Category: Health & Wellness
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Sayon Idovic Loua/ UNFPA Guinea In the operating theatre of the Regional Hospital Labé, Dr. Kindi Diallo and his team perform surgery on a woman living with obstetric fistula. Five days – that is how long it took Dah, a 14-year-old prospective mother from Côte d’Ivoire, to give birth. The child was stillborn and she…
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The Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Dr. Natalia Kanem has revealed that her outfit together with the United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) in a Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation, has developed strategies to end this harmful practice and provide care for women and girls living with its consequences. UNICEF/Holt Fatima, 7,…
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Rwanda’s Yvette Ishimwe and Kenya-based Caitlin Dolkart are among this year’s nine Cartier Women’s Initiative 2025 Impact Awardees. They will be celebrated next month at the Women’s Pavilion during Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. The Impact Awards are dedicated to former Cartier Women’s Initiative Fellows who have achieved extraordinary impact over the years. The 2025 nine impact awardees were…
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A British national has been arrested in Namibia for allegedly sexually molesting minors and taking nude photographs of them. Douglas Robert Brook is also accused of touching the children’s private parts while on a holiday in central Namibia. Police said the suspect targeted young boys and girls from the indigenous San community in the central…
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A protest march has been held in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, against a recent spate of reports of men raping children. Over the last two months, Zambians have been shocked by several cases of child rape, some of which resulted in death. Among the most horrific reports was that of a father allegedly raping his seven-year-old…
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Midwives are vital frontline workers who can provide up to 90 per cent of essential sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn health services – from safely delivering babies to caring for survivors of sexual violence. But despite their critical role, UN support for midwifery is under serious threat due to severe funding cuts. Each year, three-quarters of…
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Midwives in Sudan work to ensure that every childbirth is safe (file photo). Womi sat on the edge of the hospital bed, her newborn nestled beside her, tears quietly streaming down her face, not from pain or joy, but from an overwhelming wave of exhaustion, fear, and isolation. Despite the flood of congratulatory messages in…
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A blade used to perform female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming less common worldwide, but when it does occur, it is increasingly performed by professional healthcare workers, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday. While the health sector worldwide plays a key role in stopping the abusive practice of FGM…
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Researchers are hoping a new treatment for pregnant women could help reduce the risk of stillbirth. Figures from a trial being led by NHS Blood and Transplant and the University of Oxford show one in three expectant mothers will develop anaemia. It is a condition where the blood produces a lower-than-normal amount of red blood…
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Research indicates that pre-eclampsia has a genetic basis. African women are at greater risk than other population groups. Nurse checking a pregnant woman at Mukujju clinic, Tororo, Uganda. Jonathan Torgovnik for The Hewlett Foundation/Reportage by Getty Images Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It’s a complication characterised by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising…
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