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Toly Think Pink Campaign

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This October, Toly are collaborating with the Women for Women Foundation in the name of breast cancer awareness for their annual Toly Thinks Pink campaign, an incentive to raise awareness and collect money through their Toly blusher compacts, available in four different shades. Toly are passionate about developing new ways to unite and inspire women to get involved, by finding new means to help #facethefight and support the vulnerable groups, who are suffering from breast cancer and are currently facing double the risks and vulnerability, amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The Women for Women foundation is a non-profit organization on Facebook, which has over 37k diverseRead More…

mesotherapy malta

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Youthful, radiant, healthy skin – the holy grail of the medical aesthetics industry. But how can we achieve it? And how do we maintain it? An effective solution is mesotherapy, a treatment that originated in France in the 1950s and has steadily gained global popularity over the years as a specialty discipline.    Mesotherapy is also known as biorevitalization or skin “boosting”. It’s a simple and effective treatment that targets ageing skin and gives natural results with essentially no downtime. Let’s look at what mesotherapy is, how it works and some misconceptions surrounding it. How does Mesotherapy work? Mesotherapy formulas commonly contain a combination ofRead More…

europa donna malta

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Europa Donna Malta is an advocacy and support group for breast cancer patients and its members include patients, survivors and family members. We have been supporting women and men for the past 30 years. When a person is diagnosed with breast cancer, they need support throughout their journey especially after going through surgery and treatment. This is where Europa Donna Malta steps in.  We offer counselling by professional counsellors, as well as organise group sessions where members are welcome to share their stories and experiences. We also organise lectures for health professionals and the general public to help raise awareness. All our services are free of charge and areRead More…

MAP Morning After Pill Malta

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After a recent post on Facebook, Gynaecologist Dr. Rita Hansagi felt she had to intervene to explain more about the MAP (Morning After Pill) and how it works. Ladies. I am a gynecologist. It is my profession to answer this question. There are 2 types of MAP available in Malta. 1. Escapelle – which contains a high dose of artificial progesterone hormone. Only thing it does when taken is delaying/postponing or blocking ovulation, by delaying the LH surge. It is simple hormone biology. Does not kill any baby. 2. Ella One – this contains another type of chemical called ullipristat – has a bit ofRead More…

metoomalta

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Featuring brave women’s #metoomalta experiences to raise awareness about the extensive psychological damage that sexual assault causes on its victims… Trigger warning: sexual assault, rape. When Francesca Fenech Conti, administrator of the group Women for Women (Malta) on Facebook shared a personal disclosure of sexual assault, she wasn’t prepared for what happened next…message after message flooded her inbox with real, raw experiences from women who have experienced sexual assault and rape in their lifetimes. Many women finally found the courage to open up anonymously about their own painful experiences from the past, some of which were childhood sexual traumas, with some of the women speakingRead More…

Marion Mifsud Mora unviable pregnancy

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While on holiday in Malta, Marion’s waters broke at 17 weeks of pregnancy. As infection set in and the danger of her dying became very real, Maltese doctors left everything ‘in God’s hands’ and refused to terminate her pregnancy. This is the story of a woman who survived against all odds, and who cannot understand why in Malta it is more important to give birth to a dead foetus than to save the mother with the right medical care. “It was on the bus to Valletta – with my young daughter, ironically named Valetta – that I first realised something was wrong. Seventeen weeks pregnant,Read More…

back to school post covid

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With less than five weeks until Malta’s schools are scheduled to re-open, parents and students have no idea what’s going to happen and whether they’re going back to school during COVID19. The Government proposes three scenarios, but has not yet confirmed which will be operationalised. Education Minister Owen Bonnici has however said that the protocols will be similar to those followed at Skolasajf. “During lockdown, my daughter did well academically. But emotionally and socially, she suffered greatly.” Following the recent resurgence in cases, it is a delicate time to make such an important decision. Many parents are fearful for their children’s safety at school, butRead More…

ethics

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A new subject called Ethics started being rolled out in Maltese primary, middle and secondary schools in 2014 and is currently being phased in. It aims to teach moral values through a secular, non-denominational approach, which means that all students, irrespective of their beliefs, can choose to study Ethics.  Although Ethics is based on the teaching of values, it aims to do so without falling in the trap of indoctrination, because it encourages children and adolescents to think critically about their values. It acknowledges the fact that ethical and moral values can be very controversial, and often depend on personal beliefs and opinions, shaped byRead More…

pre-eclampsia in pregnancy

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“I was showing signs of severe pre eclampsia in pregnancy. Basically my body was rejecting my baby whilst my baby was fighting for survival…“ At the age of 30 I decided that I want to have a child, and luckily for me, I got pregnant within 3 months of trying.  I have always been the type of person that will work hard for what she wants, and I always tried my utmost in everything I do, but my first pregnancy has shown me how vulnerable and petrified I can get.  I researched everything, and I ate accordingly. Didn’t touch sushi, didn’t eat any processed meatsRead More…

struggling mother

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“When it came to parenthood I chose not to have a child because memories still haunt me on how my mother struggled with parenthood …“ When there were too many kid-related errands, my mother would break down and cry, calling out to no one in particular: ‘When is it my turn?!’ Any time I try to make sense of my aversion to motherhood and my utter glee over having escaped it, my mind immediately turns to the “mother-daughter day” my mom took me out of school for in the spring of 1975, a year before she and my father split up. Our midweek adventure came as aRead More…