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India trains thousands of medics to promote vaccine in huge push to end cervical cancer | Global development

Tens of thousands of doctors across India are being trained to promote the HPV vaccine, in a push to eliminate cervical cancer in the country. They will check with mothers attending medical appointments that they intend to vaccinate their daughters, and visit schools and community centres armed with facts and slideshows to counter vaccine disinformation….

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Snakes, ‘border madness’ and solo trips: five Nigerian female travellers on their top tips and trickiest moments | Global development

Joy Ebaide was riding her motorbike along a deserted dirt road in rural Tanzania when a black mamba, Africa’s deadliest snake, lunged at her. “It was about two inches away from me, and that’s an experience I’ll never forget,” she says. Encountering a highly venomous snake was a heart-stopping moment, but it did not put…

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Myanmar junta accused of blocking aid for earthquake victims as airstrikes continue | Myanmar

Myanmar’s military is facing criticism over continued airstrikes and claims it is blocking aid to earthquake survivors, as international agencies urged “unfettered access” to humanitarian aid in the conflict-riven nation. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit central Myanmar on Friday has caused widespread destruction, killing more than 2,000 people and leaving affected areas in dire need…

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