Early marriage and women’s empowerment: the case of child-brides in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia Abstract Background Women, especially those who marry as children, experience various forms and degrees of exclusion and discrimination. Early marriage is a harmful traditional practice that continues to affect millions around the world. Though it has declined over the years,...

Models of care for orphaned and separated children and upholding children’s rights: cross-sectional evidence from western Kenya   Abstract Background Sub-Saharan Africa is home to approximately 55 million orphaned children. The growing orphan crisis has overwhelmed many communities and has weakened the ability of extended families to meet traditional care-taking expectations. Other models of care...

The UN launched a $135 million emergency funding appeal Tens of thousands of Nigerians have fled into neighbouring Cameroon in the last two days to seek refuge from a growing Boko Haram threat, the UN ‘s refugee agency said on Tuesday. At least 30,000 people fled from the city of Rann, in Borno State, across...

Practice Essentials Hyperthyroidism is a set of disorders that involve excess synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland, which leads to the hypermetabolic condition of thyrotoxicosis. [1, 2] The most common forms of hyperthyroidism include diffuse toxic goiter (Graves disease), toxic multinodular goiter (Plummer disease), and toxic adenoma. In thyrotoxicosis, thyroid hormone levels are elevated...