PolygeiaJul 28, 20193 minNot Just Stranger Danger, Violence as a Public Health ProblemTW: violence, sexual assault, abuse For every day of 2017, 82 women were murdered by a current or former partner. So, should we be focusing on working with m...
PolygeiaAug 1, 20183 minCervical cancer prevention: a challenge for high income countries?Key points Cervical cancer is strongly associated with socioeconomic status: there is a substantial discrepancy between numbers of women affected in high inc...
PolygeiaMay 9, 20183 minRedefining Women’s HealthKey points Women’s health has traditionally focused on sexual and reproductive health Other health issues also disproportionately affect women, such as non-c...
PolygeiaSep 4, 20174 minTraditional Practices and Socio-cultural Norms Affecting the Health of Pregnant Women in LMICs Social and cultural factors impact the health of pregnant women in a multitude of ways, especially in settings where traditional beliefs contradict or replac...
PolygeiaAug 21, 20173 minTraditional Birth Attendants: A valuable asset or a drain on resources?“No woman should die in pregnancy or childbirth” is a phrase that is stamped all over official WHO maternal health documentation. Sustainable Development Goa...
PolygeiaMay 22, 20174 minWhat’s in a name? Borderline personality disorder and stigmaBorderline personality disorder (BPD) is a disorder of self-function and interpersonal functioning. Its symptoms, which can be confronting, include frantic a...
PolygeiaMay 4, 20173 minMaternal deaths: looking to the impacts of the Trump administration on abortionPresident Trump has recently reinstated the Mexico City Policy, originally enacted by President Reagan in 1984, an extension of the 1973 Helms Amendment prev...
PolygeiaMar 29, 20172 minAn unnecessary risk to women’s health?: Rising caesarean section rates worldwideSince 1985, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the global health community have considered an ideal rate for Caesarean Sections (CS) to be between 10% a...
PolygeiaAug 29, 20164 minMigrant mothers and health tourism in the UKWith the EU referendum debates ongoing and an increase in the public concern for the refugee crisis, there has been a significant surge in focus on national ...
PolygeiaMay 2, 20164 minBreast Cancer: What are the Costs of Screening a Nation?The national breast cancer screening programme, introduced in 1988, gave promise in reducing mortality of the most common cancer in the UK (1). Inviting wome...
PolygeiaMay 1, 20163 minMigrant Crisis: Risk Factors for Women’s Mental HealthIn a one month period in February 2016 more than 43,000 refugees arrived into Greece alone. The mass exodus of peoples from the Middle East and North Africa ...
PolygeiaApr 26, 20164 minFemale Genital Mutilation and the MediaFemale genital mutilation (FGM) is defined by the World Health Organisation as: “all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female ...
PolygeiaApr 19, 20166 minSustaining Maternal and Child Health in the Sustainable Development AgendaThe health and well-being of women and children are not only fundamental human rights, but are crucial for economic development, peace and stability. Goals a...
PolygeiaApr 3, 20164 minThe threat of the Zika virus: the importance of accurate information from USA news networksOn the 1st of February 2016, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a cluster of cases of microcephaly amongst newborn children within Latin America to...
PolygeiaMar 27, 20165 minGlass Walls As Well As Ceilings: Gender Specific Barriers to Access for Health Interventions.Of the approximately 3 billion people who live on less than $2 a day, infectious diseases represent a potent and serious source of ill-health. Each year, dis...
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