Urassa, Youth Leader for Health-Tanzania Every time I listen or watch the news, I learn the world is speaking one language.… Read more
- HOW COVID-19 HAS AFFECTED DAILY LIVES IN MY COMMUNITY By: Naana Adiki Manyeyo Adi I, Executive Director AA CommAid Foundation My name is Naana Adiki Manyeyo Adi I, Queen of the Royal Adibiawe… Read more
- The World Needs WHO, Now More Than Ever 15th April 2020. President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S.—the largest funder of World Health Organization—has decided to suspend funding to the body in… Read more
- When unexpected guest strike in We were as joyous as a river during the yuletide (Christmas moment), when an unexpected guest strike in. Tinier than the smallest atom and… Read more
- The cost of inaction: COVID-19-related service disruptions could cause hundreds of thousands of extra deaths from HIV Gains made in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV could be reversed, with new HIV infections among children up by as much as 104% A… Read more
- African leaders call for immediate action to save additional lives from malaria in the face of COVID-19 11 May 2020 – In response to mounting concerns around the impact of COVID-19 on malaria elimination efforts across the African continent, the African members… Read more
- COVID-19 Pandemic: We Need Commitment by All – My Role as a Youth Advocate By: Delight Kwame Siameh (Youth Leader for Health Ghana) I come from a village in the Adaklu District in the Volta Region. I work in the Hospitality and Tourism sector and I am… Read more
- COVID-19: USING MY VOICE AS A HEALTH ADVOCATE; EVERYDAY IS DIFFERENT COVID-19: USING MY VOICE AS A HEALTH ADVOCATE; EVERYDAY IS DIFFERENT Author: Lucky Soglo (Youth Leader for Health, Ghana) I am a trained youth… Read more
- COVID-19: My day as a Youth Leader for Health in a Ghanaian Community My name is Jennifer El-Duah. I am a Youth Leader for Health and currently work as a Lab scientist. My journey over the last… Read more