Kenyans Support Women's Autonomy in Marriage and Reproduction Decisions, but Divided On Abortion
Afrobarometer
Majorities say schools should teach sex education and schoolgirls who get pregnant should be allowed to continue their education. Read more »
A Woman Dies From Cervical Cancer Every Two Minutes, UN Says
UN News
A flood of questions drowned Jeanette in thought after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Would she be unable to conceive a child? Would she have to enter menopause at the… Read more »
Maternal and Neonatal Deaths in Liberia - National Data Call for Truthful Leadership, Not Isolated Celebration
FrontPageAfrica
Recent public messaging from the Ministry of Health has drawn attention to what was described as a major milestone at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia. Read more »
Newborns to Get Hepatitis B Vaccine
New Times
Rwanda has officially introduced the universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccine into its national routine immunisation programme to protect newborns from the highly infectious… Read more »
Why Are More Married Women Using Modern Contraception?
New Times
The use of modern family planning methods among married women in Rwanda has risen gradually over the past three decades, from 13 percent in 1992 to 64 percent in 2025, according to… Read more »
Remi Tinubu Welcomes 'First Baby' of 2026
Leadership
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Remi Tinubu, has kicked off the New Year with visits to new mothers at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja, even as she described 2026 as a… Read more »
Health Advances Marked 2025 As Wars and Funding Cuts Strained Systems
UN News
From eliminating deadly infections to expanding access to lifesaving vaccines, 2025 delivered meaningful progress for global health, according to the UN World Health Organization… Read more »
From Law to Lives Saved - How the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Bill Can Deliver Universal Health Coverage [guest column]
allAfrica
For women in labour across Kenya, reaching a health facility, finding skilled health workers, and affording care can be a matter of life and death. These challenges are not rare,… Read more »
Solo Wins Big At Eight Months Pregnant
Botswana Daily News
Who says a mom-to-be cannot be a champion? Naledi Diketso, better known as Solo, defied all odds when she was crowned the winner of the music business show Lyric Leap's first… Read more »
Marsabit Police Arrest Woman and Quack Doctor Over Illegal Abortion
Capital FM
Law enforcement officers in Marsabit have arrested a 23-year-old woman, Morme Wario, for procuring an illegal abortion, alongside a 50-year-old unlicensed practitioner, Haron… Read more »
Firm Partners Lagos Govt, Others to Celebrate 71 New-Year Births
Leadership
Mouka has partnered with Lagos State and other state governments to celebrate 71 New Year births across the country. Read more »
Tanzania Health Summit 2025 Reaffirms Ending Maternal Deaths
Daily News
This year's Tanzania Health Summit (THS 2025) brought together hundreds of health leaders, innovators, and partners in a powerful call to action: to harness the potential of data… Read more »
Family Planning Methods On Track in Ndirande - BLM
Nyasa Times
Most women and girls in Ndirande Township, Blantyre City, are opting for short-term family planning methods, with contraceptive injections emerging as the most preferred option, a… Read more »
ABM Residents Run to Support Expectant Mothers With Mama Kits
Nile Post
Residents of Abim District have used the festive season to raise funds and create awareness for maternal health through a community marathon aimed at supporting expectant mothers… Read more »
Three Mothers Welcome Christmas Babies At Okahandja State Hospital
Namibian
In a festive coincidence, three mothers gave birth to healthy babies on Christmas Day at Okahandja State Hospital. The babies, two boys and a girl, were welcomed by proud mothers… Read more »
