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While reading this article by Ron Bourgeault (1997), I realized why the white ribbon campaign simply is not enough to stop violence against Aboriginal women. Pamela George was a woman, an Aboriginal woman, a mother of two; she was prostituting in Regina on April 18th 1995 when a man picked her up in his car, unknown to George, with another man hiding in the trunk. In short, the two men attacked George and left her lying face down in the mud to die. After discussing this story in class, as well…

EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF COCONUT OIL IN THE CONTROL OF TUNGIASIS ACKNOWLEGMENT Sincere thanks go to almighty God for enabling me to accomplish my research mission. I would like to acknowledge my worthy supervisors Prof. Florence Oyieke of NAIROBI University and Dr. Evan Mathenge of KEMRI for their enormous academic input and guidance in ensuring that I come up with sound results. I also would like to acknowledge Mr. Karoki, the PHO Kandara for allowing me to conduct my research in his…

Life without limbs: Acceptance, Positive perspectives and Social Support Bianca Dia S. Duran Juli-ann L. Alonso - Balmonte Limb loss or Limb amputation is a type of physical disability that is defined as surgically the complete removal, or spontaneous partial removal of a body part. It is constrained to perform an activity independently such as walking, bathing, toileting, etc. A famous example of persons without limbs is Nick Vujicic a motivational speaker, has a rare disorder with an absence…

CONFIDENTIALITY IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TOPIC IN HEALTH CARE TODAY. - 5 - This paper was prepared for Confidentiality of Health Information Research Project HIT 109, with a research project number of 40990300 and student number of 70634191. The author could be reached on, P.O Box 21381 Kampala, Uganda or at kayongomale@yahoo.com Abstract. This paper explores the discussions of confidentiality as being an extremely important topic in health care today and that indeed, they are legal and ethical…

at night, some people staged a procession in Ramu in protest of the perceived blasphemous image uploaded to a Facebook account. Newspaper reports stated that local Awami League leaders were initially seen mobilising the mob and emphasising the sentimental religious issue to counter the opposition. The Daily Star, a widely circulated national daily, reported that a motley group comprising local leaders of pro-Awami League organisations, BNP men, madrasa students and common people were allegedly…