Critical Health Epidemics On The Rise In Prisons

Critical health epidemics are on the rise in prisons internationally. Just this week, new controversy surrounds the issue in the light of breaking news that American prisons may have to invest in expensive drug treatment for in...
by Abbie Saunders
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Hormone Replacement Therapy: The Dangers And The Alternatives

The dangers of Hormone Replacement Therapy have flooded news headlines in recent weeks with new statistics suggesting that HRT increases the risk of ovarian cancer in women. Studies showed one extra case of ovarian cancer per 1...
by Abbie Saunders
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International Political Forum

Vaccine Politics: Immunity Under Threat In The West

Last week we saw how the global drive to eradicate polio has suffered a serious setback due to the politicisation of vaccination efforts and prolonged violence in certain areas of the planet. However, it would be a mistake to a...
by Daniel Cavanillas
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The Insane Politics Of Mental Health

Politicians are paying more attention to the issues of mental health but there is a long way to go before it is taken as seriously as physical health. One in four people will experience a mental health problem at some point in ...
by Shehrazade Zafar-Arif
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Gender Based Violence: The scourge of emergencies

Even the most well resourced nation is almost always caught off guard by an emergency. An emergency can cause a humanitarian crisis which leads to a total or considerable breakdown of authority resulting from conflict. In many ...
by Jermain Ndhlovu
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Timbuktu and the Northern Mali conflict

It not entirely an accident that Timbuktu is a colloquialism for any faraway place. The intricately complex conflict in Northern Mali is one that seems even more remote from our comprehension than other modern armed conflicts. ...
by Will Perry Evans
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WATCH: 1,000 Days Could Make All The Difference

How crucial are the first 1,000 days of someone’s life? Very, says Future Fortified. It’s all about good nutrition during the 1,000 days from a woman’s pregnancy to her child’s second birthday, and lack of adequate nutr...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Celebrities, Mental Illness and the Public Habit of Interference

One in four people will suffer from a mental health problem at some point in their life. For people living in crisis or war situations, this figure gets much higher. It certainly seems to be higher for celebrities compared to t...
by Katie O'Reilly-Boyles
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International Political Forum

Becoming Me.

Bhoomi (then Kumudu) and I studied together at an all-boys college in Colombo. We weren’t friends really, he was one year senior to me: but I knew of him (everyone did). While we practiced for the Shakespeare Drama Competiti...
by Senel Wanniarachchi
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