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How Nigeria can break the culture of silence around women’s reproductive illnesses

How Nigeria can break the culture of silence around women’s reproductive illnesses: A woman gets her blood pressure checked at a camp for internally displaced people in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria. Stefan Heunis/AFP via Getty Images Talking about the reproductive system has always been difficult among women in low- and middle-income countries of Asia and sub-Saharan …

Mums sick of kids’ illnesses – 18 times a year

Mums sick of kids’ illnesses – 18 times a year: The average mum will fall ill 324 times over their youngster's childhood with colds and bugs passed on to them by their offspring, a study has found. An endless cycle of sore throats, runny noses, migraines and sickness bugs means mums are left feeling under …