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29 May 2025
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Periods, Pads, and Progress: A young boy in Kamuli leads the charge for menstrual dignity in schools across Uganda
14-old Trevor Byaboona stands ready in front of the classroom, an unconventional but prepared teacher, he methodically arranges cardboard, cotton fabric, thick cloth, polythene,…
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23 May 2025
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Three ways to eliminate obstetric fistula in East and Southern Africa
Obstetric fistula is a devastating, yet entirely preventable and treatable childbirth injury that continues to affect hundreds of thousands of women and girls around the world. It…
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23 May 2025
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500,000 Women. One Preventable Condition. Zero Excuses
Lemlem had been staying at the National Fistula Center in Mendefera, Eritrea for two years when I met her, a young woman whose life like that of many others in our region had been…
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19 May 2025
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Lesotho’s Family Planning Revolution: A quiet success the world should notice
At the heart of this quiet revolution is community resilience. Women like 19-year-old Makhethisa, who now plans her future without fear of unplanned pregnancy. Village health…
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11 May 2025
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Let’s go beyond flowers: 5 ways to celebrate and support mothers
In East and Southern Africa, mothers face countless obstacles that range from their economic capacity to provide for their families to the right to choose when to be mothers. As…
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05 May 2025
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The first cries in the war zone
In the overflowing maternity ward of Kyeshero Hospital in Goma, where the war outside pounds against the walls like a second heartbeat, Dr. Bishenge Fabrice says simply, “We don’t…
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05 May 2025
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Behind many safe births lies the quiet power of midwives
In the flooded plains of Hanang, Tanzania, a midwife named Theodora braved the rising waters to rescue a mother bleeding during childbirth, cradled her through hours of wading,…
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14 April 2025
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Where Dreams Are Deferred, Movements Begin: The fight for sexual and reproductive rights, led by those who refuse to be left behind
Every day, millions of young people — especially adolescent girls — are denied basic sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The result? Futures interrupted. Dreams…
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07 April 2025
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Africa wins when we prioritise women’s health. Here’s how.
Princess Chitsuro has transformed her life. Born with HIV, she only learned her status as a young adult. Overcome with shock and fear, she initially distanced herself from…
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