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Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project

Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project On January 28, 2017, Dr. Shalon Irving passed away from complications after giving birth to her daughter. Dr. Shalon was a brilliant scientist with a passion for improving community health. “I see inequity wherever it exists, call it by name, and work to eliminate it,” she wrote. As an epidemiologist…

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Movember ~ Change the Face of Men’s Health

Movember is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s suicide and Mental Health. The word Movember is a combination of words moustache, “mo”, and “November”.  The goal of Movember is to “change the face…

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Dr. Ifewumi Fagunwa M&M Menstruation & Menopause & The SHAKE Africa Project

Menstruation and Menopause – The SHAKE Africa Project Dr. Ifewumi Fagunwa is an award-winning medical doctor, obtaining her medical degree from University College London (UCL) and a Neuroscience graduate from King’s College London. She has a long-standing interest in women’s rights and sexual and reproductive health and is the founder of SHAKE Africa – a…

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