March 28
Africa: U.S. Decision to End Support for GAVI Puts Millions of Children's Lives At Risk
MSF
The reported decision that the US government will end its support for Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance - which was set up 20 years ago to increase access to vaccines for the world's… Read more »
March 27
Tanzania: Inside Tanzania's Life-Saving Birthcare Model
allAfrica
Tanzania is winning the battle against maternal and newborn deaths, as the latest numbers reveal a significant decline. Read more »
March 26
Liberia: LRA Senior Communications Officer Advocates for Digital Tools in Tax Awareness At Wataf Confab
Liberian Observer
Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Senior Communications Officer, Daniel Ankrah, has called on communication heads of tax authorities across West Africa to leverage digital tools for… Read more »
March 23
Nigeria: Nigeria Offers Free Caesareans to Save Mothers' Lives - but It's Not Enough [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Nigeria's government launched an initiative in 2024 offering free emergency caesarean sections to poor and vulnerable women, in a plan to bring down the high number of mothers… Read more »
March 21
South Africa: How Dirty Air Puts Pregnancies at Risk
allAfrica
Air pollution is a growing global concern, with significant implications for public health. Read more »
March 20
Eritrea: Increase in Pregnant Women Delivering At Health Facilities
Shabait
Due to growing awareness among women in the Molqui sub-zone, the number of pregnant women giving birth at health facilities has been steadily increasing. The report was presented… Read more »
March 19
Nigeria: The Three-Pronged Approach That Cut Ekiti's Maternal and Child Mortality in Half [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
In the dead of night in 2014, panic spread through Irono, a small community in Ekiti State, reliant on the services of a single Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC). After a mother had… Read more »
Ghana: Greater Accra Records Decrease in Maternal Deaths in 2024
Ghanaian Times
The Greater Accra Region recorded a reduction in maternal deaths from 170 in 2023 to 163 per 100,000 live births last year, the Regional Health Director, Dr Akosua Owusu-Sarpong,… Read more »
March 17
Nigeria: Nigeria's Health System Must Eliminate Obstacles to Maternal Care for Women With Disabilities [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
When Amaka, a woman with a locomotor disability, went in search of prenatal care for the first time, she faced a distressing experience at a health centre in Abuja, Nigeria's… Read more »
March 14
Nigeria: Niger Delta Youth Threaten to Shut Down Oil Production Over Alleged Harassment of Akpabio
Premium Times
The youth described the verbal attacks on Mr Akpabio since the suspension of Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan became a public discourse, as an attempt to undermine a prominent Niger Delta… Read more »
March 13
Malawi: NGO Hails Malawi Government for Reducing Maternal Mortality
CSJNews
Centre for Solutions Journalism (CSJ) has described government's post-abortion care programme as 'life-saving and extremely important,' in ensuring that no single woman or girl… Read more »
March 11
Kenya: Overcoming Pregnancy Loss - Yvonne and Michael's Journey to Parenthood
Capital FM
In many African societies, pregnancy loss and miscarriages are often not discussed. Many times couples usually keep quiet and endure their grief in silence after losing their… Read more »
March 10
Somalia: Somali Parliament Approves Key Youth Justice, Income Tax Bills
Shabelle
The House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia approved two significant pieces of legislation on Monday, including the Youth Justice Bill and the Income Tax Bill. Read more »
Southern Africa: Cyclone Freddy's Devastating Impact On Maternal Healthcare in Southern Africa [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Christina Mthiya, 30, was eight months pregnant when Cyclone Freddy struck Malawi in February 2023. She was among the hundreds of people in Nkhulambe, located in southern Malawi,… Read more »
March 06
Benin: Giving Birth Without Dying in Benin [press release]
MSF
In Benin, before Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) arrived in the southern department of Couffo, the proportion of pregnant women and women of childbearing age who… Read more »
March 05
Liberia: MOH Launches Birth Registration Training to Strengthen Liberia's Crvs System
Liberian Observer
The Ministry of Health (MOH), through its Bureau of Vital Statistics, has launched a nationwide Birth Registration Training Program aimed at improving birth registration rates and… Read more »
March 04
Tanzania: Groundbreaking Health Intervention in Tanzania Cuts Maternal And Newborn Deaths
allAfrica
A revolutionary health intervention program in Tanzania, which focuses on improving the quality of care during birth, is significantly reducing the rates of maternal and newborn… Read more »
Rwanda: How Rwanda Enhances Mother, Child Health Through Community Engagement
New Times
Rwanda has made progress in improving maternal health, focusing on integrated healthcare services, community involvement, and the use of technology to ensure accessible and… Read more »
March 03
Tanzania: Tanzanian Speaker Calls for Urgent Investment in Youth to Harness Demographic Dividend
IPS
Speaker of the Tanzanian Parliament and President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Tulia Akson, has called for bold and immediate investments in young people to unlock the… Read more »
February 27
Nigeria: Giving Girls a Voice in Their Future With Family Planning Education [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
For 15-year-old Rukayyah Ibrahim in Ghari Local Government Area (LGA), family planning was an unfamiliar concept. However, after attending a Furanni session by Five Cowries, her… Read more »
Nigeria: Strengthening Awareness, Action On Sexual and Reproductive Health in Nigeria
This Day
Reproduction is an integral aspect of ensuring the continuity of human societies. As such, while human societies evolve, creating opportunities for open discussion and education on… Read more »
February 26
Zimbabwe: Looking Back - Couple Provoke Babies Storm From Our London Bureau Wednesday
The Herald
The prospect of test-tube babies has flared up into an international storm of controversy. On one side medical and Church leaders spoke of their misgivings and disclosed that they… Read more »
February 22
Nigeria: Lost Before Their First Breath - the Reality of Stillbirths in Nigeria [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
The hospital room smelled of antiseptic, but for Aisha [not real name], it might as well have been filled with the weight of a painful memory. She lay in the hospital bed, her arms… Read more »
