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Imagine being stuck in traffic while running late to an important meeting at work. You feel your face overheating as your thoughts start to race along: “they’re going to think I’m a horrible employee,” “my boss never liked me,” “I’m going to get fired.” You reach into your pocket and open an app and send a message. The app replies by prompting you to choose one of three predetermined answers. You select “Get help with a problem.”

Who among us has never laughed out loud when a friend stumbles on the pavement, bumps their head while standing up, or misses a step on the stairs?

BY MIELANI JACQUELINE

As women across the world are celebrating women’s day under the theme, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, the Zambia police’s Women Network Airport Division marked their celebratation by paying it forward to the marginalized in the community through giving back and uplifting the orphans at Nsansa Village Community Development Mission.

{The boys at Nsansa village Community Development Mission welcome the Women Network Airport Division)

Nsansa village community development is a non-profit and non-governmental organization that helps marginalized people in society. With a decade long experience in helping young adolescence from the street, the founder, Mr. Jasper Mutale was able to share some of the success stories and challenges that Nsansa has faced along the way, from taking in teenage drug addicts from the streets to rehabilitating them and providing them education and skills so they can be reintegrated in society. Commanding officer of the airport division, Mr. Robison Moonga, who was the guest of honour; applauded Nsansa for the commendable work that has led to an impact on the reduction of the number of children on the street.  Mr. Moonga also called on various institutes to partner with Nsansa as they carry forth their mandate in working with the vulnerable. He further urged the Women’s network to continue extending a helping hand to those which society has forgotten.  He further more emphasized importance of the police’s interaction with the youth and sensitizing them about the dangers of drug abuse and vices that could lead them to getting on the wrong side of the law.

(Commanding Officer Mr. Robison Moonga being shown the Nsansa premises by the managing director, Mary)

The women’s network also sensitized the boys at Nsansa about the dangers of drugs through a short skit and a trained counselor who explained the detrimental effects of drug abuse not only to the individual but the society at large.

The end was marked by a donation of food, clothing as well as books  by the guest of honour Mr. Moonga and the women’s network as they encouraged and commended Nsansa for the work their carrying out in society. The police also assisted in cleaning of the surrounding as they interacted with the boys on a personal level.

When survivors of childhood sexual abuse tell their own stories in court or through government inquiries, they often describe the pervasive personal impact across many aspects of their life. In the words of one survivor, “in every way, it had a negative impact.”

Complications from pregnancy and child birth have led to high death rates among people who have given birth in the United States, and a new study using long-range, racially-inclusive data shows that these complications can have deadly implications as long as 50 years later.

COVID-19 related stress had a greater impact on the mental health of those who were pregnant during the pandemic, compared to those who weren’t, new UNSW Sydney research has found.

Rice University bioengineer Omid Veiseh and collaborators have found that lipid deposition on the surfaces of implants can play a mediating role between the body and implants, with some lipids acting as peacekeepers while others stir up conflict.

The hormone glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) is considered obesogenic. In contrast, GIP receptor agonists (GIPRAs) have shown reduced feeding and body weight in an obese mouse model. Therefore, the precise effects exerted by GIP and GIPRAs remain elusive. Recently, researchers demonstrated acute feeding inhibition and lowered body weight in mice with diet-induced obesity treated with GIPFA-085, a long-acting GIPRA. Their findings provide a scientific basis for GIP therapy for diabetes and obesity.

A new study from Karolinska Institutet suggests that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), lithium, and clozapine may reduce suicide rates in adolescent men with severe mental illness, consistent with previous findings in adults. The study, published in Nature Communications, compared treatment and suicide rates across different regions in Sweden.

A ban on selling junk foods from store entrances, aisle ends and checkouts should continue after a new study found the plans were largely backed by the British public and food industry.