One of the important aspects of the Commonwealth’s work is supporting member countries’ efforts to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases such as cancers. Last year, health advocates, cancer survivors and celebrities joined the Commonwealth’s campaign to eradicate cervical cancer in its 54 countries.  We can stop cervical cancer Their message was “we can stop cervical cancer” with simple solutions such as vaccination …

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A blog by Promise Forsuh Twenty-five-year-old Keith Nfore* has suffered the effects of social stigmas connected to epilepsy. This, he tells me, started with his first seizure at the age of 10 when he was left to die because no one present understood what was happening or how to help him. Fearful that he had …

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The prevalence of HIV among women in Nigeria deeply worries Adebayo Victor, 25, a Correspondent from Ibadan in Nigeria, who describes his work training community health extension workers to reduce transmission from mothers to children. Approximately 51.5 per cent of adults living with HIV in Nigeria are women. Presently, the south-south region of the country has …

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