Quest4 Global Health

04/05/2016

powerful read

After an unimaginable crime, Brryan Jackson was left infected with HIV at 11 months old.

04/05/2016

Globalization in our continent

Africa’s cities are urbanizing at a blistering pace. That could create some big challenges – unless policy-makers act now.

04/05/2016

A new World Bank report shows that climate change will make water supply more erratic and uncertain, with severe consequences on economic growth and political stability. To avoid this scenario, countries must act now and develop water-efficient policies.

04/05/2016

The School of Social Science welcomed Ambassador Douglas Gibson, South African Ambassador to Thailand on campus today, to give a guest lecture entitled ‘Behind Embassy Doors’. The interesting talk focused on his political expertise and valuable insights on the diplomatic community.

04/05/2016

be careful out there

Three people have been shot and wounded in the Mall of Africa's parking lot during an alleged taxi dispute, paramedics say.

04/05/2016

Next Friday, 44-year-old peace activist Leymah Gbowee will speak at the Shaw Centre during the University of Ottawa’s Alumni Week about how she and hundreds of Liberian women bought their cou…

20/04/2016

protests at Rhodes University today...

23/03/2016

We're raising our girls to be perfect, and we're raising our boys to be brave, says Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code. Saujani has taken up the charge to socialize young girls to take risks and learn to program -- two skills they need to move society forward. To truly innovate, we cannot…

16/03/2016

Skin bleaching in Thailand

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16/03/2016

This is so disturbing...stop skin bleaching...love your melanin

Jamaican women bleaching their skin or toning to become brown Highlight 23:51 (di gal white) Funny but sad at the same time Hair relaxers, household bleach, ...

16/03/2016

16/03/2016

Drought is nothing new to John Chauke (38) and his family from Mwenezi District in Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe, but this season has been one of the most disappointing across the country for nearly a decade.