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05 February 2025
Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve injury, partial or total removal of the female genitalia. It is most usually carried out on young girls, but also occasionally on adult women. FGM confers no medical benefits and results in both physical and psychological consequences. When FGM is performed on children it is classed as child abuse. The United Nations (UN) General Assembly designated 6 February as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM. The aim is to raise ... View Full Article
04 February 2025
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has issued an alert relating to a falsified (fake) ...View Full Article
24 January 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) certified the country of Georgia as malaria-free on 23 January 2025Georgia ...View Full Article
20 January 2025
The lunar new year (also known as Chinese New Year, Spring Festival, Chunyun, Tet, and Seollal among ...View Full Article
14 January 2025
We have been made aware that some of our users have unfortunately been experiencing intermittent issues ...View Full Article
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The United Nations (UN) General Assembly designated 06 February each year as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation...
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Information for those travelling abroad to celebrate Lunar New Year...
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