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March 2014: Global Health
Out of the 8 Millennium Development Goals, 3 of them relate to health which are MDGs 4, 5 and 6 which have as goals to reduce child mortality rates, Improve maternal health and combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases respectively.
While progress towards achieving these goals have been bearing fruits in some regions and continents of the world, others still witness slow progress and even regress in some cases such as in Sub-Saharan Africa. This brings us to question our health systems, policies and programmes. What's working? How far are our health systems in place effective and responsive to the needs of citizens? What are the social systems put in place to cater for the vulnerable?What is the role of our government and civil society in closing the gabs that currently exist with regard to health? Is there anything we can do to fix these issues as young people? Do you have any pathologies that are affecting your country/community? Here are your submission.
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UN meets Millennium Development Goal on drinking water by Beary Special, United States
UN meets Millennium Development Goal on drinking water
By David Loyn Development correspondent, BBC News
A hand turning on a tap with running water, Sub-Saharan Africa has not benefited as much as other areas.
The Millennium Development Goal for access to clean water has been reached, ahead of the target date of 2015. Now 89%...
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CANCER by Nisa Göksel, Turkey
I want to share my opinion about cancer. Cancer is a murderer. Now, our families, neighbors and friends are healthy and next to us. But we don’t know what will happen tomorrow. Cancer may appear unexpectedly. Here's example
My aunt was very healthy 5 months ago. She was very happy and she usually danced with me. Suddenly she got ill and she started...
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