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DNA Tests Clear 31 Percent Men in Paternity Rows

DNA Tests Clear 31 Percent Men in Paternity Rows

THIRTY-ONE percent of paternity tests done at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) over the past 15 months came out negative, clearing 13 men in the disputed paternity cases. The DNA profiling tests, also known as genetic fingerprinting, were done at the Bulawayo university’s Applied Genetics Testing Centre (AGTC) between April 2015 and […]

Rwanda’s Ministry of Health Launches ‘Maternal and Child Health Week’

Rwanda’s Ministry of Health Launches ‘Maternal and Child Health Week’

The ministry of health, through the Rwanda biomedical centre (RBC), has launched a sensitization campaign aimed at improving the health of new born babies and mothers. The campaign, dubbed ‘Maternal and Child Health Week’, was launched in Burera district on Monday during the commemoration of the international hand washing day and the world polio day. […]

Maternal and child mortality in Ethiopia has been dwindling

Maternal and child mortality in Ethiopia has been dwindling

Maternal and child mortality in Ethiopia has been dwindling since women, especially that of rural localities started giving birth at health institutions. The consequences of maternal mortality on orphaned children and the family members who support them are dramatic, especially in countries that have high maternal mortality like Ethiopia. Though hopes are rising these days, […]

Ebola’s Victims of the Future – Pregnant Women

Ebola’s Victims of the Future – Pregnant Women

For the last 13 years, Sierra Leone has seen a dramatic decrease in its maternal mortality rate, due in large part to the introduction of free health care for pregnant women. One of the most devastating and yet rarely acknowledged impacts of the Ebola epidemic is that it threatens to undo all this good work. […]

Women Lack Access to Safe Abortions in Humanitarian Crises, Experts Say

Women Lack Access to Safe Abortions in Humanitarian Crises, Experts Say

Efforts to provide safe abortions in countries hit by conflict or disasters are being held back by a lack of information and funding, said health experts in London as they presented new research on the state of reproductive health in emergencies. The research found international health workers in South Sudan and Burkina Faso failed to […]

Why Are More Women Opting for Illegal Abortion?

Why Are More Women Opting for Illegal Abortion?

Fifteen-year-old Uwamahoro (not real name) has been living at Marembo Centre in Kigali for two years. The centre is a non-governmental organisation which supports and rehabilitates young people who have been orphaned, neglected or abused. Uwamahoro was raped by a stranger in 2013 and she ended up pregnant. Uwamahoro contemplated carrying out an abortion, but […]

High Caesarean Sections Rate in Mauritius to Be Investigated

High Caesarean Sections Rate in Mauritius to Be Investigated

The Ministry of Health and Quality of Life will conduct a study to identify the reasons behind the high Caesarean sections (CS) rate in Mauritius, which stands at 47% of all deliveries. The announcement was made by the Minister of Health and Quality of Life, Mr Anil Gayan, this morning at Gold Crest Hotel in […]

Zim Teen Pregnancies Fuel Demand for Illegal Abortions

Zim Teen Pregnancies Fuel Demand for Illegal Abortions

The death of a 15-year-old Zimbabwean schoolgirl during an apparent botched abortion this month has spurred calls for stronger efforts to prevent teenage pregnancies and unsafe terminations. Health campaigners in Zimbabwe say the girl’s death in a Bulawayo township highlights the inadequate sexual and antenatal health care available to teenagers, whose parents are reluctant to […]

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