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Report: Addressing the Challenge of Women’s Health …

(6 days ago) WEBThe report of the World Health Organization’s expert Commission argues that women’s health is the foundation for social and economic …

https://www.afro.who.int/publications/report-addressing-challenge-womens-health-africa

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The challenges for women’s health in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons

(3 days ago) WEBThe sub-Saharan African (SSA) region is home to more than 230 million females of reproductive age who face multiple intersecting health, social, gender and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8442509/

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A Health Status Update on Women in African Countries: Current

(2 days ago) WEBTo understand what is taking place with women’s health in Africa, this paper looks at a number of key variables: population, age structure, median age, mother’s …

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-56007-1_22

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Addressing the Challenge of Women’s Health in Africa - WHO

(1 days ago) WEBChapter 2: The health status of women in the African Region: from birth to the onset of sexual activity 12 Chapter 3: The health status of women in the African Region: the …

https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2017-06/report-of-the-commission-on-womens-health-in-the-african-region---full-who_acreport-comp%20(1).pdf

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REGIONAL FACTSHEET Sub-Saharan Africa - UN Women

(Just Now) WEB• Adolescent birth rates are higher in Sub-Saharan Africa than in other regions, with 27.8 per cent of women aged 20-24 giving birth before age 18, a figure that rises to 41.3 per …

https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/Library/Publications/2019/POWW-2019-Fact-sheet-Sub-Saharan-Africa-en.pdf

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Health in Africa - Nature

(4 days ago) WEBAt the same time, the overall average healthy life expectancy in Africa rose by 3years,themost significantincreaseof any global region, and the gap between African …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45268-1.pdf

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Health in Africa Nature Communications

(Just Now) WEBSince 2000, Africa has made historic progress in improving health metrics across all age groups 4. The WHO estimates that the region successfully reduced the …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45268-1

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Women’s Empowerment and Women’s Health in Africa

(6 days ago) WEBAlthough most health challenges faced by African women exist elsewhere, the incidence and impacts appear to be higher in Africa as a result of limited attention …

https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-77030-7_160-1

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Educational and Health Issues Affecting Women and Girls in Africa

(3 days ago) WEBOn March 15th, the Africa Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) hosted a presentation “Educational and Health Issues Affecting Today’s African …

https://www.fpri.org/article/2022/04/educational-and-health-issues-affecting-women-and-girls-in-africa/

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Women’s health Africa Health Organisation

(3 days ago) WEBWomen in Africa are more likely to die from communicable diseases (e.g. HIV, tuberculosis and malaria), maternal and perinatal conditions, and nutritional deficiencies, than …

https://aho.org/health-topics/women-health/

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Inequalities in sub-Saharan African women’s and girls’ health

(3 days ago) WEBThis paper is based on the report “Inequalities in women’s and girls’ health opportunities and outcomes: A report from sub-Saharan Africa” that was published in …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326483/

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The State of Health System(s) in Africa: Challenges and …

(3 days ago) WEBAfrican women [it says] risk death to give life, and their offspring have the smallest survival chances in the world. It is the sheer magnitude of this death, and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7123888/

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Reproductive Health in the African Region. What Has Been Done …

(1 days ago) WEBRecent data show that neonates represent about 27 per cent of children who die before their fifth birthday and that 29 per cent of global neonatal deaths occur in Africa. …

https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/reproductive-health-african-region-what-has-been-done-improve-situation

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Rethinking mental health care for women in Africa.

(4 days ago) WEBDr Sa’adatu Adamu, a mental health counsellor from Nigeria, recently spoke to Vatican News from her long experience of working with victims of human trafficking, …

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/africa/news/2024-03/rethinking-mental-health-care-for-women-in-africa.html

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Advancement of women's health in the African region

(5 days ago) WEBThe number of women in the African region increased by 73 per cent from 336.6 million in 2000 to an estimated 583.2 million in 2021. This indicates a growth rate …

https://insights.omnia-health.com/management/advancement-womens-health-african-region

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Coalition for Women's Health in Africa – Advancing Women's …

(8 days ago) WEBWomen and girls' health is still low on the political and policy agenda in Africa, this results in the alarming health indicators. It is crucial that we protect and promote the health of …

https://cowha.net/

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10 Remarkable African Women Breaking Barriers in Health Care

(1 days ago) WEBShe believes that medical Twitter has played a role in changing people's lives and has made more people feel open to discussing health issues with their doctors …

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/african-women-in-heath-medicine-doctors/

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Improving Women's Health in South Africa - CSIS

(6 days ago) WEBDownload PDF file of "Improving Women's Health in South Africa" 1210kb. Opportunities for PEPFAR. A period of major change is unfolding in health and HIV …

https://www.csis.org/analysis/improving-womens-health-south-africa

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Miriam Mutebi: transforming breast cancer care in Africa

(3 days ago) WEBWhen Miriam Mutebi, the first female breast cancer surgeon in Kenya, jokes that she is “a breast cancer surgeon by day, and a health systems researcher by night”, …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)00976-0/fulltext

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Advanced-stage breast cancer diagnosis and its determinants in …

(7 days ago) WEBGlobally, breast cancer accounts for the majority of cancer-related morbidity and death with 2.3 million new cases and 685,000 deaths resulting from it in 2020 [].In a …

https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-024-03133-9

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Knowledge and attitude to HIV pre exposure - BMC Public Health

(7 days ago) WEBBackground HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (HIV PrEP) may help reduce the rate of HIV infection among women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study aimed to …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-18717-1

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Socioeconomic determinants of the double burden of malnutrition …

(3 days ago) WEBHealth Science Reports is a broad scope journal covering all medical and health however, their study was restricted only to women from five sub-Saharan …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hsr2.2071

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Atlas of African Health Statistics 2022: Health situation - WHO

(1 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) is building a better future for people everywhere. Health lays the foundation for vibrant and productive communities, stronger economies, …

https://www.afro.who.int/publications/atlas-african-health-statistics-2022-health-situation-analysis-who-african-region-0

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The intersection between migration, HIV, and contraceptive use in

(9 days ago) WEBAddressing women’s demand for contraceptive services can prevent unintended pregnancies [1, 2] and reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission among …

https://reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12978-024-01796-z

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Emergency obstetric care access dynamics in Africa′s cities: …

(1 days ago) WEBThe rapid urbanization, particularly in Africa has posed several challenges that affect provision and accessibility of healthcare. The complex mix of providers, socio …

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.15.24307462v1

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Cost-effectiveness of a complex continuum of care intervention

(4 days ago) WEBIntroduction As nearly two-thirds of women presenting at their first antenatal visit are either overweight or obese in urban South Africa, the preconception period is an opportunity to …

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/5/e080166

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Africa triples health workforce in 10 years, but unemployment is a

(1 days ago) WEBAfrican countries increased their health workforce from 1.6 million in 2013 to 5.1 million in 2022, alongside improvements in training and data use, a review by the …

https://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj.q1092

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New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry, may …

(8 days ago) WEBTwelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a large study published on Monday may one day help better predict their risk for the disease …

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/new-breast-cancer-genes-found-in-women-of-african-ancestry-may-improve-risk-assessment/article68174078.ece

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Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa: …

(3 days ago) WEBSub-Saharan Africa will be home to over 250 million adolescents aged 10–19 years by 2020, or 20% of all adolescents globally. This proportion is expected to …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7042602/

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Focus On: The WomenLift Health Conference: Local Healthcare …

(1 days ago) WEBIn this episode of Focus On: The WomenLift Health Conference, join Norah Obudho, East Africa Director, as she provides exclusive insights into the region's …

https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2024/focus-on-the-womenlift-health-conference-local-healthcare-leadership/

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Celebrate, remember and reframe: the therapy sessions healing …

(Just Now) WEBWith fewer than one psychologist for every 100,000 people, mental health support at state clinics focuses on the most acute conditions. “If we talk about day-to …

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/14/south-africa-women-mental-health-phola-trauma-therapy-healing-counselling

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Five exceptional researchers win L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in …

(1 days ago) WEBUNESCO and the Fondation L’Oréal are proud to reveal the names of the five laureates of the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards. …

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/five-exceptional-researchers-win-loreal-unesco-women-science-international-awards-2024

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Kenya receives 450,000 doses of self-injectable contraceptive - MSN

(2 days ago) WEBIn 2023, UNFPA supported the Ministry of Health in expanding access to family planning commodities and services by procuring a range of family planning methods distributed to …

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/other/kenya-receives-450-000-doses-of-self-injectable-contraceptive/ar-BB1muEtl

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Utilization of cervical cancer screening services among women …

(6 days ago) WEBResults: Out of 422 women of reproductive age (18-49 years), living with HIV surveyed, 410 responded (97.16% response rate). Among the respondents, 60.73% had …

https://www.ajol.info/index.php/eamj/article/view/270579

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FemTech McKinsey

(4 days ago) WEBFemTech provides a wide range of solutions to improve healthcare for women across a number of female-specific conditions, including maternal health, …

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/the-dawn-of-the-femtech-revolution

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Largest study of its kind to investigate why Black women are more …

(9 days ago) WEBThe American Cancer Society said Tuesday that it is seeking participants for what may be the largest national study of its kind, one that aims to solve the mystery of …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/07/health/black-women-cancer-rates-study/index.html

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Chapter 3: The health status of women in the African Region: …

(2 days ago) WEBpeople living with the virus.11 With very few exceptions, the same holds true at the regional level where girls and women in the 15–24 year age group are particularly vulnerable; …

https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2017-06/report-of-the-commission-on-womens-health-in-the-african-region---chapter-3.pdf

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