Maternal health
- Bangladesh, Global development, Global health, Maternal health, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Mothers won’t die, babies can survive’: new maternal hospital opens in world’s largest refugee camp
As aid cuts strip back food and supplies, the facility offers a rare hope for Rohingya women who previously fa…
- Global development, Global health, Health, India, Infant and child mortality, Kashmir, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Mongolia, Pastoralism, Society, South and Central Asia, United Nations, Women, World Health Organization, World news
Born in the forest: the women giving birth alone in the Kashmiri mountains
Far from hospitals, nomadic Gujjar women routinely go into labour – and die – on their herder communities’ lon…
- Afghanistan, Global development, Health, Life and style, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Midwifery, Nursing, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, Women's health, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Taliban move to ban women training as nurses and midwives ‘an outrageous act of ignorance’
Afghan students and activists condemn halt to medical courses amid warnings of women dying from lack of health…
- Access to water, Bangladesh, Climate crisis, Global development, Health, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Pregnancy, South and Central Asia, Water, World news
‘Headaches, organ damage and even death’: how salty water is putting Bangladesh’s pregnant women at risk
As rising sea levels and extreme weather contaminate drinking water sources, doctors are seeing alarming numbe…
- Abortion, Afghanistan, Africa, Aid, Foreign policy, Global development, Health, Humanitarian response, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Middle East and North Africa, Politics, Society, Somalia, South and Central Asia, Syria, UK news, Women, Women's health, Women's rights and gender equality, World news, Yemen
Women’s health at risk from UK aid cuts, Foreign Office warned
Thousands more women will be forced into unsafe abortions and die in pregnancy and childbirth, ministers toldH…
- China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Global development, Health, India, Infant and child mortality, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Population, Society, South and Central Asia, Tanzania, World news
How has the world’s population grown since 1950?
The number of people in the world has tripled in 70 years. In this visual explainer, we examine where the grow…
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‘The hospital has nothing’: Pakistan’s floods put pregnant women in danger
A third of the country is under water and a UN fund says almost 650,000 women in affected areas need maternity…
- Asia Pacific, China, Global development, Health, Maternal health, Mental health, Society, World news
Video of woman chained to wall in shack causes outcry in China
Debate over treatment of people with mental illness revived as authorities launch investigationA video of a wo…
- Afghanistan, Aid, Business, Childbirth, Children, Dominic Raab, Economics, Education, Foreign policy, Global development, Global economy, Health, Health & wellbeing, Human rights, Infant and child mortality, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Law, Life and style, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Politics, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Teaching, UK news, United Nations, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World Bank, World Health Organization, World news
The Taliban are not the only threat to Afghanistan. Aid cuts could undo 20 years of progress
The most vulnerable people will bear the cost of sanctions, as services and the economy collapseWatching Afgha…
- Coronavirus, Global development, Health, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Nepal, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
Nepal sees huge rise in maternal deaths as Covid keeps women at home
Health workers fear deaths could reach levels not seen this century as up to 90% miss check-ups and many opt f…
- Global development, Health, India, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Pregnancy, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
How does a pregnant woman get to hospital when there’s no road? By stretcher …
Women from the mountains of Uttarakhand in India have been guaranteed palanquins so that they can reach vital …
- Asia Pacific, Coronavirus outbreak, Health, Infectious diseases, Maternal health, Pacific islands, Papua New Guinea, World news
Delay pregnancy for two years: Papua New Guinea doctor delivers coronavirus warning
Fears over Covid-19 have seen pregnant women turned away from hospitals, leading to the death of at least one …
- Global development, Health, India, Infant and child mortality, Malnutrition, Maternal health, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
‘Yellow bindis’ mean high-risk: India’s new health map for women and children
Pioneering Rajasthan initiative helps health workers reach families in greatest need first, increasing identif…