Stories about Health from April, 2021
Jamaica’s COVID-19 vaccination blitz administers 75,000 doses just before expiry date
A shipment of 75,000 shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Jamaica on April 8, but expired a few days later, leading to a race against the clock.
St. Vincent's La Soufrière explodes again on 42nd anniversary of last major eruption
There are concerns for residents who have refused to leave their homes in the "Red Zone," and for birds and other wildlife.
In Latin America, mental health can only be achieved through collective memory
"Our individual and collective history is not a static point in time and space, but a dynamic process that can be redefined and interpreted in another way."
Women of colour endure discrimination in Austria's gynecological care
"I can’t even start describing the number of women, mainly women with a migration background, who have received the wrong information regarding their fertility"
Algerians’ speech freedoms strained by media laws passed under COVID-19 pretext
As Hirak protests continue to protest unmet public demands, Algerian government uses the pandemic to restrain independent media platforms and people's digital rights through suppressive laws.
WATCH/LISTEN: Breaking the taboo on abortion
Missed the live stream of the April 7 Global Voices Insights webinar on abortion rights in five countries? Here's a replay.
Income, age and obesity: South Asia's advantages in the COVID-19 pandemic
Poverty, lack of public medical facilities, lower levels of adult literacy, and less medical expertise would, it was assumed, work strongly against the ability of South Asia to weather the...