In Madagascar, three out of five deliveries happen at home, often without skilled birth attendants. This lack of access to medical professionals s Read more »
After the genocide in 1994, Rwanda now has its act together and reduced deaths among under five-year-old children by 67%. After two civil wars and an Ebola epidemic, nearly 70% of ... Read more »
"There is a high burden of reproductive illnesses among Nigerian women but a lot of it hidden because of an unspoken rule of silence.", writes Oludoyinmola ... 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 »
Did South Africa waste U.S.$10.6 million on a new condom tender? "As the health department prepares to issue the latest condom tender, serious questions remain about whether the ... Read more »
So as Africans, where are we learning about sex? And the bigger question is this: Why do we not speak, practically, to our parents about sex, asks Socrates Mbamalu in This Is ... Read more »
The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the most dangerous countries in the world in which to conceive. Over her lifetime, a Congolese woman faces a one in 24 chance of dying ... Read more »
The dust raised by the alleged birth of eight babies in less than one year is yet to settle. While the alleged mother of the babies insist they are hers, even after a negative DNA ... Read more »
A non-profit organization called on the Liberian government to "grant safe abortion rights to women", reigniting a subject that became controversial when a bill on public health ... Read more »
A UN report reveals that the global under-five mortality rate reached a historic low in 2022, with an estimated 4.9 million children dying before their fifth b Read more »
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