G20 Leaders Must Renew Their Commitment to Global Development

By Kofi Annan Ahead of today’s G20 Summit in South Korea, two issues stand out for those of us who take an interest in international development. First, the concepts of fairness, balance, and the common good have experienced a welcome renaissance as world leaders have had to remind each other of these universal principles to… Continue reading G20 Leaders Must Renew Their Commitment to Global Development

Laziness will send us to an early grave

Dr Richard Weiler & Dr Emmanuel Stamatakis, Sports and Exercise experts Our lives are full energy-saving devices, from ready meals to remote controls, all designed to make our lives easier. But in this week’s Scrubbing Up London-based sports-medicine experts Dr Richard Weiler from the Homerton Hospital and Dr Emmanuel Stamatakis from University College London argue… Continue reading Laziness will send us to an early grave

Female circumcision and Ugandan politics

(A comprehensive discussion of female genital mutilation is available here) Although Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM) has been condemned by international bodies as an abuse of human rights, a vast majority of people from the Sebei tribe in Uganda still practice the dangerous tradition. Despite the practice having been banned outright in the eastern African country… Continue reading Female circumcision and Ugandan politics

Mass circumcision in South African Prisions

South African prison ask to be circumcised An incredible number of prisoners in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province are calling upon the authorities to circumcise them to help combat the spread of HIV. Health authorities say they have had more people wanting to be circumcised than their resources can manage and are overwhelmed. World Health Organization… Continue reading Mass circumcision in South African Prisions