Women Health News

Cultural Barriers Bar Zimbabwen Women From Health Services Reported, December 15, 2011 Masculinity is culturally constructed as essentially into a dominant person who discriminates against and subordinates women. "Boys and men are socialised to believe that sex is their right and they are entitled to it whenever they want it. … [Read more...]

Women's health and human rights in Afghanistan. Reported, December 15, 2011 During the past 20 years, social and political upheavals have disrupted the way of life in Afghanistan. The Taliban regime, a radical Islamic movement that took control of Kabul in September 1996, has had extraordinary health consequences for Afghan … [Read more...]

Afghanistan Women Health Information Reported, December 15, 2011 In Afghanistan the lifetime average number of children per women is 7 compared with 2 in the UK. 10.3% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. No data are available on mammography screening … [Read more...]

Key Facts of Afghan women Reported, December 15, 2011 1.Every 30 minutes, an Afghan woman dies during childbirth 2.87 percent of Afghan women are illiterate 3.30 percent of girls have access to education in Afghanistan 4.1 in every 3 Afghan women experience physical, psychological or sexual violence 5.44 years is the average … [Read more...]

Little health care for women in Paktika Province , Southeastern Afghanistan Reported, December 15, 2011 “I will not take my wife to a male doctor even if she dies,” said Pir Gul from Paktika Province, southeastern Afghanistan, explaining that such a thing went against tradition. Gul’s mindset is common in Paktika Province where … [Read more...]

Afghan women reproductive health Reported, December 15, 2011 In Afghanistan, perhaps the only thing more dangerous than being a woman is being a pregnant woman in need of medical care. A 2002 survey counted 1,600 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The cause of death was most often hemorrhaging or obstructed delivery, both … [Read more...]

Bahrain Women Health Information Reported, December 15, 2011 In Bahrain the lifetime average number of children per women is 2 compared with 2 in the UK. No data are available on contraceptive use in this country. 76% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast examination or mammography compared to 75% in the UK and 83% … [Read more...]

Breast Cancer Knowledge among Bahraini Women Attending Primary Health Care Centers Reported, December 15, 2011 To evaluate breast cancer knowledge among Bahraini women aged 20 years and more attending primary health care centers. A multistage sample was selected with a cluster sampling technique for the selection of one health … [Read more...]

OC Study Confirms VTE Risk of Newer Progestogens Reported October 25, 2011 By: JENNIE SMITH, Family Practice News Oral contraceptives containing the newer progestogen types desogestrel, drospirenone, and gestodene have been associated with twice the risk of venous thromboembolism as those containing levonorgestrel, an older agent. Women taking … [Read more...]

Breast Cancer Study Debunks BRCA Research Reported November 1, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – The largest study of its kind shows that women related to a patient with breast cancer caused by a hereditary mutation, but who don’t have the mutation themselves, have no higher risk of developing cancer than relatives of patients with other types of … [Read more...]

Women's Death Risk Following A PCI Reported November 1, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Women undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as angioplasty, don’t exhibit increased risk for mortality, according to this new research. Each year more than one million Americans undergo PCI to open blocked arteries according to the … [Read more...]

DIY Screening for Cervical Cancer Reported November 4, 2011 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new Do-It-Yourself screen for cervical cancer could help prevent the disease in thousands of women who, for a number of reasons, cannot have a smear test. The test, which detects the virus responsible for cervical cancer, was widely accepted by women in the … [Read more...]

Death By Desk: Is Your Job Killing You? Reported November 3, 2011 NEW YORK (Ivanhoe Newswire) --Work may be hazardous to your health! New research shows sitting at your desk all day could be killing you. And if you think you’re covered because you hit the gym, think again. Sitting for hours at a time can reverse those benefits! “Good … [Read more...]

In the UK the number of labiaplasty operations on the National Health Service (NHS) has almost trebled in three years. Reported 15 November 2011 More and more women are asking for surgery to 'tidy up' or shorten their labia – an operation known as labiaplasty. This is happening all over the western world, but particularly in Britain and America. … [Read more...]

There is No smoking ban in Saint Helena Reported, December 12, 2011 It is famous that Napoleon Bonaparte exiled in 1815 at Saint Helena , until his death in 1821 Despite the lack of links with the outside world, Annabel says she doesn't feel cut off, pointing out that there are landlines, television and the internet. Food … [Read more...]

Saint Helena 'risks importing Aids' Reported, December 12, 2011 The islanders of St Helena, one of the last specks of British Empire in the South Atlantic, fear that an influx of South African workers to build an airport will risk their homeland's unique status as being entirely free of Aids. Many of St Helena's 4,000 … [Read more...]

Saint Helena Health Information: Health and Social Welfare Directorate Reported, December 12, 2011 The central office of the Health and Social Welfare Directorate is located within the premises of the General Hospital which is situated at the south end of the island’s Capital, Jamestown. Under the guidance of its Director, … [Read more...]

Individual Sexual Slavery or Force in Rwanda: Reported, December 12, 2011 During the genocide of 1994 in Rwanda, many women were forced into sexual slavery. This slavery was often referred to as "forced marriage." Two women tell their experiences. ANCILLE'S STORY Ancille (not her real name), a twenty-three-year-old woman, … [Read more...]

Status of Women Health in Rwanda: A study Reported, December 12, 2011 Prior to the genocide, health care for women in Rwanda was abysmal. Sixty-three percent of deaths among women in 1993 (the year before the genocide) were related to their reproductive system. Maternal mortality was alarming due to insufficient maternal … [Read more...]

The Elongation Of Their Labia in Rwandan Women Reported, December 12, 2011 In Rwanda women practice the stretching and pulling of their labia minora in order to elongate them. Marian Koster MSc and Dr. Lisa Price of Wageningen University, Netherlands, emphasize that Rwandan women experience their elongated labia as positive … [Read more...]

Rwanda Women Health Information Reported, December 12, 2011 In Rwanda the lifetime average number of children per women is 6 compared with 2 in the UK. 17.4% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 19% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a … [Read more...]

Cholera claims 20 lives in Congo Reported, December 12, 2011 Cholera has killed 20 people among 341 infected in Congo since an outbreak began in June, officials said. The outbreak is thought to have spread from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Two of the fatalities occurred in Brazzaville, said … [Read more...]

Caesarean sections increase after policy change in women of Congo Reported, December 12, 2011 A health policy shift that saw the introduction in May of free Caesarean section operations in 35 hospitals across the Republic of Congo - to curb the growing rate of maternal and infant mortality - seems to have prompted a … [Read more...]

Rep. of the Congo Women Health Information Reported, December 12, 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 undergone a … [Read more...]

Meeting Young Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs in Nigeria Reported, December 10, 2011  Educational attainment of young women in Nigeria has increased in all parts of the country since 1990, but levels and trends vary widely across regions; by 2003, the proportion of women aged 15–19 having some secondary education … [Read more...]

Healthy future for Nigerian women Reported, December 10, 2011 Almost one-third of Nigerian women of childbearing age say they have had an unwanted pregnancy; of those, half have attempted to obtain an abortion. Unsafe abortion is one of the most significant and preventable causes of maternal death and injury in Nigeria. Research … [Read more...]

Centre for Development and Population Activities(CEDPA ), Nigeria: Doing a great service to women of Nigeria Reported, December 10, 2011 Women and girls in Nigeria face daily challenges in leading healthy, fully productive lives. Nigeria has a 40 percent rate of illiteracy among women, one of the highest infant and maternal mortality … [Read more...]

Nigeria Women Health information Reported, December 10, 2011 In Nigeria the lifetime average number of children per women is 6 compared with 2 in the UK. 12.6% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 63% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast … [Read more...]

Namibian women with HIV tell court of forced sterilizations Reported, December 10, 2011 In the throes of labor, a Namibian woman was approached by a nurse who handed her a document to sign, saying the form would authorize a Caesarean section. "I was in labor at the state hospital when a nurse showed me a paper and said I must … [Read more...]

Namibia Women's Health Network: A yeoman service to women of Namibia Reported, December 10, 2011 The Namibia Women’s Health Network (NWHN) work with women in each of Namibia’s 13 regions to provide information, education, skills, and capacity building to improve the health of Namibian women living with HIV and to empower them to … [Read more...]