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"Involving men as supportive partners in maternity care was associated with better adherence to recommended healthy practices after childbirth." Burkina Faso has high rates of maternal and infant mortality.

"Complex, relatable, non-judgemental and youth-centred storylines can make HIV edutainment engaging to youth audiences." Decades of heavy investment in communication campaigns to combat early misinformation and HIV-related stigma in South Africa, the country with the largest population of people living with HIV (UNAIDS, 2020), have resulted in mess

THE revelation that the cost of building a new Oasis leisure centre has doubled by the domes listed status got readers into fierce debate on social…

"The locally-delivered components of the Alive & Thrive initiative improved the knowledge, attitudes, and mothers reporting of exclusive breastfeeding practices by the time of the endline survey."

Last week, the Adver reported that vandals had lobbed eggs at the windows of an Old Town restaurant and shouted racist abuse at staff.

Last week, the Adver reported that vandals had lobbed eggs at the windows of an Old Town restaurant and shouted racist abuse at staff.

What you said about Health Secretary Matt Hancocks resignation File photo dated 9/4/2020 of Matt Hancock who has resigned as Health Secretary after video footage emerged of him kissing an aide in his ministerial office in a breach of coronavirus restrictions. Issue date: Sunday June 27, 2021.. THE revelation that Health Secretary Matt Hancock was having an affair with a married aide and had been filmed on CCTV in a clinch with her at the office rocked the political world. A day later he had...

SMOKING outdoors could be restricted by Oxfordshire County Council, although there are no plans for a similar ruling in Swindon yet.

Improving estimates of the burden of severe wasting: analysis of secondary prevalence and incidence data from 352 sites Format Abstract Introduction Estimates of incident cases of severe wasting among young children are not available for most settings but are needed for optimal planning of treatment programmes and burden estimation. To improve programme planning, global guidance recommends a single ‘incidence correction factor’ of 1.6 be applied to available prevalence estimates to account ...

Readers have defended sledgers at Coate Water who were dispersed by police over the weekend. Heavy snow overnight meant Swindon was a winter wonderland on Sunday prompting many people to grab their sledges and head to their nearest hill. For some, that meant heading to Coate Water to enjoy the weather. But police were called in the morning to disperse 200 people who had gathered at the park after concerns about a lack of social distancing. Readers on Facebook have defended the sledgin...