Viona Aminda
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World Cancer Day: Need for urgent and efficient action
In 2025, the international campaign “United by the Unique” proposed by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) invites us to think about the growing number of diagnoses and the impact that cancer has on the lives of each patient and their families. Confronting cancer requires unity, and the common cause that should guide us is the search for equitable and quality care.
By Viona Aminda11 months ago in Longevity
Thousands of Australian pets may soon have ‘useless’ microchips. It’s a symptom of a bigger problem.
On Feburary 5 2025, a notice appeared on the HomeSafeID website, ostensibly from the site’s administrator. It states the website “is likely to go offline” soon due to unpaid bills. This means the database of information stored on HomeSafeID would also go offline.
By Viona Aminda11 months ago in Petlife
Rituals, rites and rumours: how women claim power in Zimbabwe’s informal gold mines.
Many men on artisanal or small-scale gold mining sites are uncomfortable working with women in their syndicates because of this commonly held cultural belief, that women “pollute” the sacredness of the mining space.
By Viona Aminda11 months ago in Confessions
Stricter abortion laws may cause increased infant deaths − 2 maternal and child health researchers explain the data
Those findings followed another study that reported a 12.7% rise in infant mortality in Texas after the implementation of Senate Bill 8, which bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. Except for medical emergencies, the law effectively makes abortions illegal in the state after about five to six weeks’ gestation.
By Viona Aminda11 months ago in Longevity
80% of premature baby deaths happen in poorer countries. Five simple measures that can help save them.
The burden of preterm birth is heavier in in low- and middle-income countries, where around 80% occur. The countries with the highest recorded preterm rates in Africa are Malawi, South Africa, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Botswana. In Ethiopia 12.9% of babies were born preterm in 2020. In Nigeria the figure was 9.9%.
By Viona Aminda12 months ago in Longevity
If humans can die from drinking seawater, why can't whales and dolphins die?
But don’t give in to temptation. The world of sailors knows all too well the danger of giving in to this irresistible desire. Drinking seawater, far from hydrating us, dehydrates us… And at a dizzying speed.
By Viona Aminda12 months ago in Earth
Sex, intimacy and black middle-class Christianity in South Africa - a difficult history.
How were views of intimacy shaped before colonialism? Before colonialism in the 1700s, black South Africans viewed sex and its relationship to morality very differently than it’s viewed today. Views of intimacy were largely shaped by the expectations of the extended family. When a young man married, his family transferred ilobolo (bridewealth) to a young woman’s family as an acknowledgement of the joining of families. Ilobolo cemented families together and introduced a bride not only into her husband’s extended family or lineage, but also to his family’s ancestors.
By Viona Aminda12 months ago in Confessions
