Pregnant women seeking healthcare in Eastern Cape government facilities are facing abuse and substandard care placing them at high risk of death and … Go to resource »
Health personnel at the Mulago National Referral Hospital are working round the clock to ensure the planned operation of male siamese twins referred … Go to resource »
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Globally 75 million girls remain out of school and robbed of a fulfilling future. Poverty and early marriage are some of the contributing factors to … Go to resource »
Malawi is a success story in saving the lives of children under five. Much of sub-Saharan Africa is not: the United Nations says most African … Go to resource »
Hilma discovered that she was sterilized only after the fact. The procedure was performed without her informed consent during a caesarean operation. … Go to resource »
The Zimbabwean government should urgently investigate the deaths of newborn babies at a settlement it created to re-house people made Go to resource »
Approximately 200,000 babies every year are infected with HIV by breastfeeding from their mothers, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa. To reduce … Go to resource »
Over 1,000 babies are born every day with HIV. But the plain truth is this can all be prevented. We now have the medicine and the treatment to stop … Go to resource »
This report highlights the following. Ten out of 87 countries with maternal mortality ratios over 100 in 1990, are on track with an annual decline … Go to resource »
This discussion paper, 'Men for Change, Health for All', forms part of series of processes toward the finalisation of health policy which engages with … Go to resource »
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