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Child miners in Nigeria risk their health for little money
Child miners in Nigeria risk their health for little money

Child miners in Nigeria risk their health for little money

In Nigeria, unregulated mining for minerals, metal and rare earths has surged, costing the government over $10 billion annually in lost revenue. But this booming sector also takes a high human toll.…
6 months ago
Mpox: WHO director declares public health emergency
Mpox: WHO director declares public health emergency

Mpox: WHO director declares public health emergency

The World Health Organization's director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the recent mpox outbreak in Central Africa is a public health emergency of international concern.…
9 months ago
Health at heart of UK general election
A member of the London Ambulance Service attends a round table discussion with Labour Party Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and Labour Party Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth in London on November 4, 2019. - Britain goes to the polls on December 12 to vote in a pre-Christmas general election. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Conservatives, Labour vow to fix NHS as UK general election

In the run-up to the UK's general election on July 4, the state of the country's National Health Service (NHS) is a key campaign theme. Satisfaction with the NHS is at its…
11 months ago
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