Ethics
The World Cup, Qatar and Human Rights
This World Cup of 2022 has engendered much discussion in the area of human rights and criticism of the way Qatar has dealt with its workers. There has also been much debate about wether Qatar should have hosted the World Cup given its view on same sex relationships. In this blog based on the VOI […]
Leading By Example
What springs to mind when you think of a leader? What qualities define a good leader? and is leadership necessary? These are some of the questions we will be reviewing in this blog. Let us start by having an understanding of the words Leader and Leadership. Leader: a person in control of a group, country, […]
Vaccine hesitancy
The World Health Organization (WHO) regards vaccine hesitancy as one of the biggest threats to global health1. So, when a colleague first told me that she would not be getting the Covid-19 vaccine, I was slightly taken aback. How can someone put other’s lives at risk after knowing that vaccines have successfully decreased transmission rates […]
Genetic Scissors—Snap with caution!
Grocery list Cereal Onions Butter Cheese Bread Tomatoes for controlling blood pressure. What do you find weird about this grocery list? Since when do we add the nutritional benefits of items in the grocery list? Hold on! It’s not to encourage you to eat your five a day but “Tomatoes for controlling blood pressure” is a special type of gene-edited tomatoes that has recently been licensed for […]
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