Community-Led HIV Care Gives Malawi a Blueprint for Ending Mother-to-Child Transmission
allAfrica
Malawi is making impressive strides towards the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. New evidence shows a very low HIV positivity rate among HIV-exposed infants… Read more »
Maternal and Child Health Crisis Deepens in Jebel Marra, Darfur [blog]
Darfur Network for Human Rights
A severe shortage of hospitals and health centres continues to threaten the lives of mothers and children across the Jebel Marra region of Darfur. As a result, communities are left… Read more »
Teenage Pregnancies Threaten Nebbi's Netball Talent Pipeline
Nile Post
Nebbi Municipality is losing its budding netball talent to teenage pregnancies, a trend sports administrators say threatens the continuity of the sport and the development of… Read more »
Mothers Still Lack Support to Breastfeed, UN Warns
UN News
Breastfeeding rates are rising worldwide, but millions of mothers and families still lack the services and protection they need to feed their babies safely, the UN has warned. Read more »
Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life - Strengthen What Works [document]
SADC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) joins the global community in commemorating World Breastfeeding Week 2026, observed annually from 1-7 August 2026. This year's… Read more »
Only 3 in 10 Nigerian Babies Receive Exclusive Breastmilk, Unicef
Vanguard
... Calls on employers, health workers, families to support mothers Read more »
World Population Day - Renewing Our Promise to Every Woman and Every Newborn Everywhere [opinion]
allAfrica
On World Population Day, we are often asked to look at numbers such as how many people we are, how fast we are growing, and what our population will need in the years ahead. They… Read more »
Why Eight Prenatal Visits Matter for Mothers and Babies
New Times
One in four pregnant women now complete the recommended eight antenatal care visits, according to the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), with health officials saying the programme is… Read more »
Strengthening Maternal Care Key to Reducing Disabilities - Dr Adusu
Ghanaian Times
A public health practitioner, Dr Isaac Mawuko Adusu, has observed that many developmental disabilities are linked to preventable maternal and perinatal conditions. Read more »
//Kharas' Rising Teenage Pregnancies Alarming
New Era
Senior Education Officer for Health and Wellness in the //Kharas region, Otilie Lamberth, has raised the alarm over the rising number of teenage pregnancies in the region, with 17… Read more »
Maternal Deaths Fall Sharply in Kongwa, Mpwapwa
Daily News
MATERNAL deaths in Kongwa and Mpwapwa Districts have fallen significantly following a five-year health initiative that strengthened emergency obstetric and newborn care services,… Read more »
No Mother Should Die While Giving Life
New Times
First Lady Jeannette Kagame's call for stronger action against preventable maternal deaths should be treated as an urgent challenge to everyone involved in healthcare delivery. Read more »
Malawi's Teenage Pregnancy Rate Hits 32 Percent As Advocates Call for Stronger Sexual Health Investment
Nyasa Times
Two Malawian organisations have joined forces to lobby for increased investment in adolescent sexual and reproductive health rights, warning that teenage pregnancy rates in the… Read more »
Traditional Birth Attendants Still Handle 17 Percent of Deliveries in Kabale
Nile Post
Health officials in Kabale District have raised concern over the continued reliance on traditional birth attendants by expectant mothers, warning that the practice is contributing… Read more »
Young Limpopo Mother - 'Womb Removed Without My Knowledge or Consent'
Health-e
A young Limpopo mother says doctors removed her womb during childbirth surgery without her knowledge or consent, leaving her in pain and struggling to come to terms with what… Read more »
