How to Raise a Human-Rights-Conscious Generation
The news is on in many households. It is always on. In a living room somewhere, sometimes a boat appears on the screen. It is overcrowded, half-capsized, somewhere on a […]
Water stress: Implications for global health and international affairs
Water, a sacrosanct, ever-present substance, is a harbinger of life’s delicate presence. It is one of the substances sought after in the extra-terrestrial search for life beyond earth and our […]
The Bitter Truth: Child Labour and the Chocolate We Choose Not to See
In 2012, a humorous but theoretically sound scientific study led by the Swiss physician, Franz Messerli showed a strong correlation between chocolate consumption and the number of Nobel prize winners […]
Global migration and health services delivery for a changing world
The annual migration of millions of people from one corner of the planet to another is no longer a strange phenomenon for most people today. This is true even for […]
Beyond the Battlefield: Understanding War’s Inescapable Futility
War is not profitable to the progress of humanity- even decisive battles that determine the fate and path of the human populace should take the back seat as we continue […]
Ending the scourge of street children in Africa
Famished, dirty, unruly, filthy, neglected, and in need of parental love and affection, millions of children living this life roam the streets of most parts of sub-Saharan Africa such as […]
Does democracy influence child mortality around the world?
Since its inception in Athenian societies between 508–507 BC, democracy has been hailed as the magic bullet against all forms of social calamities such as unending conflicts, famine, political instability, […]
Your toilet-A gift you deserve
Most of us living in the 21st century do not realize how lucky we are to have access to modern toilet facilities when we want to ease ourselves. Airplanes, airports, […]
When schooling threatens livelihood-girl child education
In what is supposed to be the twilight of the war against Boko haram, a terrorist group in Nigeria infamous for their wild carnage and plundering in their quest to […]
Florida shooting: Will this carnage continue?
If you have ever heard the rattling sound of a semi automatic rifle, you can know two things. One- the bullet hasn’t hit you yet and two, you will have […]