Despite the fact that coronavirus or covid-19 is, as of now, the leading cause of mortality worldwide, the exclusive focus of political, regulatory, health service, and public health agencies on it has concealed another epidemic. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and mental health disorders have caused [...]
As our world continues to change and adapt to the challenges of the pandemic, it is becoming even more clear to me the strength we as women have. I look around me at my friends, colleagues, acquaintances embracing new roles in full messy technicolour. I see mothers in health care, my dear friends making the [...]
Compared to patriarchal households, women-led households have been on the rise in South Africa in recent years. Matriarchal households face greater social and economic challenges. I saw this firsthand growing up. I grew up in a rural area in the Eastern Cape. My very first memories are that the people who were at the forefront [...]
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