Mali: A school distributes sanitary pads to keep young girls in school
It’s Monday morning, and students are filling up the schoolyard at Sido-Soninkoura School in Segou, Mali. Afoussatou Tall Koné is […]
Zimbabwe: Revamping sex education to address teen pregnancies (Global Press Journal)
When Delight Ziwacha was 16, she didn’t know one could get pregnant after having unprotected sex only once. A friend […]
From period poverty to period parity: Keeping girls safe and happy
This edition’s story from Mali focuses on how one school in the country is improving girls’ lives by respecting their […]
Save Lives – Clean Your Hands
World Hand Hygiene Day is May 5. Each year, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign […]
Kenya: Solar-powered freezer boosts immunization rates in hard-to-reach rural villages (IPS)
In the semi-arid southeastern Kenya region of Makueni County, Kamboo, Yindalani, and Yiuma Mavui villages are far from Makindu sub-county […]
Health resources
When there is a disease outbreak, people need information on how to protect their health—and that of their loved ones. […]
Summary of a discussion: Cholera outbreak in Malawi
Malawi and neighbouring countries are currently dealing with the results of the devastating Cyclone Freddy, which destroyed homes, businesses, and […]
Mali: Men raise awareness to improve their sexual and reproductive health
It’s a Saturday morning in December and the weather is nice in Sanankoroba, a town about 20 kilometres from Bamako. […]
Zambia: Hunger makes HIV medicine difficult to take (Global Press Journal)
Mary Phiri walks frailly, occasionally wiping the morning dew from her arms as she searches for food in her maize […]
Mali: ‘Model husbands’ help raise awareness about sexual and reproductive health
Pélengana is a municipality of Muslim tradition, located about fifteen kilometres from the city of Ségou in Mali. It’s 10 […]