Namibia’s President Blocks Gates Foundation Birth Control Trials, Citing Sovereignty
Namibia’s President, Her Excellency Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has firmly declined a proposal from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct clinical trials of a new long-term hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) in the country. The device, intended to prevent pregnancy for up to eight years, was pitched as part of a reproductive health programRead More
