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Down syndrome is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome.

Chromosomes are small “packages” of genes in the body. They determine how a baby’s body forms and functions as it grows during pregnancy and after birth. Typically, a baby is born with 46 chromosomes. Babies with Down syndrome have an extra copy of one of these chromosomes, chromosome 21. A medical term for having an …

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WORLD AIDS DAY THEME For2021: End Inequalities, End Aids

All around the world, December 1st is marked as World Aids Day, it is a day set aside to reawaken the awareness for the deadly disease called HIV. This year’s theme was chosen to educate people on the fact that the social stigma attached to Aids is hurtful and further deteriorates the carrier’s health either …

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Tanzania: Government Should Do More On Vaccine Education

The government needs to work extra hard if it’s to win the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The major task ahead is changing people’s mindsets regarding Covid-19 in general. Although the government is doing a good job in trying to contain the spread of the disease that is claiming lives globally, a majority of the …

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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF BREASTFEEDING FOR NEW MOTHERS.

Expectant mothers are bombarded daily with useful and not-so-useful information, from family members to nosy neighbors to the stranger on the street. Everyone, in their own way, is an expert on childcare and breastfeeding. For new moms, keeping up with infant feeding routines and attending to their many individual needs is usually quite a humbling …

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