Stories about Health from January, 2024
The burden of women with HIV in Bolivia
Women with HIV in Bolivia face little access to health, informal work, family abandonment and more discrimination than male patients.
How a Nigerian mother supported her son with Down syndrome to become a successful Olympian
The World Health Organisation estimates that Down syndrome affects approximately 1 in 1,000 live births worldwide. However, the prevalence rate of Down syndrome in Nigeria is unknown because of a lack of data.
In northern Uganda, war survivors and comfort dogs are ‘healing together’
"Pet therapy builds on the pre-existing human-animal bond. Studies show that interacting with a friendly pet can help with various physical and mental issues."
Uzbekistan is finally starting to address its air pollution problem
In December 2023, Tashkent recorded the second-highest air pollution levels, coming behind only India’s Delhi.
Pensions are a trap of the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua
The Sandinista regime cared little about the advanced age of many protestors when it came to imprisoning them, leading to dozens of them arriving at Nicaraguan prisons as political prisoners.
The silent decline of childhood vaccination in Latin America
Structural failures in the Latinamerican health systems and the lack of political will are obstacles to solving the decline of vaccines in the region.
Ukraine prepares to serve veterans with disabilities
By the time the war ends, Ukraine will get around a million and a half veterans. This is a huge number, which is beyond anything comparable across the neighboring countries
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