Category: Public Radio International

‘We’re seeing the tip of the iceberg’: Neurologists in Zambia upend understandings of multiple sclerosis in the region

For years, medical providers were taught that MS is very rare among Black Africans. But the presence of more neurologists in Zambia has upended previous thinking on the condition. Now, more people are getting diagnosed and treated for the disease. Source: ‘We’re seeing the tip of the iceberg’: Neurologists in Zambia upend understandings of multiple […]

‘We are demanding full decriminalization’: Sex workers in India rally for labor rights

Sex work is technically legal in India, but workers say they face stigma, harassment and violence — especially by the police. In recent years, sex worker collectives have formed to demand full decriminalization of sex work and recognition of their labor as worthy of protections and rights. Source: ‘We are demanding full decriminalization’: Sex workers […]