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Baby FGM death in the Gambia âshould shame us allâ
Nimko Ali, former Home Office advisor on violence against women and female genital mutilation survivor, criticises international community
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Nimco Ali, former Home Office advisor on violence against women and female genital mutilation survivor, criticises international community
Just 2 years ago, Fiji reported 245 new HIV cases. But by 2024, that figure jumped to 1,583, earning it a grim new title: after decades of minimal spread, the tropical paradise has the worldâs fastest growing epidemic
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An âexplosiveâ jump in cases is linked to a boom in methamphetamines and dangerous drug practices
Myanmar junta guilty of âsystematic tortureâ in detention centres, claim UN investigators
Reports says it has collected âsignificant evidenceâ of beatings, strangulation, electrocution and rape
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Reports says it has collected âsignificant evidenceâ of beatings, strangulation, electrocution and rape
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(7/7) Prof Morton warned that international aid cuts will have profound global consequences
âIt will likely result in the suspension of national surgical obstetric and anaesthetic plans in most countries around the world,â he said
(6/7) In higher income countries such as the UK, there are around 35 surgical specialists per 100,000 people
Whereas in Bangladesh there are 1.7 per 100,000 people
(5/7) The burden falls heaviest on the worldâs poorest
Some 93 per cent of people in sub-Saharan Africa donât have access to basic surgical care
One survey suggests that 40 per cent of donated surgical equipment in poor countries is out of service
(4/7) Every year more than four million people die from conditions that could be treated with surgical procedures â a greater number of deaths than HIV/Aids, malaria, and TB combined
Yet it remains one of the most neglected components of global health
(3/7) âGlobal surgical care is probably the greatest world health challenge today,â said Prof Dion Morton @unibirmingham.bsky.social
âIt is a fundamental part of the health system...itâs not enough to just treat single conditionsâ
(2/7) The GSU has conducted some of the biggest surgical research studies in history
In 2021 it set a Guinness World Record with a landmark study on the impact of Covid-19 on surgical patients that involved collaboration from over 15,000 scientists and researchers
