At least 41 young men have died in South Africa following circumcision procedures carried out during traditional initiation rites in November and December, according to government officials. The deaths have once again drawn attention to the dangers associated with unregulated initiation practices and
Looking back on 2025, it is difficult to avoid a sense of global unease. Armed conflict, humanitarian crises, and political instability have dominated headlines across continents. The ongoing war in Ukraine, the devastation in Gaza, a terror attack in Australia, and widespread economic
India is often cited as a public health success story for its steady progress in reducing HIV infections over the past two decades. However, new figures from one of the country’s poorest states have prompted fresh scrutiny over whether those gains have reached
Indonesia’s flagship free meal initiative, touted as a major step to tackle child malnutrition, has come under intense scrutiny after government data revealed it was linked to nearly half of the nation’s food poisoning cases this year. The programme, introduced in January by
