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Updates & Legacy — Stigmabase is a Canadian Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Initiative. Our mission is to inform about stigma around the world and make the data collected accessible for researchers. Stigmabase is very attentive to misinformation and lists only reliable sources. — The marginalization of individuals or categories of individuals is a too common phenomenon. Millions of people are facing this problem around the world and many complex factors are involved.

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Ghana's National Health insurance scheme and maternal and child health: a mixed methods study

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Ghana's National Health insurance scheme and maternal and child health: a mixed methods study
- Background Ghana is attracting global attention for efforts to provide health insurance to all citizens through the National Health Insurance Scheme ...

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The Kansas Quarantine

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, April 02, 2013

The Kansas Quarantine “The concerns about quarantine and isolation related to HIV are completely unwarranted,” said Charlie Hunt, the state epidemiologist at KDHE. “Existing law states that any isolation or quarantine actions have to be reasonable and medically necessary ...

Homophobia, racism, and Nazis: The dark side of rising ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 23, 2025

Participants in the chats used racist , ableist, and homophobic slurs 251 times, according to Politico's analysis. “Faggots,” “monkeys,” “watermelon ... View article...

Cleveland now has a full-time LGBTQ+ community liaison

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 09, 2025

Cleveland's LGBTQ +Community Liaison Carey Gibbons started with the city this summer and has been working to build connections with city ... View article...

AI In Pakistan: Balancing Innovation, Inequality, And The Future Of Human Potential

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, October 22, 2025

AI In Pakistan: Balancing Innovation, Inequality , And The Future Of Human Potential. AI is transforming education and work in Pakistan, but unequal ... View article...

As Cameroon election approaches, LGBTQ+ people face increasing violence

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 09, 2025

As Cameroon approaches Oct 12 elections, English-speaking regions are plunged into uncertainty that has exposed LGBTQ residents to violence and ... View article...

Heatwaves worsen educational inequality in Brazil

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, October 22, 2025

... inequality . Beyond direct cognitive effects, nighttime heat impedes restorative sleep, reduces attentional capacity and emotional regulation, and ... View article...

Legislative reform not the answer to racial disparities under Mental Health Act, say social workers

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 14, 2025

With black people disproportionately likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act, social workers urge more funding and anti- racism training. View article...

Zohran Mamdani honors trans activist Sylvia Rivera, says NYC will be a pro-trans "sanctuary city"

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Indeed, Rivera's one-room dwelling on the pier had a floor mattress, a dresser, and a small side table with a candle burning “for the saints,” LGBTQ ... View article...

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Racism, intent and the diversity in TV adverts

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 30, 2025

Racism is widespread and influences everyone. Most white people, like me, will have said racist things with varying degrees of intentionality. Denying ... View article...

Closing the door? How visa policies in Europe's Schengen area fail human rights defenders

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 30, 2025

These experiences occur within a broader context of systemic racism , a legacy of colonial practices that shape visa policies and practices to this ... View article...

Gay Republicans defend Greg Abbott removing rainbow crosswalks: They're "politically divisive"

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 03, 2025

Gay Republicans defend Greg Abbott removing rainbow crosswalks: They're “politically divisive”. The group said safety should be prioritized over ... View article...

Former Irish prime minister: Europe is leader in global LGBTQ rights movement

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 30, 2025

Former Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says the European Union is now at the forefront of the global LGBTQ and intersex rights movement. View article...

Youth unrest fueled by joblessness and inequality

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 03, 2025

Instead, they stemmed largely from frustration over unemployment, inequality , corruption and financial hardship. Youth anger, built up over years ... View article...

Ministry works to bring LGBTQ people into the church. 'It really is all about love'

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 03, 2025

... LGBTQ persons and those who love them." Clergy within the organization stress the importance of their work. The Rev. Tommy Dillon, who became the ... View article...

Gender inequality accelerates Japan's rural depopulation

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 03, 2025

Rural women flee gender inequality . A Japanese government report on inequality published in June found that 27% of young women want to leave their ... View article...

The History of Racism in Artificial Intelligence

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 30, 2025

However, there are also ethical concerns, such as who pays the price for this warm embrace of AI. Technology itself is not inherently racist . However, ... View article...

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