A drive to raise awareness, increase stocks of contraceptives, and provide youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services has led to a rapid rise in the number of women and ... Read more »
According to the World Health Organisation, over 300 million women suffer from postnatal depression across the world. Although it is treatable with anti-depressants, a study ... Read more »
For many women all over the world, this right, along with the right to access modern contraception, is essential for their maternal health, sexual and reproductive health and ... Read more »
Several studies have analysed antenatal depression and shown that there are higher rates of depression among mothers-to-be in low socio-economic settings, write Simone Honikman and ... Read more »
The Ministry of Health has launched a taskforce to fast track the reduction of maternal mortality in the country, particularly in six northern states of Sokoto, Zamfara, Jigawa, ... Read more »
The government plans to launch a programme where expectant mothers in northern regions of the country can get tested in other to prevent mother to child transmission. Read more »
Nearly two million unwanted pregnancies and 10,000 maternal deaths in Nigeria would have been prevented if the U.S. State Department had not withdrawn funding from the UN ... Read more »
World governments, donors and service providers have gathered in London to take action and commit funding for family planning - and donors are expected to raise at least $2.5 ... Read more »
A memorial function for Iganga District MP Grace Hailat Kaudha Magumba was marred when a group of her supporters accused MPs on the organizing committee of embezzling funds meant ... Read more »
The crowdfunding campaign for Mariam Nabatanzi aims to raise money to take care of the children, ensure their access to better healthcare and enable her to start a business to ... Read more »
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