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Current Feed ContentWOMEN’S WEEKLY: Maternal and newborn mortality is not a communicable disease, says DPS SussoMr Sainey.B.Susso, deputy permanent secretary at the department of state for Health and Social Welfare and who also double as the liaison officer at West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has disclosed that, maternal and newborn mortality is not a communicable disease, it is a social injustice and silent tragedy that rock families by the day as complications of pregnancy and child birth remain the leading cause of death among women in their reproductive age. DPS Susso make this remarks at the...LAOS: Taking reproductive healthcare to remote communitiesVIETIANE Tuesday, August 05, 2008 (IRIN) - In a country where two women die every day from pregnancy-related causes, increasing access to contraceptives and reproductive health services is a priority of the government of the Lao PDR. "Contraceptives give women the ability to time and limit pregnancies and help reduce abortion-related deaths and disabilities," said Mieko Yabuta, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) representative in Laos, told IRIN. "In doing so, they can prevent around a third of...ETHIOPIA: Saving lives with trained birth attendantsLike many teenagers in rural Ethiopia, Shekuria Mume, 19, became pregnant, quit school and got married at 15. The birth of her first baby remains one of her most traumatic experiences, as an untrained traditional birth attendant (TBA) delivered her. "I had heard that some women die while giving birth so I was scared most of the time during my pregnancy; I didn't sleep much," Shekuria told IRIN. With no health facility near her village of Shuna, in West Hararghe zone of Oromiya state, Shekuria...KENYA: Fear of HIV testing keeps pregnant women at homeOn both occasions when Mary Atieno* gave birth in her home district of Suba, western Kenya, she knew that going to one of the health centres would be safer, but she was too afraid that the routine HIV test might reveal that she was HIV-positive. "I normally just deliver at home with the help of traditional birth attendants, because when you go to these modern government hospitals they put you through certain tests which reveal even your HIV status," Atieno told IRIN/PlusNews. "I fear this,...Teen Age Pregnancy: Who to blame?Pregnancy, in days past was confined to married people, the elderly in particular. This generation has seen no limit to teen-age pregnancy, be they married or not it keeps happening. The argument here is who to blame for the menace in society, as many girls leave the right tract to follow the fast track so as to be seen as following the social trend as others would do. The teen age girl would say it is the boys or men, the men will say the girls attract them and pose as matured women in their...Triplets born at Baffrow clinicIn yet another interesting case in the country’s medical history, one Abie Jallow, a resident of Kerr Sering in the Western Region, on Tuesday, at 4:30am gave birth to three live babies after successfully underwent a major caesarean operation at the Baffrow Family Medical Centre in Serrekunda. The triplets were identified as two girls and a boy, and were said to have completed the full forty weeks of pregnancy. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the Daily Observer, Dr Hassan Azadeh,...Young Observer: Teenage pregnancyTeenage pregnancy is a pregnancy that occurs at an early age, mostly, between the ages of 13 and18. Teenage pregnancy is a global problem which needs to be address before it reaches out of control. Inorder to explain the details of teenage pregnancy, its causes, problems, effects, and solutions should be discussed first. The causes of teenage pregnancy cannot be over emphasized but it is widely believed that low parental care, ignorance, peer influence, among others, contribute greatly to this...UNICEF: Report highlights risk of maternal mortality in developing worldNearly all maternal deaths occur in developing countries; over 80 per cent in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia A new report on maternal mortality, released by UNICEF today, highlights the risks faced during pregnancy and childbirth by women in developing countries. Progress for Children: A Report Card on Maternal Mortality states that, according to the latest data, more than 99 per cent of all maternal deaths occur in developing countries, with some 84 per cent concentrated in sub-Saharan...GUINEA-BISSAU: Maternal mortality among world’s highestWhen Aisha (not her real name) went into labour in Gabu, 160km east of the capital Bissau, she did not know she was pregnant with twins. The first delivery went smoothly, but she needed a Caesarean section for the second. But the doctor had bad news: the hospital’s generator was broken, so she needed to drive four hours to Bissau for her operation. With no ambulance available, she would need to pay up to US$30 for a taxi, plus up to US$109 for the operation, in a country where more than 60...IPTP a Strategy for Malaria Prevention and Control During PregnancyIntermittent preventive Treatment in pregnancy (IPTP) also known as Intermittent Presumptive Therapy or Intermittent Protective Treatment involves the administration of full treatment (curative) of efficacious anti – malarial, example sulphadoxine – phrementhamine (SP) at specific intervals. In order to reduce the adverse consequences of malaria during pregnancy, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends a three pronged approach. This includes insecticide treated Nets (ITN);... |
