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                      Maryann Muganda  writes for the Standard Health
                        
                      
      
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                  By Maryann Muganda 
                 
                  
                   2025-06-02 10:20:00
                
                
          
                       
                       Female genital mutilation, long condemned as a violation of human rights, has now been definitively linked to a wide range of serious and lasting health complications.
   
                          
                    
                      By Maryann Muganda 
                      
                      
                       2025-06-16 11:05:13
                    
                  
                       
                       Africa is falling behind in its quest to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets for maternal and newborn health.
   
                          
                    
                      By Maryann Muganda 
                      
                      
                       2025-06-17 16:16:32
                    
                  
              Africa is falling behind in its quest to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets for maternal and newborn health.
              
              
                By  Maryann Muganda 
               
                    
                2025-06-17 16:16:32
              
            
              Though it affects a tiny fraction of the population globally, MND is a cruel and relentless illness with no cure
              
              
                By  Maryann Muganda 
               
                    
                2025-06-23 11:12:54
              
            
              In a world armed with unprecedented scientific knowledge, lifesaving medicines, and sophisticated health technologies, millions of African children continue to suffer from malnutrition and obesity.
              
              
                By  Maryann Muganda 
               
                    
                2025-07-01 18:20:20
              
            
              In countries like Kenya and South Africa, this contradiction is especially stark. We can develop mRNA vaccines in record time, but we can’t guarantee a child a balanced meal.
              
              
                By  Maryann Muganda 
               
                    
                2025-07-06 11:30:00
              
            
              Hyenas are increasingly boxed in, both physically and psychologically.
Human-caused hyena mortality has increased compared to lion-caused hyena mortality.
              
              
                By  Maryann Muganda 
               
                    
                2025-07-21 09:00:00
              
            
              Counties in Northern Kenya continue to record alarmingly low uptake of HPV vaccine, with less than one per cent of eligible girls receiving the jab.
              
              
                By  Maryann Muganda 
               
                    
                2025-07-22 19:11:12
              
            
              Cardiovascular diseases, including heart attacks and strokes, ranked third in 2024, with 7,478 deaths.
              
              
                By  Maryann Muganda 
               
                    
                2025-07-28 08:00:00
              
            
              According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), over 287,000 women died globally in 2020 due to pregnancy and childbirth complications.
              
              
                By  Maryann Muganda 
               
                    
                2025-08-04 06:00:00
              
            
              Beyond external parasites, ostriches face numerous internal threats including tapeworms and various intestinal parasites.
              
              
                By  Maryann Muganda 
               
                    
                2025-08-11 00:00:00
              
            
              Some schools subject students to intrusive, unconsented searches by teachers under the guise of looking for ‘illegal’ items
              
              
                By  Maryann Muganda 
               
                    
                2025-08-12 08:40:00
              
            
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