STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. STEM is important because it spreads through every part of our lives. Technology is advancing and the world has gone digital. What then must we do about female enrolment in STEM? Due to the status quo placed on females in society and the classification based on some …
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The bedrock of a sustainably developed nation is its effective entrepreneurship. The increase of entrepreneurial activities in nation’s wealth and employment can be measured either directly or through economic growth rates. Entrepreneurship and small business development are the backbones of many country’s economies. countries who give entrepreneurship maximum attention are in better positions of having …
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According to Wikipedia, A smart city is an urban area that uses different types of electronic internet of things (IoT) to collect data and then uses insights gained from the data to manage assets, resources, and services efficiently. In simpler terms; A smart city is a city which uses ICT to enhance quality, performance, and …
Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. The major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality include hemorrhage, infection, high blood pressure, unsafe abortion, and obstructed labor. According to the World Health Organization, sub-Saharan Africa accounted for approximately 66% of the estimated global maternity deaths. Most of the …
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Enabling environments is one that offers a rich, varied, and safe space in a setting in which individuals can thrive and function to the best of their capabilities. The World Health Organization (WHO) records that there are over a billion persons in the world who are living with disabilities and this makes up about 15% …
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In any society or community of human beings, in which there is order, there always has to be some sort of organizational structure that guarantees this order by keeping the society together. Such an organizational structure in whatever size and capacity is referred to as government or performs the functions of a government. There exist …
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Due to the activities of human beings such as poaching, deforestation, burning of forests and so on, quite a lot of resources require protection or conservation to be prevented from being used up or going into extinction. Among this group of resources is Wildlife. Wildlife, according to the Cambridge English Dictionary, refers to animals that …
Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. The major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality include hemorrhage, infection, high blood pressure, unsafe abortion, and obstructed labor. According to the World Health Organization, sub-Saharan Africa accounted for approximately 66% of the estimated global maternity deaths. Most of the …
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From time immemorial, Gender-based violence (GBV) has been a public health challenge and a barrier to civic, social, political as well as monetary participation. It undermines not only the safety, dignity, overall health status, and human rights of the hundreds of thousands of those who skilled it, but also the public fitness, and economic stability. …
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“Young people should be in the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be agents of development and peace. If, however, they are left on society’s margins, all of us will be impoverished”- Kofi Annan. Youth refers to a time in the life of any individual between adolescence and adulthood. According to …
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