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West Africa: How Covid-19 Affects the Reproductive Health of Young People
allAfrica, 11 August 2020
The reproductive health of adolescents in West Africa, like so many regions, is being negatively impacted by Covid-19 with maternal mortality being the second cause of death among… Read more »
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Africa: COVID-19 Threatens Sexual Health of Continent's Women
DW, 10 July 2020
More HIV-infected and unwanted pregnant women in Africa are feared by Evelyn Samba from the German Foundation for World Population. States invested too little in their healthcare.… Read more »
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West Africa: Health Workers in West Africa 'In Daily Danger' While Providing Reproductive Health Services
UNFPA, 29 June 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, health workers in several West African countries say it has been challenging to prevent the spread of the virus while providing… Read more »
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Ghana: Prioritizing Reproductive Health and Gender Equality for a Better Ghana
Ghanaian Times, 29 June 2020
In 1968, a group of world leaders proclaimed that the public had a basic human right to determine freely and responsibly the number and timing of their children. As a result, in… Read more »
How Covid-19 Affects Sexual Health of Senegal's Young People
Women are reportedly afraid to go to hospitals for fear of contracting the novel coronavirus, children are no longer vaccinated because rumours say that the vaccine would be tested in Africa, and as hospitals limit the number of hospital visits per day, pregnant women are failing to gain access to primary health care. There are calls for hospitals to be better equipped for reproductive health needs, especially with regards to contraception, says Senegalese activist Christine Sarr, one of 25 young change-makers from around the world gathered by SheDecides 25x25.
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At the culmination of World Breastfeeding Week, two women - both mothers - who are fierce advocates for saving the lives of women and children say that without better care and more ... Read more »
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The unprecedented and prolonged school closures aimed at keeping students safe from COVID-19 are harming them in other ways, World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF said, urging ... Read more »
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The surge in the number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country has forced the government to announce new regulations to stop its spread. The Gambia now has a total of 498 ... Read more »
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"The Covid-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-century health crisis ... Many countries that believed they were past the worst are now grappling with new outbreaks. Some that were less ... Read more »
