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Migration in southern Africa has been in the spotlight following the release of a report by a special global commission into health and migration. A big challenge is that patterns of migration are constantly shifting. For example, more women are on the move. Rebecca Walker and Jo Vearey explain what this means for policies.
International breastfeeding week starts today. Kenya is one country that has, over the past two decades, made tremendous progress in promoting breastfeeding. Elizabeth Kimani-Murage lays out how part of this success can be attributed to regular home visits by community health workers who educate mothers on its importance and the right techniques.
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Women and girls on the move are often framed as victims.
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Rebecca Walker, University of the Witwatersrand; Jo Vearey, University of the Witwatersrand
Health responses need to take on board the fact that the number of women and girls migrating across borders as well as within countries is growing.
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A mother breastfeeds her baby.
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Elizabeth Kimani-Murage, Brown University
Regular home visits by community health workers helped to increase breastfeeding rates in Kenya.
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Politics + Society
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Akwasi Kwarteng Amoako-Gyampah, University of Education
Like many great men, the legacy of Ghana's independence hero is not uncontested.
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Mario Garcia, University of California, Santa Barbara
The number of migrants living in churches has spiked recently in anticipation of threatened immigration raids, but churches have long protected refugees in an act of faith-based civil disobedience.
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Environment + Energy
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Rini Astuti, National University of Singapore; Helena Varkkey, University of Malaya; Zu Dienle Tan, National University of Singapore
The Indonesian government should improve transparency and public access to land-use data, make the ban on new plantations on primary forests permanent, and give communities access to forests.
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Ruth McKie, De Montfort University
Climate deniers recently gathered to talk shop at Donald Trump's hotel in Washington DC. There's more to their links with the president than a reservation, though.
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Science + Technology
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Jacco van Loon, Keele University
We haven't heard anything from alien civilisations, but perhaps they've heard us.
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Anita Layton, University of Waterloo; Mehrshad Sadria, University of Waterloo
Mathematics researchers have developed a technique for detecting autism that could eventually make a diagnostic process faster and less stressful for children and families.
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