By Bongekile Macupe A number of universities are rolling out critical antiretroviral therapy (ART) medication to their students living with HIV. This means students don’t have to travel far, spend money, miss classes or face the stigma that comes with going off campus for the life-saving treatment. The Cape Peninsula University of Technology recently announced […]
By Sheila Kimani BBC Africa, Nairobi Some parents in Kenya take the secret of their HIV status to their graves, leaving their children ignorant and unwell. Brian Omondi, who was born with HIV, started taking anti-retroviral (ARV) pills when he was 10. However, it was not until he was 14 when his mother had died […]
If you are having thoughts about suicide there could also be some behavioural and/or physical changes that could tell you something isn’t right. It might be subtle, but it’s likely that you notice a number of signs rather than just one or two. Remember that everyone is different and respond differently to these thoughts and feelings. […]
On the 11th of December 2014 the United Nations General Assembly declared the 21st of June the International Day of Yoga, after it was proposed by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, in order to raise awareness about the benefits of this ancient Indian practice. The word Yoga derives from Sanskrit and means to […]
2 June to 9 June 2019 Lets protect our children.
Source: https://southerncourier.co.za/156046/foundation-launches-books-and-magazine/ The foundation’s mission is to help people to live free from violence and abuse by providing quality, compassionate, confidential and reliable services that foster self-respect, independence and hope. HOPE to Heal Foundation held a dinner to launch its new magazine on February 1 at the Pyramid Conference and Venue Centre in Selby. Executive […]
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42236752 Five years after the notorious gang rape and murder of a 23-year old physiotherapy student on a bus in Delhi, the BBC’s Geeta Pandey asks if India is a better place for women today. First, a recap of the horrific crime – the young woman and her male friend had boarded the bus […]
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40484276 The Indian Supreme Court has ruled that the controversial practice of instant divorce in Islam is unconstitutional. It is being hailed as a huge victory by rights activists. But the battle was not easy, as the BBC’s Geeta Pandey in Delhi explains. Over the years, Muslim women in India have complained of living […]