Measuring the Numbers of Untreated Obstetric Fistula: The Example of Ethiopia
Posted onWhile Ethiopia has experienced a reduction in the number of obstetric fistula cases over the last 10 years, estimating the number of women who have untreated obstetric fistula remains complex. We are closer to reaching a fistula-free Ethiopia, but there are still thousands of women who require care…read more
Faith in family planning: Healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies
Posted onInternational Day to End Obstetric Fistula: Resource Roundup
Posted onThe effect of a community health worker utilized mobile health application on maternal health knowledge and behavior: A quasi-experimental study
Posted onNigeria’s Mamalette startup aims at reducing child and maternal mortality
Posted onWhy Community Health Workers Can Lead to More Respectful Care for Women and Girls
Posted onWhile many research and program initiatives focus on new innovations for advancing improvements in maternal and newborn health, the truth is that even today, basic access to health services can save lives and reduce mortality and morbidity in women and children. This is where community health workers come in…read more
These heroic caregivers fight malaria in Nigeria
Posted onReaching the unreached: Expanding access to HPV vaccine in Madagascar
Posted onWhen Home Birth Is Not a Choice
Posted onWhile advocacy efforts around home birth—typically in high-income countries—tend to center on women’s rights to choose where they will have their babies, it is important to remember that home birth is not always a choice. Particularly in low-resource settings, women sometimes deliver at home not because they want to, but because they have to…read more