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How do I know if my child is developing normally?
from www.shutterstock.com Belinda Cuomo, Curtin University; Annette Joosten, Australian Catholic University, and Sharmila Vaz, Curtin University It’s your three year…
Tanzanian girls need support, not threats, to avoid pregnancy
Arresting pregnant teenagers won’t curb pregnancy rates. Shutterstock Kate Pincock, University of Oxford Teenage girls in Tanzania are routinely excluded…
Coronavirus in Wuhan: Residents shout 'stay strong' from windows
Because of the coronavirus, most pictures of people in Wuhan are in protective gear like this one of people buying…
Coronavirus in Wuhan: Residents shout 'stay strong' from windows
Because of the coronavirus, most pictures of people in Wuhan are in protective gear like this one of people buying…
Europe has banned neonicotinoid insecticides. Action is needed in Africa too
A bee on a flowering plant. Shutterstock Peter McGrath, The InterAcademy Partnership; Michael Norton, European Academies’ Science Advisory Council ,…
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Coronavirus cure found Doctors have reportedly found a new cure for coronavirus ravaging a very large part of…
Knowledge of safe contraception is patchy among young Nigerian students
Emergency contraception can help prevent pregnancy after sex. Shutterstock Anthony Idowu Ajayi, African Population and Health Research Center and Meggie…
Perspectives from Kenya and Ghana on coronavirus preparations
Kenyan health workers from port health services screen inbound travelers for temperatures at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA/Daniel Irungu…