Health
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Government’s Commitment to Family Planning May Increase World’s GDP
Nov 14, 2018KIGALI, RWANDA – Many countries will enjoy accelerated economic growth if more investment is geared towards family planning, the President and CEO, Women Deliver, Katya Iversen, has said. Speaking to the press at the International Conference on... -
Expanding Access to Family Planning Services Significant to SDGs Outcome
Nov 13, 2018KIGALI, RWANDA – Experts at the ongoing International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Kigali, Rwanda, says increasing access to family planning, especially in world’s low-income countries, is critical to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by... -
NGO Advocates Inclusion of More Men in Family Planning
Oct 13, 2018PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA – Ahead of the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) holding in Kigali, Rwanda from 12-15 November, 15 ICFP satellite events were held around the globe on World Contraception Day. One of these events... -
NIMR, Cc-HUB Launch NimCure to Address Lapses in Tuberculosis Treatment
Oct 10, 2018LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in partnership with Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) has launched a medical trial for NimCure – a non-intrusive digital patient care tool that promotes adherence to treatment of... -
Why Malawian Men Shun Vasectomy Contraceptive Method
Apr 3, 2018Despite the increase in contraceptive use in Malawi, a lot of men are still shunning vasectomy due to existing cultural bias and myths associated with family planning. Vasectomy, a surgical procedure for permanent male sterilization, is... -
This Affordable Toilet Could Help More Villages Achieve An Open Defecation Free (ODF) Status
Apr 3, 2018Mzimba, Malawi – Nellie Mtonga from Chimanga Machila Langa Village of Manyamula Agriculture Extension Planning Area in Malawi’s northern district of Mzimba will no longer be bothered with the encumbrance of erecting a new latrine regularly as... -
Increasing Access To Safe Water In Rural Malawi
Apr 1, 2018Phazima, Malawi – Access to safe water has always been a cause of apprehension for Maureen Phiri from Phazima Village in Malawi’s northern district of Mzimba. With the nearest source for safe water at an approximate... -
Saving Mothers in Africa: Interview with Global Health Activist, Tausi Suedi
Feb 19, 2018Ahead of the international day of social justice, we spoke with Tausi Suedi, the co-founder of Childbirth Survival International (CSI), a global humanitarian and grassroots non-profit organisation committed to reaching the unreached with health services and... -
Making Connections Between Health, Agriculture, And The Environment
Nov 9, 2017“Many studies examining HIV prevalence declines have implicated sexual behavior change but do not appear to have adequately considered the contribution of rural-urban migration.” By Andrew Mambondiyani: It is an accepted fact in the AIDS... -
Community Watch : Should Maternal Health Matter In Chikaji-Rohuki?
Nov 2, 2017Chikaji-Rohuki, Nigeria – Talatu Bamaiyi, 35, has been married for seven years. She recently gave birth to her fourth child. All her children were delivered at home without support from trained traditional birth attendants or nurses....