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The reality of women’s rights in Latin America: Guatemala and Law 5272

April 17, 2022April 15, 2022 Emily Duecker

On March 8th, Guatemala’s congress passed the Life and Family Protection Law (Law 5272) with an overwhelming majority of 101 to 8 with 51 not present. While the bill still needs to be signed by the president, it would impose some of the harshest punishment for abortion among any Latin American country.

Why The Global North Is Responsible For The Ongoing Pandemic

February 22, 2022February 21, 2022 Laila Mirza

This new variant has thrown the world back into chaos, with travel bans being reinstated, schools being shut down, economies thrown into disarray, and infection rates shooting back up.

COVID-19 Pills : The Ultimate Cure?

December 24, 2021February 20, 2022 Carla Pierini

The Covid-19 pandemic has shifted our societies in many ways, from new communication metaverses to evolving workplace rules –however, nothing has compared to the rapid innovation occurring in the field of medicine. Since the premises of the pandemic, vaccination has … Continue reading

Brain drain from developing countries: international healthcare migration, a benefit or disadvantage to Global South countries?

December 12, 2021December 9, 2021 Sokhema Sreang

Therefore, this article will examine the implications of international healthcare migration in terms of how this situation presents a scenario of brain drain from developing countries, leaving behind fragile healthcare systems, especially in light of pandemic recovery.

Afghanistan: Where the Climate Crisis and Gender Inequality Intersect

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Katie Pallett-Wiesel

Afghanistan is facing a major crisis as millions of Afghans risk running out of food before winter arrives. In August, the Taliban takeover exacerbated economic instability, causing an exponential increase in food prices and displacing 3.5 million Afghans.

Woman or Womb?: The Ongoing Exploitation of Chinese Women’s Bodies

November 19, 2021November 22, 2021 Maria Lima Fernandes

In China, a lack of protective legislation against domestic violence and women’s lack of freedom and access to reproductive health is a major concern. Most importantly, and perhaps less acknowledged, is the decades-long, government-provoked trauma faced by women in China in terms of reproductive restrictions.

The Overlooked Consequences of the Climate Crisis: Physical and Mental Illness on the Rise

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Sokhema Sreang

The correlation between climate change and the effect of mental health can be a complicated phenomenon to discuss. Thus, it may be valuable to illustrate how the factors affecting one’s physical health from the climate crisis are part-and-parcel to effects on mental health.

Medical Internationalism: The Cuban Response to the Pandemic

November 11, 2021November 7, 2021 Alexander Morris-Schwarz

Rather than reaching out to massive pharmaceutical companies, the Cuban biotechnology sector set to work on developing its own vaccine.

Can Veganism Save the World ?

November 10, 2021November 7, 2021 Carla Pierini

Our society has been searching for ways to decrease its considerable environmental and socio-economic impacts despite a lack of political will and the spread of misinformation in regards to this urgent crisis. Veganism can be one of the diverse solutions to overcoming climate change.

Empowering Women in Rural Balochistan through Midwifery: The MLCD Project

November 9, 2021November 19, 2021 Laila Mirza

I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Quratulain Bakhteari, the founder of IDSP and mastermind behind the MLCD project, on why this project is crucial to the people of Balochistan and how it is positively impacting their lives.

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