Source: Concord Times (Freetown)
Salone Youths and Adolescent Network on Population and Development (SalYAN), in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs, and with support from the United Nations Fund for Population (UNFPA),
Source: The Star
Health Secretary James Macharia has called on Kenyans to embrace cost effective methods to prevent infant mortality. Macharia said a safe environment for antenatal care, delivery and care of new borns is essential if the country is to achieve Millennium Development Goals four and five, which highlight the need to reduce infant and maternal mortality.
Source: The New Times
Janet Umutoni, a mother of a 2-year-old baby has made endless trips to hospital. Her child is always falling sick despite the several trips. She only discovered recently the root cause of her child's frequent poor health. She didn't exclusively breast feed her baby for the first six months after birth.
Source: The Star
A senior health officer at Tudor District Hospital has said the government has disbursed money meant for free maternal healthcare to public hospitals. David Wanjala said they have received the pledged amount.
A new education program in Liberia is teaching women in their 30s, 40s and 50s how to read and write - something that only a quarter of the country’s women can do.
THE election of women into Parliament will provide them with a platform to prove that they can perform just like their male counterparts, an outgoing Cabinet minister has said.Outgoing Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development Minister Dr Olivia Muchena, who was addressing a Women In Politics Support Unit meeting in Harare yesterday, expressed confidence in female leaders.
Source: Capital FM (Nairobi)
Nairobi — Cabinet Secretary for Health James Macharia says he has sent officers to Bungoma County to investigate alleged malpractices by healthcare personnel.
Speaker Rebecca Kadaga was yesterday elected the new chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians - International (CWP).
A Botswana court made history Tuesday by upholding the right of women to inherit under customary law and rejecting the tradition of males as sole heirs, according to a report in The Maravi Post.
As Anene Booysen lay dying, she whispered to her medics the name of the man who had assaulted her and left her lying in the dirt on a construction site, her bowels spilling from her abdomen.
The “enormous potential” of small-scale farming to reduce poverty in Africa is not being realised mainly because rural women are neither recognised nor supported enough in efforts to develop agriculture, says a major report released today.
The Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights has denounced what it called a “lean” representation of women on the Committee of 50 that is amending the constitution. With just five members, women only constitute ten percent.
Source: The Star
One of the saddest paradoxes in sub-Saharan Africa is that many women die when they are giving life.
Newborn and maternal mortality rates are unacceptably high in Africa, according to Amref.
Source: Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)
Muheza — LIVING the life of a vulnerable child is something many people would not wish to have. But how many people really know the exact pain of living in that environment?
Some 24 Egyptian organizations, including women's rights groups and political parties, have voiced concerns over proposals to adopt the first-past-the-post system for upcoming parliamentary and local council polls, saying the system – to be applied in single-member constituencies – will undermine female candidates' chances.
Two women's right activists have described the Supreme Court verdict as a victory for all Ghanaians and called on political leaders to abide by their commitment to peace.
Kenya has developed programs for prevention and response towards eradicating gender-based violence (GBV).
August 2013 marked another celebration of Women's month under the theme; "A Centenary of Working Together towards Sustainable Women Empowerment and Gender Equality". South Africans came together to celebrate the role women played in achieving democracy.
Toure was justice minister in the outgoing government and led the government's drive to stamp out corruption by pursuing high-level cases involving senior officials, including the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade.
Source: The New Times
Mothers have been advised to exclusively breastfeed their babies for the first six months in a bid to help the children grow healthily.