The US on Tuesday said it would release more oil from the country's emergency stockpile in an effort to contain rising fuel prices due to energy supply disruptions from the Iran war.The Energy Department said it was offering to loan energy companies up to 40 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The offer represents the last of the drawdown of 172 million barrels from the reserve ordered in March. Bids are due by October 6, the department said.“With today’s actions, the United States continues to lead the co-ordinated efforts to stabilise oil markets for the benefit of Americans and people around the world,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said in a statement.The SPR is projected to fall to its lowest levels since 1982 once the drawdown is completed. Most recent government data recorded the reserve inventories at 284.5 million barrels for the week ending September 19. The generally accepted minimum level for safe operations is 250 million barrels.The US agreed to withdraw 172 million barrels of crude from its stockpile alongside other members of the International Energy Agency in March, to contain rising energy prices due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and strikes on key energy sites across the Gulf. The 32-member IEA agreed to a co-ordinated release of 400 million barrels from their reserves.However, the US claimed on Tuesday that “several Eu...
Read briefing UK prime minister Andy Burnham is looking at "different options" to Brexit as he seeks to rebuild the UK's relationship with its largest trading partner, the EU. In a shift towards Britain reversing Brexit Mr Burnham used his speech at the Labour Party conference to declare the exit from the EU had “done more harm than good”. In a significant indication that the UK may seek to row back on the 2016 referendum, the new Prime Minister said that at an upcoming EU summit he will set out long-term options with Britain’s biggest trading partner. In his first speech as party leader, he said that in UK politics “something very different is needed”, because “more of the same is not good enough”. “I’m going to break the mould today. I’m going to give you a real speech,” Burnham said. Those in the conference hall held their breath, then rose in applause for announcement after announcement on his plans for government. He promised to “put the country on a new path”. At the very end of his hour-long speech, which he gave without a lectern, he made the most significant shift yet in Labour’s position on Brexit. The summit, expected in November, will examine a range of options that will signal much closer economic integration. “We will not give Britain the clear path we need into the rest of this century until we decide on a long-term relationship with what is still our largest market,” he said....
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Read briefing Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has declared a one-month amnesty for individuals holding illicit firearms, ammunition and other small arms and light weapons to voluntarily surrender them to the authorities.The amnesty was announced on Tuesday during the launch of Africa Amnesty Month 2026 at the Kenya School of Government in Nairobi.Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja delivered Murkomen’s speech during the event, where the CS urged individuals and groups in possession of illegal weapons to use the amnesty period to surrender them without fear.Murkomen said voluntary disarmament was critical to reducing armed conflict and strengthening peace and security across the country.He urged communities to abandon the use of firearms to resolve disputes, saying conflicts should instead be addressed through lawful and peaceful mechanisms.“Conflicts must not be settled by the might of a firearm, but by the force of law. The property of one community can no longer be allowed to change hands through the crack of gunfire, but through willing exchange in the marketplace,” Murkomen said.The CS said the government remained committed to tackling the proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons, which have contributed to insecurity and armed conflicts in parts of the country.The amnesty forms part of Kenya’s participation in Africa Amnesty Month, an initiative aimed at encouraging the voluntary surrender of illicit firearms and ammunition while promoting peace and security.Authorities are expected to use the one-month window to encourage individuals holding illegal weapons to hand them over voluntarily as part of broader efforts to reduce the circulation of firearms in communities.Email your news TIPS to Editor@Kahawatungu.com — this is our only official communication channel
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Read briefing The Standard Media Group has raised security concerns over a planned protest by a youth group at its offices along Mombasa Road.In a statement on Tuesday, the media house said the group, identified as Bunge la Mwananchi, had announced plans to mobilise more than 5,000 people for a protest at its offices on Friday, October 2.In a video circulating online, the group accused the media house of consistently publishing reports that it claims are critical of President William Ruto.The Standard said it had reported the matter to South B Police Station and notified the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Makadara.The Standard said the security measures were precautionary and intended to protect its staff and premises.The media house added that it would continue with its reporting and hold leaders accountable despite the concerns raised over the planned protest."The Standard Group promises to remain firm and continue to hold accountable leaders in the country," it stated.The allegations come as the media house continues to be scrutinised by leaders allied to the government over its recent reports on President Ruto.On June 24, 2026, President William Ruto himself accused the media house of running what he termed an 'extortionist propaganda' campaign against his administration.The Head of State also directly addressed KANU Chairman Gideon Moi, whose family is associated with the ownership of the media house, claiming that repeated negative headlines targeting his administration would not influence government decisions or force him to yield to pressure.Other leaders, including Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma, have also taken issue with the media house's reporting. On Tuesday, Kaluma filed a lawsuit against the Standard Media Group over reports on the Homa Bay violence, accusing the media house of publishing false and defamatory reports about him.
Read briefing The Arabian Sea humpback whale’s unique song has long led scientists to believe that the animal was a subspecies of its own. Now, genetic research shows that the endangered mammal is distinct from other whale populations.The study led by the US's Wildlife Conservation Society and the Environment Society of Oman (ESO) compared genetic samples from Arabian Sea humpback whales with populations from across the world’s oceans.It found “compelling evidence” that the whale had its own evolutionary lineage, supporting its potential recognition as a fourth subspecies of humpback whale.Researchers analysed mitochondrial DNA from 2,285 humpback whales. The results, published on Tuesday in Frontiers in Marine Science, revealed high levels of genetic differences between the Arabian Sea population and the three currently recognised humpback whale subspecies of the North Atlantic, North Pacific and Southern Hemisphere. This indicates that the gene flow between them had been limited. The Arabian Sea population also showed the lowest genetic diversity among the ocean regions examined. The Arabian Sea whale is now believed to have evolved tens of thousands of years ago, with different groups showing estimated divergence times ranging from about 43,000 to 113,000 years ago.The next step will be to have the subspecies recognised formally by the Society for Marine Mammalogy’s Taxonomy Committee. Th...
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Read briefing Kenyans seeking to protect their homes, land, businesses and other assets from family succession disputes can now turn to a new legal framework governing trusts in the country.The Trust Administration Act, 2026, which was assented to by President William Ruto on September 8, introduces a consolidated framework for the creation, registration, incorporation, administration and dissolution of trusts in Kenya.The new law is particularly important for families that use trusts to hold property, company shares and other assets and want to determine how those assets will be managed and passed on to beneficiaries.A properly structured family trust is a legal arrangement where a person places assets under the control of trustees to manage them for the benefit of specified beneficiaries or purposes, potentially reducing disputes over the property when the person who established the trust dies.This can be particularly useful for families with valuable land, rental properties or businesses, where disagreements over inheritance can delay the distribution or management of assets.Unlike property that forms part of a person's ordinary estate, assets properly transferred to a trust are managed according to the terms of the trust, meaning the founder can set out how beneficiaries should benefit from them.However, creating a trust does not automatically protect every asset from succession disputes, creditors or other legal claims. The protection depends on how the trust is established, the assets transferred into it and how the trustees administer it.The new law also changes the level of transparency expected from trusts, requiring trustees to maintain information on beneficial owners and lodge the relevant details with the Registrar.Beneficial ownership information may include the settlor, trustees, beneficiaries and other individuals who ultimately own, benefit from or exercise effective control over the trust, depending on the circumstances.Existing trusts will also have to adjust to the new framework, with incorporated trusts given 24 months from the commencement of the Act to lodge their beneficial ownership information with the Registrar.Trustees will consequently need to review their registration status, governance arrangements, beneficiaries and records to ensure that their structures comply with the new requirements.For Kenyans considering a trust as part of succession planning, the new law therefore offers a formal framework for preserving family assets while introducing greater accountability and transparency over who controls and benefits from them.
Read briefing The new monarch has long been a familiar face in the East African nation, where for many he was known not as the heir to the throne, but as a storyteller: a long-serving anchor and editor at the state broadcaster.But the 56-year-old – now King Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Nyabongo I – has become the subject of media attention himself as his rise to the Tooro throne sparked controversy and widespread reactions beyond the country.Tooro is one of Uganda’s four main officially recognised historical kingdoms. For the last 31 years, it had been headed by King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who was once known as a “boy king”, after ascending to the throne as an infant.Oyo became king in 1995 at the age of just three, following the death of his father. Then the world’s youngest monarch, he ruled until he died last month from cancer, aged just 34.The coronation is a day for celebration, involving traditional practices that started at midnight. Kijanangoma has had to perform various ceremonies and walk about 4km (2.5 miles) to the official Karuziika royal palace where he has now been crowned.The Tooro kingdom’s Information Minister Charles Mwanguhya told the BBC Focus on Africa podcast that a mock fight would follow his crowning, to signify that kingship does not come easy.Kijanangoma would then be blessed by members of the royal Babiito clan, he said.According to tradition, a recognised son of the late king should have succeeded him. Close members of the royal family said Oyo had left a young son and a will with instructions that the child should be next on the throne.But the son has never been revealed to the public and nor was he recognised by the committee of 21 Babiito clan members who choose the king and eventually selected Kijanangoma.The late King Oyo was never publicly married, and little is known about his wife or their son.Nonetheless his mother, Queen Best Kemigisa, argued that the late king’s will ought to have been respected.However, the royal succession committee ignored her wishes, insisting their selection process was conducted in accordance with Tooro customs and traditions.The new king has thus found himself at the centre of a succession dispute, with Kemigisa and her close relatives unhappy with the outcome.Kemigisa referred to Kijanangoma’s selection as the “announcement of a second king” being “made after the will of King Oyo was read to members of the royal family”.“As a mother, that was extraordinarily painful,” she said, describing celebrations for the next king taking place “only metres from where my son’s body lay”.The queen later said Oyo’s son, who was in the US state of Texas, had been due to return home but that could not happen amid a “tense and polarised succession dispute”.“No child should be placed in circumstances where returning to his father’s homeland could mean being drawn into hostility and conflict,” Kemigisa asserted in a post on X.But according to the Tooro kingdom’s information minister, the son being talked about “hasn’t been presented anywhere, which means there is a growing acceptance that sad as it may be, King Oyo didn’t leave a son behind”.While King Oyo inherited the crown from his father, Mwanguhya told the BBC “the crown has moved to a different line within the ruling clan”.A king must come from the Babiito clan, specifically the lineage of King George David Matthew Kamurasi Rukidi III, according to royal palace sources.Kijanangoma and the late King Oyo are cousins. Both are grandsons of Rukidi III, the 11th king, or Omukama, who ruled the Tooro kingdom from 1928 to 1965.Kijanangoma was among several people who were considered for the role, including Prince George Desmond Kamurasi, who plays football for one of the UK’s best-known amateur clubs.According to the succession committee, the South East Dons captain and goalkeeper declined the offer of the throne, citing other responsibilities.After he was formally announced, Kijanangoma promised that the palace would be open to the people, while vowing to focus on unity and development.“I ask you for one thing – they have given me this title as king but I cannot work alone, I have to work with you,” he said.Uganda’s traditional kings have no formal political authority, but they retain cultural influence and command significant loyalty in the communities they lead.The country is home to four main kingdoms, the largest and most prominent being Buganda in the central region, which encompasses the capital Kampala.The kingdoms were abolished in 1967, but the government under President Yoweri Museveni restored them in the early 1990s.The government said this was to promote cultural pride and national unity, but the move has also been interpreted as a way of appeasing communities and fostering political loyalty.Amid the succession dispute, the government backed the Babiito clan’s choice of Kijanangoma. Attorney General Sam Mayanja said the Tooro kingdom was cleared to go ahead with the coronation, as there had not been a formal complaint against him.
Read briefing A US ban on several Canadian imports, including alcohol, dairy and motorcycles, has come into effect as a trade war between the two neighbours drags on.The latest measure by the Trump administration is in response to Canada’s implementation of tariffs on a range of US goods earlier this month following a breakdown in trade talks.Canada is not expected to retaliate further, with Prime Minister Mark Carney saying earlier this month that the impact the import bans will have on Canada’s economy is “modest”.Trade talks remain on ice, with US trade representative Jamieson Greer telling CNBC recently that President Donald Trump is “comfortable” with his current relationship with Canada.“They call us now and then and we have good conversations about potential deals. But there’s no urgency on our side,” Greer said of relations with Canada in an interview with the US network last week.Tuesday’s trade ban applies to nearly C$1bn ($710m; £530m) worth of Canadian liquor exported to the US, as well as whey products used in protein powder.Motorcycle exports to the US will also be impacted, though Canada only sent about 5,000 motorcycles south of the border in 2025 that were worth about C$120m, according to national data by Statistics Canada, meaning the impact would be limited.The import bans were first announced by Trump in a series of executive orders signed on 8 September. In them, Trump said the measures are in response to “continued discrimination” by Canada on US dairy, automotives and alcohol.Speaking to reports on Monday, he accused Canada of “treating the United States very unfairly”. “They have been one of the worst countries in the entire world,” Trump said.Carney said earlier this month that the bans “are relatively modest measures” when compared to other trade actions the US has imposed on Canada.He acknowledged, however, that the bans will hurt certain businesses and sectors that are directly targeted.Derek Holt, an economist with Canadian bank Scotiabank, wrote in an analysis that “these actions are face-saving by the US administration, not substantive in nature and that’s a positive”.About 93% of all Canadian liquor exports in 2025 were sold to the US. Spirits Canada, a group representing Canadian liquor producers, has said the consequences to the industry “could be significant”.US liquor producers also warned of consequences, with the Distilled Spirits Council writing that the import ban “will ripple throughout the US hospitality sector” as businesses gear up for the holiday season.Last week, dozens of American liquor producers penned an open letter to Trump urging him to resolve the ongoing trade dispute with Canada with respect to alcohol.Economists and businesses in Canada have also warned that the bans will add uncertainty to the future of country’s trade relationship with the US, its largest trade partner.In addition to these latest import bans, the US has imposed 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, including dairy, alcohol, steel and aluminium products, as well as 25% tariffs on Canadian-built cars. Canada in return has placed retaliatory tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% on more than 700 US products, as well as a 25% levy on certain steel and aluminium products. Most Canadian provinces have also stopped selling US liquor.Tariffs – taxes paid on imported goods – are central to Trump’s economic agenda, who argues that they raise government revenue and encourage consumers to buy American-made goods.Economists, however, argue that they have raised prices of everyday goods for consumers and have disrupted the global economy.Email your news TIPS to Editor@Kahawatungu.com — this is our only official communication channel
Read briefing The High Court in Nairobi convicted four men over the killing of former Kabete MP George Muchai and his three bodyguards.The court found the four accused guilty on all counts arising from the violent robbery and killing of Muchai and his security team.Muchai, who was serving as the Kabete Member of Parliament at the time, was killed alongside his bodyguards in an incident that shocked the country.Justice Kanyi Kimondo of Milimani High Court convicted Erick Munyera Isabwa, Raphael Kimani Gacii, Mustafa Kimani Anyonyi, and Stephen Asitiva Lipapo for the four counts of murder.The four are already serving death sentences at Kamiti Maximum Prison for the offence of Robbery with violence.The particulars of the offence is that on the night of February 6 and 7 2015, along Kenyatta Avenue within Nairobi County, they jointly murdered George Mukuru Muchai, Police Constable Samuel Kimathi Kailikia, Police ConsSamuel Lekakeny Matanta, and Police Constable Stephen Ituu Wambugu.The four accused persons were convicted after the High Court established that the Prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt by demonstrating that the accused persons acted with a common purpose.Among those who testified was Ronald Nyangaresi, a newspaper vendor on Kenyatta Avenue, who said that on the night of the incident at around 3.40am, a vehicle stopped and the late Muchai, a regular customer for 10 years, asked for newspapers.As he prepared to hand over some newspapers, another saloon car blocked Muchai’s vehicle before a masked man carrying a G3 rifle emerged from the co-driver’s side, and shots rang out.Muchai’s wife, Susan Nyawira Muchai, and her sister, Judy Wanjiku Ngige, told the court they were travelling in a vehicle ahead of Muchai’s car after leaving Galileo Lounge in Westlands.They stopped after noticing that Hon. Muchai’s vehicle had stopped and heard gunshots. They found the four occupants shot, with the vehicle’s windows shattered.Michael Ngatia Gituto testified that his Nissan Sunny, KBF 796A, was carjacked at about 10:00pm on February 6, 2015, along Waiyaki Way. He said the vehicle was later used to block Muchai’s car.Gladys Waithera and her sister Irene Wambui also testified that they were carjacked, blindfolded, and forced into the boot of their vehicle.They said the vehicle stopped at one point and they heard four or five gunshots before they were abandoned at Kamandura near Tigoni.Ballistics examiner Alex M. Mwadawiro and CCTV analyst Inspector Jackson Cheboi also testified.Inspector Cheboi produced CCTV footage containing 35 number plates captured near Kenyatta Avenue.Four autopsy reports produced by Dr. Johansen Oduor showed that the victims died from gunshot wounds caused by a high-velocity firearm fired at close range.The court has ordered for their previous records to be obtained and for the Probation Department to prepare the Pre-sentence report and Victim Impact Statements.Email your news TIPS to Editor@Kahawatungu.com — this is our only official communication channel
Read briefing CAP Freedom of Conscience has raised the case for the founder and leader of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus Chairman Lee Man-hee at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR). The organisation said the 95-year old a veteran of the Korean War has been detained on non-violent charges and is in pretrial detention at the Seoul Detention Center in the Republic of Korea. During the oral statement delivered during the general debate under Item 3 of the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council on September 18, 2026 and which is devoted to the promotion and protection of all human rights, CAP Freedom of Conscience expressed serious concern regarding what it said appeared to be a politically driven and discriminatory investigation targeting a religious minority, as well as the conditions of detention. Despite his fixed residence and the absence of any flight risk, the organisation Chairman Lee was held in cells without air conditioning during Seoul’s most severe heatwave, raising grave concerns for the health of a 95-year-old detainee. The statement recalls that such treatment runs counter to the Republic of Korea’s international obligations: Article 9 of the ICCPR requires detention to be necessary and proportionate; Article 10 guarantees humane treatment; the Nelson Mandela Rules entitle detainees to healthcare equivalent to that available in the community; the Tokyo Rules make...
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Read briefing MOMBASA, Kenya, Sep 29 — Kenya and Rwanda have activated a new government-backed route for bulk petroleum imports through the Northern Corridor, with the arrival of a 40,000-metric-tonne cargo in Mombasa marking the first shipment under the new framework. The maiden consignment, carried by MT Sea Wolf, was received at the Kenya Pipeline Company’s Kipevu Oil Terminal 2 (KOT2) on Tuesday, opening a new supply route for Rwanda’s refined petroleum products through Kenya’s port, pipeline and storage infrastructure. Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary James Opiyo Wandayi said the agreement could significantly increase petroleum volumes transiting the Northern Corridor, with the two countries projecting a tenfold growth over the coming years. “This framework is projected to grow the volume of petroleum products moving through our Northern Corridor to Rwanda tenfold over the coming years,” Wandayi said. “That is a vote of confidence, not just in a pipeline or a port, but in Kenya as a nation, in our institutions, our regulatory environment and our ability to deliver on our word.” The development gives Kenya a larger role in Rwanda’s fuel supply chain while positioning the Northern Corridor as a key route for the landlocked country’s petroleum imports. Wandayi said the arrangement would further strengthen Kenya’s position as a regional energy and logistics hub. “It cements ou...
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Read briefing Lawyers representing three main suspects in the murder of Dr. Victoria Mutiso have withdrawn from the case following a disagreement with their clients.Defense lawyers Danstan Omari and Cliff Ombeta told the High Court in Nairobi on Tuesday, September 29, that they no longer wished to represent the accused persons.According to the lawyers, they had come to court prepared to argue the bail applications but encountered issues that they said had not formed part of the strategy agreed with their clients."Our intention was very good, it was very bona fide, for the purposes of getting our clients on board as early as possible. We wanted to do the bail application today," the lawyers stated.However, upon reaching the court, additional allegations and issues were introduced, including claims of torture, bribery and tribalism, which they had not previously discussed with their clients as part of the bail application."We walk into court knowing that today is a bail application, but another application that has been filed today tries to bring about a bail application, whereby the state looks at it, says that they have got issues that have been raised that are very weighty. There are allegations of bribery, there are allegations of torture," the lawyers added.According to the lawyers, the withdrawal was driven by the best interests of their clients, disputing claims that they were looking for publicity in the case that has captured the attention of the wider public."We don't do it for the sake of money or publicity. We are not interested in that. It is in the best interest of the client. And if we are not going to agree, the best interest of the client right now was that we withdraw," the lawyers said.Following their application to stop representing the accused, Omari, Ombeta, and other legal minds were allowed by the court to cease acting for the three accused persons after the suspects did not object to their withdrawal.The three suspects are accused together with two police officers of coordinating, planning and executing Mutiso's murder on July 29.During the court session on Tuesday, all the accused persons pleaded not guilty of he charges, with the judge setting October 6 for the hearing of the bail application.The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) was also given three days to file and serve an affidavit responding to the bail application.Dr Victoria Mutiso, a prominent clinical psychologist, was killed in Nairobi on July 29, after her taxi was ambushed at a road junction by armed attackers on a motorcycle and in a vehicle; a gunman opened fire, and she died shortly after at the hospital.Investigators have linked the killing to a long-running land dispute, allegedly orchestrated by relatives who hired hitmen, including police officers.
Read briefing NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 29 — Kirinyaga WomanRepresentative Maina Njeri has called for endometriosis to be treated as a public health and economic issue, urging the Government to integrate its diagnosis and treatment into Kenya’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) framework.Njeri told the National Assembly that thousands of women and girls affected by the chronic condition continue to suffer prolonged pain, delayed diagnosis and financial hardship because of limited awareness and inadequate access to specialised care.She said the condition, which causes tissue similar to the lining of the uterus to grow outside the uterus, is frequently mistaken for ordinary menstrual pain despite potentially causing severe pelvic pain, excessive bleeding, fatigue and infertility.“Endometriosis is therefore not merely a private medical concern, it is a public-health, social and economic issue that affects the dignity, equality and well-being of women and girls,” Njeri said in a General Statement to the House.The legislator said women affected by the condition can spend years moving between health facilities before receiving an accurate diagnosis, with the resulting pain affecting their education, employment and household finances.Njeri called for endometriosis care to be incorporated into the UHC agenda and covered through the Social Health Authority (SHA), alongside efforts to take specialised services closer to patients.“There is an urgent need to integrate endometriosis care into the Universal Health Coverage agenda, provide appropriate coverage under the Social Health Authority, and decentralize diagnostic and specialised treatment services to county and regional referral facilities across the country,” she said.She also urged the Government to strengthen training for healthcare workers and develop clear national guidelines covering diagnosis, referral, treatment and long-term management.Njeri said the country also needed research to establish the prevalence of endometriosis and quantify its socioeconomic impact on affected women, families and the wider economy.The call comes as access to specialised healthcare remains more difficult for women living outside major urban centres, where diagnostic and treatment services are less readily available.Njeri also called for a shift in Kenya’s menstrual-health messaging, arguing that public education should go beyond access to sanitary products to help women and girls identify symptoms that require medical attention.“Our menstrual-health agenda should go beyond access to sanitary products,” she said, calling for initiatives to ensure women and girls understand that “severe or incapacitating menstrual pain is not normal” and should be reported to healthcare providers.She said earlier recognition of symptoms could help reduce the prolonged suffering experienced by women who remain undiagnosed.Njeri further paid tribute to the late media personality and endometriosis campaigner Mary Njambi Koikai, popularly known as Jahmby Koikai, whose public account of living with the condition helped raise awareness in Kenya.“She transformed her personal suffering into advocacy and gave countless Kenyan women the courage to also speak up about their own pain,” Njeri said.She urged the Government to turn the increased awareness generated by advocacy into concrete measures for early diagnosis, affordable treatment and wider access to specialised care.“The greatest homage we can pay to her and to every woman living with endometriosis is to translate endometriosis awareness into meaningful policy and accessible
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