Tag Archives : stigma

Some Congolese women went to Uganda to join their partners who served in the Uganda Peoples Defence Force (UPDF). They met the men while the UPDF operated in Congo. They were the wives, girlfriends, and concubines of the soldiers. Now left with many children, they have been ‘abandoned in districts surrounding UPDF barracks such as Kotido, Kaboong, [...]

Mistrust, prejudice and little support – this is the daily life of thousands of women raped during the Bosnian war (1992-1995), 14 years after the end of the conflict. It is unknown how many women were raped, but estimates reveal at least 25,000, most of them Muslim. There were Serbs and Croats, too. NGOs estimate that about one thousand children [...]

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan calls it ‘the flu that threatens all humanity.’ The formerly-named swine flu is no longer just associated with swine. While it originated from pigs, the spread of infection is now through human transmission. WHO Assistant Director-General Keiji Fukuda justifies the change of name [...]

Depression is the most common mental disorder. One third of those affected has, at one time, considered suicide. Research suggests that depression is increasing, and may very well be the number one disease by 2020 in Europe. The most affected by depression are women aged 30 to 44 years, and especially those who are married and have children. Also, children [...]