Rwanda: Report Looks at Contraceptive Use

Updated: Fri 3 May, 06:07 am

Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended despite the country's progress in the use of contraceptives over the last decade, according to a report by the Rwanda School of Public Health. read more »

Kangaroo Care Boosts Preterm Infants' Odds

Updated: Mon 13 May, 09:38 am

Hospitals across the continent are adopting Kangaroo Mother Care to help curb high mortality rates for preterm infants. The technique emphasizes skin-to-skin contact between mothers and their babies … read more »

Africa Has Highest Rates of First-Day Deaths

Updated: Wed 8 May, 09:27 am

More than one million babies die the day they are born and the countries with the highest rates of these deaths are in Africa, according to Save the Children's annual report on the state of the … read more »