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

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Malnutrition Crisis: Urgent Action Needed Ahead of Election and Festive Season

As Namibia faces its election season followed by the festive period, the country must confront a pressing issue: malnutrition. From December this year to March next year, the peak season for malnutrition, it’s a time of heightened awareness and urgency, particularly in regions most affected by food insecurity. Ben Shernick, the Director of the Nutrition Alliance of Namibia:  

todayNovember 13, 2024 19

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Namibia

Human rights lawyer criticizes reality show for privacy violations

Human Rights lawyer, Bianca Boois of BB Boois Attorneys, has criticised a reality show that films intoxicated Namibians for crime prevention. Boois raised ethical and legal concerns about the show, highlighting potential violations of privacy, human dignity, and the mental health implications for the individuals involved.       Boois further questioned the legality of broadcasting such footage without consent, especially when individuals are in a vulnerable state due to […]

todaySeptember 5, 2024 86

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Environment

As the world burns, can we learn to live with wildfire health risks?

    By Ruth Kamnitzer, via Mongabay   Climate change is driving or contributing to increased risk of extreme wildfires in many parts of the world, and experts say urgent action on climate change is needed. Finding ways to better manage land use can help reduce the likelihood and severity of wildfires: In landscapes where fire is natural, experts say we should bring back historic fire regimes through cultural burning […]

todayJuly 3, 2024 45

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Environment

Heat waves can be deadly for older adults: An aging global population and rising temperatures mean millions are at risk

Older adults face health risks from high heat for many reasons, including medications. AP Photo/Manu Fernandez     By Deborah Carr, Boston University; Enrica De Cian, Ca' Foscari University of Venice; Giacomo Falchetta, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, and Ian Sue Wing, Boston University     A deadly heat wave gripped large regions of Asia for weeks in April and May 2024. As temperatures climbed past 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) […]

todayMay 23, 2024 36

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Africa

The San people of southern Africa: where ethics codes for researching indigenous people could fail them

    By Stasja Koot, Wageningen University   There is a long and often complicated history of researchers studying Indigenous people. In 1999, the education scholar Linda Tuhiwai-Smith, in her book Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples, emphasised the colonial character of much research. She warned that it brings with it a new wave of exploration, discovery, exploitation and appropriation. Well into the 20th century, researchers depicted groups like the […]

todayFebruary 13, 2024 13

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Health / Medical

‘Let Communities Lead’ on World Aids Day 2023

Despite efforts to eliminate AIDS by 2030, marked by World AIDS Day on 1 December 2023 under the theme "Let Communities Lead," UNAIDS has stressed that the task is incomplete with its new report suggesting that achieving the ambitious goal is still possible with full support for frontline communities. The Deputy Executive Director for the UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Angeli Achrekar, says that so far, the “job isn't done.” […]

todayNovember 30, 2023 28

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