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Pregnancy is the leading cause of dropouts for school girls in Tanzania. And a national law forbidding young mothers to return to school after giving birth did not make it any easier for them to continue their education.
by AllAfrica Pregnancy & Childbirth
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (2010)
by WHO Maternal and Newborn Health News
University of Ulster (2010)
by WHO Maternal and Newborn Health News
Young people from across the world gathered together in New York to attend the 54th Commission on the Status of Women which also marks the 15 year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. These documents noted governments’ commitments to increase young people’s access to counselling, sexual and reproductive health information and services, and...
by Daily Delivery News
WHEN Aina Tomilola put to bed at 1.55 AM on February 27, 2010, it was a celebration of firsts. The baby girl born to the 31-year-old school teacher was her first child, and she was the first woman to ever give birth at the newly built Maternal and Child Hospital (MCH), Oke Aro, Akure, Ondo State.
by AllAfrica Pregnancy & Childbirth
The latest innovation amongst State governments in the country appears to be hinged on improvement of maternal and child health in pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5.
by AllAfrica Pregnancy & Childbirth
There is a cliché that says there is no free lunch in Freetown. However, for expectant mothers and children under-five in Ondo State, this is the best of times as they are enjoying free healthcare. Courtesy of a comprehensive health package underlined by the trail-blazing 'Abiye' philosophy, Governor Olusegun Mimiko has underwritten all medical expenses for them.
by AllAfrica Pregnancy & Childbirth
Maternal deaths could be due to corruption in hospitals where doctors steal government drugs, President Yoweri Museveni has said.
by AllAfrica Pregnancy & Childbirth
It was recently reported in the media that the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga, wants an independent ministry to handle maternal health. Kadaga argued that maternal health needs to be removed from the general health sector so that it is easier to identify the challenges and needs of mothers and thereby improve maternal health in the country.
by AllAfrica Pregnancy & Childbirth