The Miracle Survivor
By: John Naish Sharyn Mackay and John Pattison belong to an extraordinary club – people told they have terminal cancer only for their tumours to disappear inexplicably, to the astonishment of patient and doctor alike. It’s tempting to see these stories as medical miracles. But drug companies are hard on the trail of a more rational answer – that the tumours were ‘killed off’ by the patient’s own immune system – and are developing new therapies to harness this power. Sharyn knew there was something wrong when she began suffering pain in the right side of her stomach in April 2003. She was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour on her kidney, which proved so rare that the doctors at Craigavon Area Hospital in Northern Ireland sent samples of it for examination by specialists in London, Glasgow, and Harvard. Sharyn Mackay with husband William and daughter Olivia. ‘I wasn’t going…
A Profile of Dr. Anna Mokgokong
Anna Mokogokong is a medical doctor by profession, who set off in 1995 to start what has today become one of South Africa’s biggest…
Investing in the Development of Women Businesses Key to Achieving Sustainable Development
Contrary to several notions which point to the fact that women can climb social ladders on their own, it is important to note that…
The True Picture of the Teenage African Girl
By: Mwila Mwila A Fantastic Job Well was done to everyone who has been in the forefront in the fight for Girl-Child educational Campaigns…
Challenges Businesswomen Face and How to Overcome Them
By: Mamudu Hamzat Gideon The entrepreneurship space is increasingly gaining popularity as a major channel through which many women give expression to their dreams…
Female Entertainers: Championing Humanitarian Activities in Developing Nations
While it’s not uncommon to see top CEOs and entrepreneurs contribute to causes as a part of their companies’ corporate social responsibility, some individuals…
Janice Bryant Howroyd: Leading effectively through passionate service
Janice Bryant Howroyd is an African-American woman, born on the first of September, 1952 in Tarboro of North Carolina, United States of America. Her…
Pension Focus Africa 2017- Allocation of African Pension Assets
By: Faridah Mugimba Kakyama African pension funds are starting to invest in infrastructure projects on their underdeveloped continent. The African Development Bank hopes the…
France: First Women-Only Taxi Service Launched in Paris
A new women-only transport service launching in Paris aims to tackle the problem of sexual harassment and assault in taxi cabs. For many women…
Turkish Gov’t Plans To Reduce Early, Forced Marriage Ratio from 5 To 1 Percent
The Turkish government is planning to reduce the ratio of underage as well as forced marriages in the country from five percent to one…
Chile: President Bachelet Introduces Gay Marriage Bill
The Chilean president, Michelle Bachelet, has introduced a bill to legalize gay marriage, a move that follows a string of liberal reforms in one…
India: 30% Agriculture Budget to Be Spent On Women Farmers
India’s Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Wednesday said that 30 per cent of his ministry’s budget would be invested…
