Africa: Autism and Mental Health – A Growing Public Health Priority for Rwanda and Africa

Africa: Autism and Mental Health – A Growing Public Health Priority for Rwanda and Africa

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and mental health disorders represent significant and growing public health challenges of the 21st century. Although communicable diseases have historically remained at the forefront of healthcare priorities across Africa, neurodevelopmental and mental health conditions are increasingly recognized as critical contributors to disability, social inequities, and economic challenges. Also read: Not a…

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CDC webpage claims vaccines may cause autism in latest RFK Jr.-era reversal

CDC webpage claims vaccines may cause autism in latest RFK Jr.-era reversal

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that once stated unequivocally that vaccines do not cause autism has been rewritten, now suggesting without evidence that health authorities “ignored” possible links between the shots and autism. “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the…

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