A mother is burdened with an unseen prolapse for years, until a radio announcement from Mercy Ships breaks the painful silence Because I had a condition that was not visible, some people didn’t believe that I was sick In many low-resource settings, women’s health conditions often remain invisible and silentContinue Reading
Johannesburg – The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has launched its biennial scorecard, a critical tool that tracks progress on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across its 16 Member States. New data, including from demographic health surveys, shows great strides in improving the sexual and reproductive health of people acrossContinue Reading
Joint statement by the UNFPA Executive Director, UNICEF Executive Director, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Women Executive Director, WHO Director-General, and UNESCO Director-General on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation In 2026 alone, an estimated 4.5 million girls – many under the age of fiveContinue Reading
Bangui—The Central African Republic has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with 829 deaths per 100 000 live births recorded in 2023. Behind these numbers lie painful realities: women giving birth far from health facilities, long distances to reach the facilities, limited resources and sometimes beliefsContinue Reading
Together with Nigeria First Lady, Merck Foundation has provided 82 scholarships for local doctors in Nigeria in many critical and underserved specialties Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, recently conducted the 12th Edition of their annual conference, “Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary”, in partnership with the Government of The Gambia. The conferenceContinue Reading
On the occasion of International Safe Abortion Day, observed globally on 28 September, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) underscores the critical and urgent message of the 2025 theme: “Safe Abortion is Life-Saving Healthcare.” Across our continent, unsafe abortion remains a devastating public health crisis and a graveContinue Reading
Women are significantly more likely than men to support a woman’s autonomy in marriage decisions (78% vs. 71%) and reproductive choices (69% vs. 55%) Most Africans support the right of girls and women to make their own choices about marriage and childbearing, a new Afrobarometer (www.Afrobarometer.org) Pan-Africa Profile report (http://apo-opa.co/3Kjg688)Continue Reading
