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The nexus between women and development
UNITED NATIONS, 23 May 2013 (IPS) — Every three years since 2007, a global advocacy organization called Women Deliver has convened an international... Read more
A breakthrough for the health and rights of women and girls
The agreed conclusions of the 57th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in March, 2013 promise to protect women and girls... Read more
Let's put an end to this grave global injustice
An estimated 2 to 3 million women and girls in developing countries are living with obstetric fistula, a condition that has been virtually eliminated... Read more
Sophia, 20, wounded for life by pregnancy and childbirth
TULÉAR, Madagascar — In Madagascar, too many women still die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, or end up severely disabled. The... Read more
Men, step up on family planning
Editor's note: Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin is an under-secretary-general and executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, an agency... Read more
Ambassadors visit foundations supporting child-headed households
More than half a dozen foreign ambassadors made their way up the gravel driveway of the Ratang Bana (Love the Children) Foundation in Alexandra... Read more
Using African regional frameworks for China-Africa health collaboration
Africa regional frameworks should guide the China-Africa health collaboration. This was said by Mr. Bunmi Makinwa, UNFPA Regional Director for East... Read more
New opportunities to cooperate on health challenges in Africa
GABORONE, Botswana, 6 May – Today, Chinese and African leaders will come together at the 4th International Round Table on China-Africa Health... Read more
Learning the merits of going to health centres
Alia Inno wanders through the courtyard of the integrated health centre (IHC) of Dan Barto, a village located 70km south of Zinder, near the border... Read more
Maternal health features strongly at CAMH6
The issue of maternal health featured strongly at the 6th African Union Conference of Ministers of Health (CAMH6) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 22-26... Read more