Zambia government renews commitment to end obstetric fistula by 2030 

New strategic plan to manage the condition till 2026 launched

Heat exposure during pregnancy can lead to severe maternal morbidity: Study

Long-term heat exposure was linked with a 27% increase in the risk of severe maternal morbidity

India has ignored infertility for too long

India has a history of coercive family planning which ignored infertility. A shift in focus will help women’s health.  

Female genital mutilation leads to over 40,000 excess deaths in Africa annually: Research

The practice still remains legal in five of the 28 countries where it is most practiced namely Mali, Malawi, Chad, Sierra Leone, and Liberia

Ethiopia’s flagship health project considers behavioural change, prevention to address NCDs among women, children

Africa CDC eager to extract lessons from the project and extend them to other AU member states  

World Health Assembly approves draft resolution on health action plan for indigenous people

Global plan should focus on reproductive, maternal and adolescent health, resolution highlights

Miracle of birth as a nightmare: India needs urgent policies to protect women’s obstetric rights

Obstetric violence is rampant, specially in rural India