More than 40 HIV-posItive women, who were allegedly coerced into sterilization procedures, are taking their case to court to demand justice and compensation. Read more »
The Enugu State Government has challenged nursing mothers in the state to imbibe the culture of exclusive breast feeding, at least, for the first six months after delivery. Read more »
The first national estimate of the direct cost of treating post abortion complications in Ethiopia shows the country spent US$7.6 million on care in 2008. Experts estimate that ... Read more »
The Minister of Health has begun a week-long sensitization on the importance of breastfeeding as statistics show that just 20 per cent of women in the country exclusively ... Read more »
The risks associated with being overweight during pregnancy are well documented and researchers are now turning their attention to how this impacts on child survival. Read more »
The remoteness of some villages from civil registration centres, combined with poverty, have hampered birth registration in Senegal. But a new mobile phone application that allows ... Read more »
With the deaths of at least 100,000 women in childbirth every year, as well as 600,000 babies, it's time to put the controversy of family planning aside and do the right thing for ... Read more »
American philanthropist Melinda Gates says deaths from complications related to pregnancy and giving birth kill more than 350,000 women and three million babies, mostly in ... Read more »
Delegates attending recent summits on family planning and African women's empowerment have urged donors and African leaders to invest in women's health and economic participation ... Read more »
A collection of documents containing comprehensive data and analysis on family planning and maternal health reveal the importance of investing in the lives of women and children. Read more »
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