Every March 8, is International Women’s Day, marking a time in which to reflect upon and celebrate women’s progress on the emancipation and empowerment agenda. This year’s theme “Women in the changing world of work: Planet 50-50 by 2030” necessitates further reflection on some of the procreative considerations that impact women’s engagement in productive work.… Continue reading Family planning, women’s health, and the empowerment agenda
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Ending maternal mortality in Sierra Leone
For women in Sierra Leone, my country of birth, falling pregnant can be a death sentence. One in every 17 mothers in Sierra Leone has a lifetime risk of dying from childbirth-related issues, one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. I was resettled in Australia as a refugee in 2000 and gave birth… Continue reading Ending maternal mortality in Sierra Leone
EALA Bill seeks to introduce contraceptives for children
A new East African Legislative Assembly Bill is seeking to introduce contraceptives for children in member states; days after the Ministry of Health disowned a policy proposing the same for children aged 10 to 19 years in Uganda. Once passed into a law, the Bill dubbed the “EAC Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Bill… Continue reading EALA Bill seeks to introduce contraceptives for children
Afrikids collaborate with GES and GHS to promote adolescent reproductive rights
Afrikids-Ghana, the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS), are collaborating to embark on adolescent health and reproductive rights promotion in the Binduri District in the Upper East Region. The move is aimed at educating the youth on their health rights and to drum home the need to access free and open… Continue reading Afrikids collaborate with GES and GHS to promote adolescent reproductive rights
WATCH – How Donald Trump’s anti-abortion policy affects Nepal
On his first day as American president, Donald Trump signed a ban on US government money going to international groups that perform or even provide information on abortions. Many global charities are worried this order will hit healthcare for women, particularly in poor and developing countries. The BBC’s Yogita Limaye reports from Nepal, a nation… Continue reading WATCH – How Donald Trump’s anti-abortion policy affects Nepal
Reproductive health: What every woman should know
RECENTLY, a cross-section of religious leaders convened to chart ways of addressing women reproductive health issues. The focus was on elimination of harmful practices that hinder women’s reproductive health rights. Religious beliefs, myths about family planning and limited access to reproductive health information featured prominently as a barrier to sexual and reproductive health rights. Studies… Continue reading Reproductive health: What every woman should know
Nigeria rolls out strategies to boost maternal, child health
The Federal Government through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has rolled out four new strategies to boost polio eradication drive, strengthen routine immunization and ensure revitalization of primary health care centres in the country. To this end, the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) has signed an agreement with… Continue reading Nigeria rolls out strategies to boost maternal, child health
Trump's move a big blow to women’s healthcare
Over the last few decades, Kenya has made significant gains in the provision of reproductive health services, including family planning, as part of the country’s broader health agenda. There have been improvements in the provision of quality of health services, an increase in the integration of family planning and other health services, and an expansion… Continue reading Trump's move a big blow to women’s healthcare
The Condom Divide in Sudan
Islamists and secularists are virtually at war in Sudan over a recent newspaper article on the condom usage and the concept of the faithfulness among couples. And the author of the article, Ms Shamail Alnour, is in deep trouble. Radical Islamists, led by cleric Mohamed Ali Al-Gizoli, want her charged with apostasy. The crime is… Continue reading The Condom Divide in Sudan
As H.I.V. Soars in Philippines, Conservatives Kill School Condom Plan
Jhay-ar Tumala remembers sitting in a pew in Manila’s Quiapo Church, holding a sealed envelope with his H.I.V. test results, and praying. He was 19 and had been having sex since he was 15. “I didn’t know anything about H.I.V. or AIDS,” Mr. Tumala, 23, said last week. He does not remember reading about it in the… Continue reading As H.I.V. Soars in Philippines, Conservatives Kill School Condom Plan
