When Tropical Cyclone Freddy slammed into Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi, 32,000 pregnant women were due to give birth within weeks. The destruction of homes, health facilities and travel routes during the cyclone made childbirth much more perilous. Around 5,000 of the women could expect to experience complications in their final months of pregnancy or during childbirth, which, without access to skilled care, could prove fatal. A climate crisis is an obstetric emergency. After a two-hour journey on an ambulance recently repaired by , Mercy, 37, gave birth to healthy twin boys.
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Silvia Francisco joined the programme, aimed at empowering younger generations across Angola to take charge of their sexual and reproductive health to help an HIV+ relative.
sheds light on the consequences of war on domestic violence in Ukraine and its support services to the survivors.
helps us discover the real-life stories of three Ukrainian mothers who each gave birth amidst the chaos of the war in Ukraine. Anna and her 2-month-old baby trapped beneath the Azovstal Steel Plant. Maryana, a frontline medic captured by Russian soldiers in Mariupol while pregnant. Ania who gave birth in an occupied city without electricity or water and with limited medical care.
When armed groups attacked her village, seven months pregnant Tantine escaped with her family. Her luck took a turn for the better when she learned about a mobile clinic operating in the camp.
The devastating T羹rkiye earthquake left pregnant women and new mothers in crisis. has been on the ground from day one, coordinating with partners to reestablish sexual and reproductive health and protection services in Syria and T羹rkiye.
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To tackle period poverty, and its partners manufacture sanitary pads and distribute them among women and girls in The Gambia.
is providing vital maternal health care to ensure women give birth safely as maternity hospitals in Syria are under immense strain after the recent earthquakes.
Health systems and communities are falling short in ending obstetric fistula. Gender discrimination and social marginalization create additional risks, resulting in fistula disproportionately occurring among impoverished, underserved and marginalized women and girls. leads the global Campaign to End Fistula, a drive to transform the lives of vulnerable women and girls. The 20-year-old campaign represents a global commitment to fistula prevention and holistic treatment, including surgical repair and social reintegration and rehabilitation.
highlights 5 reasons women and girls in Syria and T羹rkiye still need your support 3 months later after the devasting earthquake.
The single most important factor in stopping preventable maternal and newborn deaths: access to midwives. And yet the world is of these essential service providers. Addressing this deficit could prevent two-thirds of maternal and newborn deaths, saving more than by 2035. Whats necessary now is the political will to expand the ranks and reach of midwives around the world. With that in mind, the theme for the International Day of the Midwife this year is Actioning Evidence: Leading the Way to Enhance Quality Midwifery Care Globally.
Instead of celebrating the worlds population landmark of 8 billion people, media reports have been overwhelmingly fearful. s asks what is fact and what is fiction.
In a new , explores how climate change disproportionately harms women of African descent and other members of marginalized communities.
Ours is a world of hope and possibility, a world where the human family is larger than ever before. 8 Billion strong. highlights why it's making a case for reproductive rights and choices.
New data reveals population anxieties are widespread and governments are increasingly adopting policies aimed at raising, lowering or maintaining fertility rates. But efforts to influence fertility rates are very often ineffective and can erode womens rights, according to this years landmark report . As an instrument that highlights emerging issues in the field of sexual and reproductive health, the State of World Population Report 2023 also urges a radical rethink of how countries address changing demographics.