In vitro fertilization is a process of fertilization where the egg is harvested and combined with sperm outside the body, in a laboratory, and once fertilized, is placed back into ... Read more »
Nigeria and Ghana are the two countries with the highest search interest for Misoprostol, an abortion pill. The findings, according to the BBC, also suggest that in countries where ... Read more »
Abortions are only allowed in Zimbabwe if a woman's life is in danger, if there is a risk that the child will be "seriously handicapped" or if the pregnancy was the result of rape ... Read more »
Louis Lakor was abducted in a night raid and forced to become a child soldier with the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group, which terrorised northern Uganda for nearly two decades ... Read more »
As frontline healthworkers at the heart of each community, midwives have a vital role in driving sustainable development and key to helping mothers, and expectant-mothers, make ... Read more »
According to the United Nations Populations Fund, UNFPA Kenya, the maternal mortality rate among women who die from pregnancy-related complications stands at 488 deaths per 100,000 ... Read more »
One of the central human rights issues of the 21st century is the provision of universal access to reproductive healthcare services, including access to contraceptives as well as ... Read more »
The Minister of Health and Population, Atupele Muluzi has said that the government is committed to ensuring that maternal and infant mortality come to an end by 2030. Malawi has ... Read more »
The White Ribbon Alliance has launched the "What Women Want" campaign in Nigeria. At the launch in Abuja, the alliance's national co-ordinator, Tonte Ibraye, said: "The campaign ... Read more »
It is baffling that the concepts of 'culture' and 'our morals' is being used as a reason to not have sex education in schools because the continent has a proud history of having ... Read more »
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