New research on baby survival rates stokes abortion limit row
09 May 2008
No improvement in chances of life before 24 weeks, despite medical advances.

Women's right to abortion is a private matter
09 May 2008
UK: MPs must hold firm in the face of a mendacious, emotive and unscientific campaign to cut the time limit from 24 to 20 weeks.

Afghanistan to promote condom usage
09 May 2008
Kabul: millions of condoms will be distributed across Afghanistan in 2008 in a new drive to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, reduce maternal mortality and improve family planning.

Kenya: Research Sounds Alarm Over Early Teenage Sex
09 May 2008
Sexual activity among students - both girls and boys - is high and starts early, says a recent study.

India’s health system neglects midwives
09 May 2008
After having been part of the public health system for generations, these trained birth attendants (dais) find themselves on the periphery, marginalised and ignored as castaways.

UK: fact, fiction and foetuses
07 May 2008
A campaign to reduce the late-term abortion limit insults women - and the intelligence of us all.

India: women hold key to further economic growth
07 May 2008
New Delhi: sustained investment on women's health and education may spur economic growth in Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

Russia Should Increase HIV Prevention Efforts Targeted at IDUs
07 May 2008
Russia should increase efforts to address HIV/AIDS among injection drug users to slow the spread of the disease, UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot said during a conference on HIV/AIDS.

Africa: Allocate 15 Percent of Budget to Health, African Govts Told
02 May 2008
African governments have been called upon to make good their pledge to allocate fifteen per cent of their national budgets to addressing health.

Entering the world
02 May 2008
The number of women giving birth by Cesarean section has jumped dramatically in the United States - up 50 percent over the past 10 years.

Female condom, a lifeline
02 May 2008
Kamtema has a female condom in her hands and she is explaining to the women on how to use it.

HIV drug resistance target find
02 May 2008
A specific protein in the body may be the key to overcoming the increasing problem of resistance to HIV drugs.

Adverse effects of HIV therapy differ by race, sex
02 May 2008
Among patients infected with HIV initiating antiretroviral therapy there are significant differences

Uganda: 'Population Pressure Affecting Aids Fight'
02 May 2008
Uganda's rapid population growth is making it hard for the country to effectively fight the spread of HIV/AIDS

Climate change could increase HIV rates
02 May 2008
Sydney: climate change will trigger a chain of events that is likely to prompt an increase in HIV rates worldwide, an expert has warned.

Global family plan support
30 Apr 2008
In recent years, the United States government support for family planning in Latin America has declined dramatically.

Death In Childbirth: A Health Scourge For Afghanistan
30 Apr 2008
About 1,600 Afghan women die in childbirth out of every 100,000 live births. In some of the most remote areas, the death rate is as high as 6,500.

Gynaecological first for Scotland
30 Apr 2008
A 30-minute sterilisation procedure for women has been made available in Scotland for the first time.

Uganda: Teachers Turn to Prostitution
30 Apr 2008
A new study on the HIV/AIDS prevalence in in northern Uganda reveals that teachers in the region are increasingly taking up prostitution, which they say is more lucrative than teaching.

Family Planning agency receives new health kits
28 Apr 2008
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