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Infecting Children, Crossing Borders: How Mpox Is Spreading In Africa

Esther Mwema plays with her two children, Dina Asifiwe, left, and Madina Tumusifu, outside their tent at a camp for displaced people in Munigi. Mwema says Madina, 4, was once treated for mpox, but now she closely guards her children to ensure their health.
Esther Mwema plays with her two children, Dina Asifiwe, left, and Madina Tumusifu, outside their tent at a camp for displaced people in Munigi. Global Press Journal

Health officials in Uganda told Global Press Journal to ignore information provided by health workers at the border.

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Women Worldwide

The Indigenous Midwives Of Chiapas Expand Safe Childbirth In Mexico

The Indigenous Midwives Of Chiapas Expand Safe Childbirth In Mexico
Lucía Girón uses the medical supplies provided by organizations to offer better care to her patients. Marina Sardiña

Erasing the practice of midwifery through legislation seems impossible, yet fear persists in Mexico, which counts at least 16,000 midwives, trusted by thousands of women every year, especially peasant and indigenous women.

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Geopolitics Society

A Congolese Man Gives Midwives A Run For Their Money

A pregnant woman at a UNICEF camp
A pregnant woman at a UNICEF camp Pierre Holtz/UNICEF

DOUMANGA — In this western village in the Republic of Congo, the local health center lacks both material and human resources. As a result, the only male nurse in Doumanga is the one assigned to help women of the village give birth. For Max Banzoulo, it has become a noble mission that he carries out […]

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