Kenyans support women’s autonomy in marriage and reproduction decisions, but divided on abortion

January 9, 2026

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Majorities say schools should teach sex education and schoolgirls who get pregnant should be allowed to continue their education. Kenya has taken significant

Mental Health Alarm as 58% of Young Women in Kampala Slums Report Depression

December 22, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Health & Wellness, Others, Women’s Health

A new study has revealed alarmingly high levels of depression, suicidal thoughts and substance use among young women living in Kampala’s urban slums,

From Law to Lives Saved – How the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Bill Can Deliver Universal Health Coverage

December 12, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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East Africa, Guest Contributors, Women’s Health

Guest column By Hon. Dr James Nyikal, Dr. Margaret Lubaale, and Prof Anne-Beatrice Kihara For women in labour across Kenya, reaching a health

Zanzibar confronts rising malnutrition among pregnant women, children

November 27, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Food, Health & Wellness, Women’s Health

ZANZIBAR is facing a troubling rise in poor nutrition among pregnant women and children, the Director of Preventive Services and Health Education in

South Africa calls gender violence a national disaster after protests

November 24, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Gender Equality, Social Justice, Women’s Health

South Africa has classified violence against women a national disaster following an online campaign culminating in countrywide protests on Friday. Women were urged

Pregnant women flee Sudan conflict amid life-threatening conditions

November 24, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Politics & Governance, Women’s Health

Nadra Mohamed Ahmed was seven months pregnant when she fled violence in her hometown of El-Fasher in Sudan. After a nearly 40 kilometres walk across

WHO Regional Director calls for consensus effort to help eliminate Cervical Cancer

November 19, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Women’s Health

WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr. Mohamed Janabi has explained that tough cervical cancer remains one of the most common and deadly cancers

Namibian Woman Wins N$1 Million After Negligent Birth Care At Otjiwarongo Hospital

November 11, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Social Justice, Women’s Health

The government and minister of health and social services have been ordered to pay N$1 million to a woman who suffered serious injuries

Pregnant Women Struggle at Mahuta Health Clinic in Kaduna State

November 10, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Women’s Health

For many pregnant women in Mahuta Community in Kaduna State of Nigeria , assessing health care is a daily nightmare.With just one overstretched

Fistula care in provides healing for Somali women

November 6, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Editor’s Picks, Women’s Health

When Faisa Idow went into labour with her first child, she sensed something was terribly wrong. The 23-year-old from a rural village in Somalia’s Bay region endured

Category: Women’s Health