Relying on donor funding means that the funder ultimately determines the health priorities. This is one reason why many programmes in Africa focus on a single disease such as HIV.
Health care professionals have to involve expectant fathers
Shutterstock
COVID-19 has overwhelmed India’s hospitals partly because decades of under-investment in public health have left the country with one of the most privatised health systems in the world.
New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation has been urged to reconsider a policy change that restricts access to treatment for women who suffered common birth injuries.
Children are eating too much poor nutrient quality food and too little of good nutrient quality food.
Shutterstock
Men can practically help their partners access care by assisting with the costs of attending clinical appointments such as transportation, health insurance, and meals while on route to the clinic.
High quality antenatal care can improve maternal health in West and Central Africa by identifying and addressing underlying problems that can cause pregnancy complications.
More Ghanaian men are becoming comfortable with family roles.
Ronilo Jasareno/Flickr
Studies in poor countries have highlighted disparities in respectful and responsive care during childbirth based on women’s socioeconomic status and other characteristics.
This image was taken at the Hawzien market in Tigray, two years before the war which has put millions in need of emergency food assistance.
Oscar Espinosa/Shutterstock
The health and wellbeing effects will go beyond the direct impact of war-related fatalities, and are likely to last for years after peace is fully restored.
Water carriage is associated with pain, fatigue and violence against vulnerable people.
shutterstock
The importance of accessing water that’s safe to drink and enough for washing, cleaning and cooking is clear, but little attention has been given to the safety of water collection away from home.
Infant formula sales have doubled between 2005 and 2019.
279photo Studio/ Shutterstock
Industry marketing can shape beliefs about formula feeding.
Male involvement antenatal care helps with the uptake of services and retention in care of both the mother and her baby.
Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images
Male involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV is key for the uptake of services and retention in care. When men are involved, HIV exposed or infected children do better.
People wait for care at a Kenyan clinic.
Photo by Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty Images
A new study explores the challenges that pregnant women in megacities such as Lagos face in emergency situations and how the options vary depending on their socioeconomic status.
The childbearing age for females is a risky time to develop depression.
Shutterstock
Your immune system changes when you are pregnant, and this may help protect you and your child from COVID-19 – but we need more research to understand this better.