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Health · August, 2021

Stories about Health from August, 2021

Ken Behrens-Canberrans caption error creates Australia's accidental COVID-19 hero

An AI typo brings some much-needed levity to nation's capital

Written by Kevin Rennie

27 August 2021

After weeks of hesitancy and soaring COVID numbers, Jamaicans crowd vaccination centres

'It is going to get worse before it gets better'

Written by Emma Lewis

26 August 2021

Masks save lives, but they’re also becoming a gargantuan waste problem

Plastic medical waste has increased dramatically during the pandemic

Written by The Record (Nepal)

25 August 2021

LIVE on August 25 (in Spanish): How COVID-19 fueled the protests in Cuba, Guatemala and Colombia

The session will be streamed live on YouTube

Written by Melissa Vida

Translated by Georgia Popplewell

20 August 2021

Déjà vu as bauxite company pollutes an iconic Jamaican river, yet again

'This is a long-standing problem'

Written by Emma Lewis

17 August 2021

Bhutan's COVID-19 vaccination success a “beacon of hope” for South Asia

Bhutan has recorded only three deaths and 2,566 cases since the start of the pandemic

Written by Rezwan

15 August 2021

China’s wavering COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy in Turkey

In Turkey, China initially emerged as an important supplier of vaccines

Written by Emre Demir

13 August 2021

China state media erases references to fictitious Swiss biologist

According to the Swiss Embassy, 'Wilson Edwards' does not exist

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

12 August 2021

Arab content creators use social media to talk about sex, sexuality and reproductive health

They create alternatives as sexual education school curriculums remain far-fetched

Written by Mira Nabulsi

9 August 2021

Prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines injured in protests over move to make vaccines ‘mandatory’

About nine per cent of the population has been fully vaccinated

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

6 August 2021

Style and comfort in one: Adaptive clothing for people with disabilities

Adaptive fashion makes clothing accessibility for people with disabilities

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

6 August 2021

Chronicles of a transgender woman’s visit to the doctor

'Her health problems began to be blamed on her transition'

Written by Lucía Jiménez Peñuela

Translated by Melissa Wise

3 August 2021

In Azerbaijan women's rights activists protest outside the Ministry of the Interior

At least five women were killed in Azerbaijan in July

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

3 August 2021

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