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    Child mortality rates remain high
    I SPENT some time this week looking at the latest national and international child and maternal mortality figures. I also looked at the ominous social conditions that threaten the welfare of children and their mothers. The figures point to a bleak future for current and coming generations. At
    Author: By SOSTHENES MWITA, Uploaded on: 29th April 2011 @ 16:18, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 3233
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    Illegal tenants on a child's head!
    HEAD lice are tiny insects that live on the head and in the hair of both children and adults. Their egg-shells are called nits. Lice are highly infectious and are easily passed between children who tend to play or work closely with their heads held together, at school or elsewhere. An
    Author: By SOSTHENES MWITA, Uploaded on: 1st October 2010 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 3712
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    Why some children stammer
    STAMMERING or stuttering is a problem with the normal flow and timing of speech. Attempts to say something may be interrupted by repetition of a syllable, prolongation of the sound, or a complete block on speech so that words do not flow smoothly. The world of science does not have any simple,
    Author: By Sosthenes Mwita, Uploaded on: 17th September 2010 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 5048
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    Circumcision in young boys
    THE removal of the foreskin of young boys for, cultural, religious, medical or other reasons has been a controversial issue all over the world since time immemorial. Most tribal settings in rural Tanzania have their boys, not babies, circumcised as a compelling cultural imperative. I hail from
    Author: By Sosthenes Mwita, Uploaded on: 10th September 2010 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 1, Total people who read this story: 4721
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    Those young criminals!
    HELLO Readers. Today I look at some of the reasons that lead to the proliferation of child crimes in our midst. Child criminals are, indeed, a strange phenomenon. We all know that adult outlaws have committed crimes for centuries. However, modern society sees a crop of child criminals! One school
    Author: By Sosthenes Mwita, Uploaded on: 3rd September 2010 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 4035
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    Blindness in children
    TRACHOMA is not a new problem in Dodoma Region. It has been wreaking havoc here since time immemorial; no wonder medical experts say Dodoma beggars who move from one urban center to another looking for alms may have exported the problem to other regions. Dodoma has exported both the beggars and
    Author: By Sosthenes Mwita, Uploaded on: 27th August 2010 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 4538
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    Safety: A basic right for children
    HELLO Readers. Today, I take a look at the key aspects parents must observe in order to maintain the health of their children. What I have in mind is safe childhood. Child mortality rates remain constantly worrisome in this country. But, first, let us look at what the African Charter on the Rights
    Author: By Sosthenes Mwita, Uploaded on: 20th August 2010 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Total people who read this story: 3935
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