Women Health News

The “Symbolic Step” of Women’s Political Participation in A New Libya:Health Minister Dr. Fatima Hamroush Reported, December 07, 2011 Libya’s new interim government, which was announced on November 22, has been tasked with preparing for elections scheduled for next June, when voters will select an assembly to write the new … [Read more...]

Libya Women Health Information Reported, December 07, 2011 In Libyan Arab Jamahiriya the lifetime average number of children per women is 3 compared with 2 in the UK. No data are available on contraceptive use in this country. 38% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast examination or mammography compared to 75% in … [Read more...]

Lesotho intensifies efforts to help rape survivors Reported, December 07, 2011 The Lesotho government is to improve medical care provided to sexual violence survivors after rape cases reported in the first three months of this year climbed to almost the total number for 2005. According to Motselisi Mosotho, a member of the Child … [Read more...]

HIV and AIDS in Lesotho Reported, December 07, 2011 Lesotho has the third highest HIV prevalence in the world - just under one in four people in the country are living with HIV. In 2009 there were around 23,000 new HIV infections and approximately 14,000 people died from AIDS.Over half of the 260,000 adults living with HIV in … [Read more...]

Lesotho Women Health Information Reported, December 07, 2011 In Lesotho the lifetime average number of children per women is 4 compared with 2 in the UK. 37.3% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 38% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast … [Read more...]

Abortion Harms Women's Health in Kenya Reported, December 06, 2011 American physicians have called on the Kenyan government to protect the life of the unborn in the current draft constitution before it goes to referendum. The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (AAPLOG) said that legalization of … [Read more...]

Improvement of vaginal health for Kenyan women at risk for acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Reported, December 06, 2011 Vaginal infections are common and have been associated with increased risk for acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). METHODS: We conducted a randomized trial of directly … [Read more...]

Ghanaian women and skin bleaching Reported, December 06, 2011 This is serious question to ask as it is now apparent that some Ghanaian women are bleaching themselves in disturbing proportions and that the craze for lighter skin is fast getting out of control if not stopped could have drastic consequences. The biggest victim of … [Read more...]

Kenya Women Health Information Reported, December 06, 2011 In Kenya the lifetime average number of children per women is 5 compared with 2 in the UK. 39.3% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 0% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast … [Read more...]

The health situation of women in Ghana Reported, December 06, 2011 The health of women impacts on the health of the family and society, and so is critical for national development, and this is certainly so in Ghana. As in other cultures, socio-cultural, economic and biological factors impact on the health of Ghanaian women. … [Read more...]

Ghana Women Health Information Reported, December 06, 2011 In Ghana the lifetime average number of children per women is 4 compared with 2 in the UK. 25.2% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 1% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast … [Read more...]

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...]