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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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Road Accidents Or Poor Decisions?

Ms. Rahab Wambui counts herself lucky after escaping fatal injuries by a whisker while taking a walk in Nairobi central business district. What she witnessed, however, is not for the faint-hearted. Right before her eyes an old,...
by Fridah Mlemwa
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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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Too Late For Jamaican Government To ‘Kiss And Make Up’ When It Comes To Chikungunya

As Chikungunya, a mosquito-born virus that causes high fever and acute joint pain, continues to run rampant throughout the Caribbean, regional governments have been grappling with how to deal with the outbreak. In Jamaica, w...
by Janine Mendes-Franco
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Ebola: A real threat to the West?

Awareness of ebola in the Western consciousness has increased dramatically in the past few weeks after the first person in Europe (a nurse based in Madrid) was reported to have contracted the virus. This was closely followed b...
by Abbie Saunders
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UK Students Stand Up To Cancer In Their Underwear

Over the summer, Cancer Research UK has hosted a wide range of fundraising runs all over the country. Their ‘Race for Life’ events began as early as April/May and go on until October, with women from all walks of li...
by Priyanka Mogul
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International Political Forum

Drugs, A More Moderate Outlook

This is a rather significant departure from my normal writings. Usually, I tap out a piece on US politics or international affairs, or terrorism. This is different. This is something that I have been deliberating a lot on recen...
by Simon Fraser
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Matt Damon’s (Toilet Water) Bucket Challenge Highlights Sanitation Issues

Over the last couple of weeks the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has created a storm on social media, with thousands of people posting videos of themselves being soaked in ice water as a campaign to create awareness about the am...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Speaking out against the stigma of mental illness in the Caribbean

American comedian Robin Williams’ apparent suicide has triggered a discussion about depression and other forms of mental illness in the Caribbean blogosphere. The tragedy has inspired many bloggers to share their own experi...
by Matthew Hunte
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