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Africa: Stories of Nigeria's Involuntary Mothers
Wellbeing Women, 24 April 2018
"I feel concerned about children who are denied basic life provisions like shelter, food, healthcare and education—especially when they are born to an adolescent, who doesn't… Read more »
Africa's Involuntary Mothers Need Reproductive Health Services
One of the central human rights issues of the 21st century is the provision of universal access to reproductive healthcare services, including access to contraceptives as well as safe and legal abortion. This is an issue that needs confronting across the African continent. In Nigeria, only 27 percent of single, sexually active teen women report using some form of modern contraception.
Every single day, 452 women in sub-Saharan Africa die from pregnancy-related causes; thats 18 women every hour.
InFocus
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For many women all over the world, this right, along with the right to access modern contraception, is essential for their maternal health, sexual and reproductive health and ... Read more »
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World governments, donors and service providers have gathered in London to take action and commit funding for family planning - and donors are expected to raise at least $2.5 ... Read more »
