Gender activists have pledged to translate human
rights laws into Arabic language to help fight sexual and gender-based violence
among Muslim communities. The activists, under the Muslim Centre for
Justice and Law (MCJL) - an NGO, said many Muslims lack clear understanding of
English --a language in which most laws are written.
Monday 10 September 2012
Sunday 9 September 2012
Merck Donates Cervical Cancer Vaccine to Uganda
Global healthcare leader, Merck, has recently partnered
with the Republic of Uganda to distribute free vaccines for cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer is the most common type of cancer, affecting up to 3,500 women
in Uganda and is caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) which is transmitted
through sexual contact. For most people the virus clears up on its own, but for
some it can cause vaginal and vulvar cancers in women and anal cancer and
genital warts in men and women. Since there is no way to predict who will clear
or not clear the virus, the vaccine is a very efficient way to cut down
incidences of cervical cancer. It is estimated that approximately
500,000 women develop cervical cancer annually around the world, with about 85
percent of cases occurring in developing countries. Cervical cancer is
considered the third most common cancer found in women.
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