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South Africa women coach Desiree Ellis during the women’s friendly match between the Netherlands and South Africa at the Cars Jeans Stadium on April 12, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. (GERRIT VAN COLOGNE/ANP via Getty Images)
FOOTBALL

Trials reflect growing interest in women’s football

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic taking its toll on the sport at school level, with kids missing crucial age-related developmental stages, there has been an uptick in girls wanting…

  • S’bo Gyre
5 min read
A healthcare worker acknowledges a boy during a COVID-19 vaccination outreach program on September 08, 2021 in Kampung Lok Urai, a remote village at Gaya Island outskirt of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Malaysia’s vaccination efforts have started to reach the country’s remote islands such as Gaya Island, off the coast of eastern Sabah state, which is located in Borneo. Better known for their white sand beaches and pristine waters, which were major attractions for divers and tourists before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the vaccination of populations in remote locations in Eastern Malaysia has been gathering pace as officials reach far-flung islands not often visited by teams of health workers. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)
CHILE

As CoronaVac trials kick off children talk about their views on Covid-19 vaccinations

Children from the age of six months to 17 years will take part in vaccine trials

  • Marcia Zali
3 min read