May 5th is the International Day of the Midwife. This year’s theme, “Midwives: A Vital Climate Solution,” acknowledges the role that midwives play by delivering environmentally sustainable ...
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2024/05/qampa-midwives-as-a-vital-climate-solution/
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected through travel, communication, and information, interdisciplinary approaches to address global and reproductive health issues are crucial. And as ...
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2024/04/an-essential-handbook-for-reproductive-global-health/
“The health care challenges faced by refugees and displaced people are complex and multi-dimensional,” said John Thon Majok, Director of the Wilson Center’s Refugee and Forced Displaceme...
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2024/04/humanity-beyond-borders/
April 11 is the International Day for Maternal Health and Rights. Globally, 800 women die each day from preventable causes due to pregnancy and childbirth. Improving maternal health outcomes and ...
Malaria is an immense global health challenge. In 2022, there were 249 million malaria cases, an increase of 5 million as compared to 2021, leading to 608,000 malaria deaths in 85 countries. Yet ...
This month marked the two-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. March, in the United States, is Women’s History Month and internationally, the world celebrates International Wome...
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2024/03/women-and-children-in-ukraine-qa-with-kira-rudik/
The International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21 offers a significant opportunity to reflect on a key issue in maternal health: despite global progress over the past ...
Maternal mortality continues to be one of the scourges in global health. The fact that women die as part of bringing life is an indictment against the overall status of women around the world, an...
Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day (IWD). It is an annual occasion to celebrate the incredible achievements of women and girls globally, while acknowledging the work still needed to p...
Unpaid care and domestic work—encompassing market activities from cooking and cleaning to child and elder care – plays a critical role in upholding the economy, making all other work possible...
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2024/02/unpaid-care-work-the-invisible-and-sustaining-powerhouse/
Women across the globe spend 25% more time in poor health and in varying degrees of disability than men, according to a new 2024 report by the World Economic Forum and the McKinsey Health Institu...
We live in a world marred by healthcare disparities. Pregnancy-related deaths and disabilities remain unacceptably high. Nearly 800 women die each day due to preventable causes related to pregnan...
The recent arrests of women in Dasht-e-Barchi of Kabul, Daikundi province, and Jaghori district of Ghazni in Afghanistan by the Taliban for inadequate adherence to Islamic dress codes highlights ...
The last two decades saw significant gains in reducing the incidence of malaria, but can we be doing even more to eradicate this disease? In early January 2024, a New York Times op-ed argued that...
We take for granted the way health programs are financed—and often forget that there are biases in financing functions that undermine equitable access to health care. For instance, through gend...
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2024/01/is-health-financing-gender-biased/