Women Health

Maternal mortality in the rural Gambia, a qualitative study on access to emergency obstetric care Reported, December 06, 2011 Maternal mortality is the vital indicator with the greatest disparity between developed and developing countries. The challenging nature of measuring maternal mortality has made it necessary to perform an … [Read more...]

Rural Gambian women's reliance on health workers to deliver sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine as recommended intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy. Reported, December 06, 2011 The use of most anti-malarial medications is restricted during pregnancy, but two doses of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine are recommended after the … [Read more...]

Gambia Women Health Information Reported, December 05, 2011  In Gambia the lifetime average number of children per women is 5 compared with 2 in the UK. 9.6% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 78% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast … [Read more...]

Female Genital Mutilation in Gambia Reported, December 05, 2011 Female Circumcision: The controversial practice of genital mutilation or FGM is traditionally performed on women is widely practiced in Gambia particularly away from the urban areas and in the up-river rural areas. FGM is practiced around the world and it is … [Read more...]

Domestic Violence High in Egypt, Affecting Women's Reproductive Health Reported, December 05, 2011  Violence against women is a costly and pervasive public health problem and a violation of human rights. In Egypt, a third of women are physically abused by their husbands, according to the 2005 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey … [Read more...]

Fistula e.V. Project in Ethiopia:Helping Ethiopian women with childbirth injuries Reported, December 05, 2011 Fistula e.V. supports the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia. At this clinic, women are treated who have suffered severe internal injuries, an obstetric fistula, during childbirth. The reason is the lack of medical … [Read more...]

Health Agent Improves Women's Lives in Ethiopia Reported, December 05, 2011 "I mobilized the wives of the local development committee to serve as role models to demonstrate the acceptance of family planning to the rest of the community," says Ato Terefe, who counsels couples on family planning. With 192 people per square … [Read more...]

Ethiopian Women Seek Improved Access to Pre-Natal Care Reported, December 05, 2011 In Ethiopia, pregnant women and young children face a serious problem: most of them live in rural areas, far from health care facilities. Usually they must travel for hours on foot to the nearest clinic, only to receive marginal quality treatment. … [Read more...]

Ethiopia Women Health Information Reported, December 05, 2011 All patients from this country should be offered an HIV test. Sexually active individuals should be offered a full sexual health screen and safer sex health promotion advice. In Ethiopia the lifetime average number of children per women is 5 compared with 2 in the … [Read more...]

Egyptian Society of Women Imaging & Health Care: Doing a yeoman service to Egypt Reported, December 05, 2011 They are a non-profitable NGO formed of Radiologists, Obstetricians and Surgeons interested in women's health. The organization was formed in 2005. Since then, they have held several workshops on women’s health, mainly … [Read more...]

Egypt Women Health Information Reported, December 05, 2011 In Egypt the lifetime average number of children per women is 3 compared with 2 in the UK. 59.2% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 17% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast … [Read more...]

Women’s rights protection instruments ratified by Djibouti Reported, December 01, 2011 - CEDAW: ratified in 1998 - CEDAW Protocol: not signed - Maputo Protocol: ratified in 200 Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human Rights and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa … [Read more...]

Djibouti Women Health Information Reported, December 01, 2011 In Djibouti the lifetime average number of children per women is 4 compared with 2 in the UK. 17.8% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 22% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a … [Read more...]

Congo women giving birth in the forest Reported, December 01, 2011 Brazzaville. Ms Marguerite Kassa feared she would find herself alone in the small crowd of a dozen other pregnant women at the integrated health centre in Mossendjo, in the south-western Republic of Congo. “I am six months pregnant already, but I hesitated to come … [Read more...]

Rapes in Congo: Sexual Violence in Central Africa Reported, December 01, 2011 Imani*(* a pseudonym used to protect her identity) was just 15 when soldiers from the rebel group Interahamwe seized her on the road. Amid a bewildering array of competing armies, local militias, and rebel factions, sexual brutality has reached … [Read more...]

Dem. Rep. of the Congo Women Health Information Reported, December 01, 2011 In Congo the lifetime average number of children per women is 5 compared with 2 in the UK. 44.3% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 6% of women aged 50–69 years have … [Read more...]

Political Crisis in Côte d’Ivoire Hampers Access to Health Care Services Reported, December 01, 2011 Continuing political unrest in Côte d’Ivoire is impeding efforts to expand access to health services, including EngenderHealth’s initiatives to improve the quality of HIV and AIDS care for Ivorian women, men, and families. For … [Read more...]

Côte d'Ivoire Women Health Information Reported, December 01, 2011 Screen all new entrants (including children) from Côte d'Ivoire for TB. All patients from this country should be offered an HIV test. Sexually active individuals should be offered a full sexual health screen and safer sex health promotion advice. This country has … [Read more...]

Village Health Works Nkau Burundi Reported, December 01, 2011 In a country torn apart by civil war, extreme hunger and poverty, the village of Kigutu faced crippling disease, poor health, and misery in 2006. In an effort to respond to this crisis of care, Deogratias Niyizonkiza founded the nonprofit organization Village Health … [Read more...]

Creating safe spaces: lessons from South Africa and Burundi Reported, December 01, 2011 South Africa has one of the highest incidences of rape in the world. It is estimated that one person is raped every 26 seconds. In Khayelitsha, a township of around 500,000 people close to Cape Town, the incidence of rape is one of the highest … [Read more...]

Burundi Women Health Information Reported, December 01, 2011 In Burundi the lifetime average number of children per women is 7 compared with 2 in the UK. 19.7% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 2% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast … [Read more...]

Angola Women Health Information Reported, December 01, 2011 Reproductive health indicators:In Angola the lifetime average number of children per women is 7 compared with 2 in the UK. 6.2% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. There is a high risk of … [Read more...]

The Financial Times Examines Efforts to Fight HIV/AIDS in Botswana - Kaiser Daily News Report Reported, December 01, 2011 The Financial Times on Tuesday examined efforts to control the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Bostwana. According to the Times, HIV in Botswana spreads primarily because of alcohol use, sex with multiple partners and the … [Read more...]

Natascha McElhone: Tetanus is still killing thousands of mothers and babies in Angola Reported, December 01, 2011 On a recent trip to Angola, actress Natascha McElhone discovered how Unicef is battling to save the lives of the most vulnerable women and children. Not many Hollywood stars could carry off the role of assistant … [Read more...]

Botswana Women Health Information Reported, December 01, 2011 In Botswana the lifetime average number of children per women is 3 compared with 2 in the UK. 44.4% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 11% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a … [Read more...]

Older Women Still Suffer from Hot Flashes and Night Sweats Years After Menopause, Study Finds Reported 20 October 2011 ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2011) — Women still have hot flushes (hot flashes) and night sweats years after menopause, finds a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Hot flushes and … [Read more...]

Sugary Drinks: A Health Risk for Women Reported November 16, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Drinking two or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day may expand a woman’s waistline and increase her risk of heart disease and diabetes, according to this study. In this study, researchers compared middle-aged and older women who drank two or more … [Read more...]

Body flaws: How to reduce their appearance? Reported, December 15, 2011 The area of women’s health needs to be considered as women’s demands for unique health care services increase, especially in regard to chronic illness, presently a challenge for the health care system. There are more demands on health centers and … [Read more...]

Health Care Rights of Bahraini Women: A Study Reported, December 15, 2011 The area of women’s health needs to be considered as women’s demands for unique health care services increase, especially in regard to chronic illness, presently a challenge for the health care system. There are more demands on health centers and … [Read more...]

Bahraini women's health: a detailed study Reported, December 15, 2011 Bahrain has undergone rapid economic development following the discovery of oil and has become a centre for commercial and financial activities in the region. Economic development has been accompanied by an improvement in health services and an increase in the … [Read more...]