Rising global temperatures pose a serious threat to the health of pregnant women and babies, say Wits researchers.

By pushing for earlier detection, advocating for an integrated approach to maternal and cardiovascular care, and training ...

The CDC reports that black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.

Positive HIV status as well as socioeconomic disadvantages, not breastfeeding, are associated with infant length and birth ...

An international advocacy organisation, Global Citizen, in partnership with the Lagos State Government and the state’s ministries of Health ...

An expert in maternal health information systems, Dr. Olubukola Akanbi, has emphasised the importance of pregnancy-related mobile applications in enhancing health outcomes for expectant mothers.Her ...

President Samia Suluhu Hassan was recently presented with the Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Award for her leadership in ...

Tanzania has reduced maternal mortality by 80% in a seven-year period, from 556 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 104 per 100,000 in 2022. The success is attributable to increased political ...

The international advocacy organisation Global Citizen, in partnership with the Lagos State Government, the Lagos Ministry of ...

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of (DR) Congo ...

In 2024, UNFPA supported a total of 12 safe spaces across the Central African Republic, providing GBV case management, ...