DRC offers free maternity care to cut death rate among mothers and babies
Healthcare workers say clinics are being overwhelmed by women seeking help, amid lack of staff and facilities to back programme Pregnant women across the Democratic...
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Girls in Africa quitting school over cost of living crisis, says charity
Camfed calls for six-year plan to get 6 million girls into school, warning that drop-out rate is limiting children’s chances Governments and donors need to...
Climate crisis is ‘not gender neutral’: UN calls for more policy focus on women
Only a third of countries with climate crisis plans include access to sexual, maternal and newborn health services, UNFPA report finds Only a third of...
Mexican activists hail abortion ruling but warn of lack of access to care
Campaigners say many facilities and medical workers are likely to deny access since procedure is banned in many local jurisdictions Human rights activists in Mexico...
Rape still a weapon of war in Tigray months after peace deal
Medical records from across the region show sexual violence continues to be used ‘to intimidate and terrorise communities’ Eritrean and Ethiopian soldiers continue a widespread...
Hospital detentions for new mothers challenged in Ugandan court
Two cases to be heard this month could serve as legal precedent to outlaw the holding of patients against their will for unpaid bills Two...
Women’s health at risk from UK aid cuts, Foreign Office warned
Thousands more women will be forced into unsafe abortions and die in pregnancy and childbirth, ministers told Hundreds of thousands more women will face unsafe...
Twenty years ago, Africa’s women’s treaty set a path to equality. We must be ready for the next steps
The landmark Maputo protocol has led to huge gains in women’s rights, from abortion access to equal pay. But to go further will require political...
Sexual violence against women and children reached all-time high in Brazil in 2022 – report
Experts believe numbers partly reflect effects of lockdowns and trickling down of Jair Bolsonaro’s ultra-conservative views Brazil saw a disturbing increase in sexual violence against...
Peru violated rights of 13-year-old girl repeatedly raped by father, UN rules
Authorities denied pregnant Indigenous girl her legal right to an abortion and ‘re-victimised’ her, UN child rights committee says Peru violated the rights of a...
