Kayayei Sisters Accra, Ghana, Natalija Gormalova THEIR names are Rafia and Rahina. Sisters from Ghana. They work at Agbogbloshie in Accra, as kayayei (female porters), carrying goods at a second-hand clothes market called Kantamanto. Agbogbloshie is a dumping ground for waste, much of it from the western world. It’s a dangerous place to live, but it’s the cheapest place to rent for Rahina and her 11-year-old sister, and one they share with 10 other kayayei girls. This photograph by Natalija Gormalova is taken from the third volume of Portraits of Humanity. This new book contains images taken during this past pandemic year in more than 50 countries. Scotland is one of them, in the shape of a powerful portrait of Thomas, from Govanhill, by former Herald photographer Simon Murphy.
UK PM faces criticism from opposition over new Covid-19 border policy
From CNN s Niamh Kennedy
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London on February 10. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced criticism over the robustness of England’s new border policy in Parliament on Wednesday.
Opposition leader Keir Starmer told politicians during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons that despite Johnson s assertions that the UK has one of the toughest regimes in the world, research from Oxford University indicated that at least 33 countries have tougher restrictions than the UK.
Johnson countered that some countries in Europe do not even have a hotel quarantine scheme, such as the one we re putting in on Monday, adding that on a normal day at this time of year you can expect about 250,000 people to be arriving in this country we ve got it down to about 20,000.
2020: An unprecedented year
There are some years that become a pivotal moment in history - 2020 is one of those. IPPF has never been faced with delivering healthcare in the grip of a global pandemic. Yet our global teams have demonstrated agility, resilience, and creativity putting clients at the heart of our work to ensure the safe delivery of vital care. The pandemic has changed how we work, but not what we do. Here we acknowledge some of our amazing colleagues, clients, and partners as well as events that have shaped 2020.
Expanding healthcare for factory staff
Sandra is one of a team of women who work at a cashew factory in a small town in rural Ghana.