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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Health education

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We know what to eat to stay healthy. So why is it so hard to make the right choices?

    By Nina Van Dyke, Victoria University   A healthy diet protects us against a number of chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes and cancer. From early childhood, we receive an abundance of information about how we should eat to be healthy and reduce our risk of disease. And most people have a broad understanding of what healthy eating looks like. But this knowledge doesn’t always result in healthier eating. […]

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How long does back pain last? And how can learning about pain increase the chance of recovery?

fizkes/Shutterstock   By Sarah Wallwork, University of South Australia and Lorimer Moseley, University of South Australia   Back pain is common. One in thirteen people have it right now and worldwide a staggering 619 million people will have it this year. Chronic pain, of which back pain is the most common, is the world’s most disabling health problem. Its economic impact dwarfs other health conditions. If you get back pain, […]

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Namibian Women Help Prevent HIV and Cervical Cancer by Encouraging Their Male Partners to Get Circumcised

Christmas Shikongo is a 33-year-old father of three and a community mobilizer working to reduce HIV-related deaths in Omuhongo Village, northern Namibia.  For months, Christmas has been educating and counseling adolescent boys, men, and their partners on the health benefits of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) in preventing HIV.  As he escorted some of his community members to undergo the procedure, he carried a secret: fear and uncertainty made him […]

todayNovember 3, 2023 25

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