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Phoebe Gates on the Global Stakes of the End of Roe v. Wade

Vogue 01 Jul 2022

Wade, I found myself in Rwanda, in a crowded room with a group of 52 teen moms ... That room in Rwanda was what pre-Roe America was like ... Rwanda has a remarkable corps of 58,000 community health workers who handle 80% of the country’s disease burden—and are not paid a dime as an official salary.

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Syria aid diplomacy, G7 misses, and the ICC at 20: The Cheat Sheet

The New Humanitarian 01 Jul 2022

Also new, in light of abortion restrictions in the US, is stronger wording on “the importance of access to emergency sexual and reproductive health services in humanitarian crises”. Rwanda under scrutiny as DR Congo rebels gain ground ... While reproductive health experts say the Roe v.

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Progressive taxation is key to delivering health justice in the Commonwealth – say civil society experts

Sierra Leone Telegraph 29 Jun 2022

Public health specialists and advisors to the World Health Organisation, Asian Development Bank and World Bank came together at the Commonwealth People’s Forum in Kigali, Rwanda over a week ago, to discuss how the coalition of 54 Commonwealth member states can advance health justice.

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Manchester rethinks community outreach: Multicultural, multilingual team does house calls

Victoria Advocate 28 Jun 2022

Other team members include Marie Chantal Umuratwa, a former community health worker in Rwanda; Luisa Leger, a former medical assistant and correctional officer in the prison’s forensic unit; Gabriel Ajao, a former chemistry teacher who studied in Nigeria; Wanda Castillo, a ...

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How many countries have tightened abortion laws?

New Statesman 27 Jun 2022

The US is one of only four countries to impose stricter abortion laws since the 1990s. On a global level, almost 50 countries have enacted laws expanding the legality of abortion since 1994 ... In 1998, a new penal code removed these exemptions ... Ethiopia, Fiji and Rwanda. Countries that have started allowing abortions to preserve health ... [See also.

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Rwanda Commonwealth summit prompts human rights criticisms

The New Arab 24 Jun 2022

Commonwealth leaders met in Kigali on Friday to discuss cooperation on topics from trade to health to climate, against a backdrop of criticism of host Rwanda's human rights record and of a British policy to deport asylum seekers there ... Rwanda joined in 2009 ... Rwanda on its record.

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Rwanda making preparations to take children removed from UK

The Observer 24 Jun 2022

Ukrainians who come to UK illegally could be sent to Rwanda, Johnson says ... Every day through our work we are witnessing the impact that uncertainty around the threat of removal to Rwanda is having on young people’s anxiety and mental health, with worrying reports of self-harm.”. At a press conference in Rwanda, Johnson praised the migrant scheme.

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UAE signs Kigali Declaration in Rwanda to fight neglected Tropical diseases

Gulf News 24 Jun 2022

In line with its decades-long leadership in global disease elimination efforts, the UAE has today reaffirmed its commitment by endorsing the Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Rwanda ... Delegates at the signing of the Kigali agreement in Rwanda.

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Commonwealth meet draws attention to Rwanda’s human rights record

Al Jazeera 24 Jun 2022

Commonwealth leaders met in Kigali on Friday to discuss cooperation on topics from trade to health to climate, against a backdrop of criticism of host Rwanda’s human rights record and of a British policy to deport asylum seekers there ... Rwanda joined in 2009 ... which Rwanda denies.

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Commonwealth leaders meet in Rwanda amid criticism of host’s rights record

FX Empire 24 Jun 2022

KIGALI (Reuters) – Commonwealth leaders meet in Kigali on Friday to discuss cooperation on topics from trade to health to climate, against a backdrop of criticism of the host Rwanda’s human rights record and of a British policy to deport asylum seekers there ... Rwanda on its record.

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Commonwealth leaders meet in Rwanda amid criticism of host's rights record

Reuters 24 Jun 2022

KIGALI, June 24 (Reuters) - Commonwealth leaders meet in Kigali on Friday to discuss cooperation on topics from trade to health to climate, against a backdrop of criticism of the host Rwanda's human rights record and of a British policy to deport asylum seekers there.

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Rwanda, Bangladesh to Champion Promotion of Mental Health

All Africa 24 Jun 2022

The governments of Rwanda and Bangladesh have committed to champion the promotion of mental health among commonwealth member countries ....

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LOOK: BioNTech launches vaccines plant in Rwanda to help end medicine inequality

Independent online (SA) 23 Jun 2022

The facility in Rwanda's capital city Kigali will be based on BioNTainer concept, exact replications of the BioNTech factory in Marburg, Germany, according to Ugur Sahin, the chief executive officer and co-founder of BioNTech ... Rwanda intends to build on this investment by putting in place the conditions to attract other manufacturers and innovators.

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Kigali summit tests Commonwealth's clout as awkward issues loom

Reuters 23 Jun 2022

KIGALI, June 23 (Reuters) - Commonwealth leaders gather in Rwanda this week to discuss issues ranging from trade to health to climate change, a summit that will test the organisation's mettle at a time when its relevance is being questioned ... Rwanda denies this ... Rwanda is also ...

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Kigali summit tests Commonwealth’s clout as awkward issues loom

FX Empire 23 Jun 2022

KIGALI (Reuters) – Commonwealth leaders gather in Rwanda this week to discuss issues ranging from trade to health to climate change, a summit that will test the organisation’s mettle at a time when its relevance is being questioned ... Rwanda denies this ... Rwanda is also the focus of ...