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Taliban move to ban women training as nurses and midwives ‘an outrageous act of ignorance’

Afghan students and activists condemn halt to medical courses amid warnings of women dying from lack of healthcareThe Taliban’s ban on Afghan women attending nursing and midwife courses has been condemned as “an outrageous act of ignorance” by human ri…

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Spat at, abused, attacked: healthcare staff face rising violence during Covid

Data shows increased danger for those on the frontline in the pandemic, with misinformation, scarce vaccines and fragile health systems blamed‘They stormed the ICU and beat the doctor’: health workers under attackHundreds of healthcare workers treating…

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In New Zealand, we are starting to value women’s work fairly. It’s time for the world to follow

On International Women’s Day, let’s commit to properly compensating women for the unpaid and underpaid work they have always doneThe world would stop running were it not for the unpaid and underpaid work undertaken by women. It is past time for our con…

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