Family Planning

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Conflict-Zone Contraception For the Boko Haram Homeless

Sixteen-year-old Aisha slips into the white family planning tent at the Bakassi camp for displaced people in Maiduguri,...

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Traditional Birth Spacing Method Gains Grounds

Traditional method of birth spacing through the use of the menstrual cycle is gaining grounds in rural areas in parts...

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US Balks At ‘abortion’ Mention In UN Call To Fight Abuse of Women

The UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday condemning abuse and discrimination of women, but...

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‘slowdown In Giving Birth To Many Children’

Former president Jerry John Rawlings is warning population explosion in Ghana could derail the country’s development...

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Slowdown In Giving Birth To Many Children

Former president Jerry John Rawlings is warning population explosion in Ghana could derail the country’s development...

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Too Early, Too Many

Too early, too many Salamatu expresses her wish to have limited or spaced the number of children she had had “I work...

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The Illegal Abortions Killing Myanmar’s Women

Thiri's heart started pounding and her whole body shook after she swallowed the final dose of pills that would end her...

International

US Withdraws Funding For United Nations Population Fund

The US has withdrawn funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that promotes family planning in...

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US Withdraws Funding For United Nations Population Fund

The US has withdrawn funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that promotes family planning in...

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US To End Funding For UN Population Fund Over Abortion

The US government plans to stop funding the United Nations Population Fund because of the organization's "coercive"...

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B/A Recorded 1,224 Unsafe Abortion Cases In 2016

Brong Ahafo Region recorded 1,224 cases of unsafe abortion among teenagers in 2016, the Ghana Health Service report has...

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B/A Recorded 1,224 Unsafe Abortion Cases In 2016

Brong Ahafo Region recorded 1,224 cases of unsafe abortion among teenagers in 2016, the Ghana Health Service report has...

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Brong-Ahafo Records 1,224 Unsafe Abortion Cases In 2016

Brong Ahafo Region recorded 1,224 cases of unsafe abortion among teenagers in the 2016, the Ghana Health Service report...

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NPC Solicits Commitment, Support of Partners

The National Population Council (NPC) has held a stakeholders’ forum to solicit commitment from its local and...

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Teenage Girls Reject Abstinence For Family Planning

Teenage girls in basic and junior high schools at Gnani, a community in the Yendi District of the Northern Region, are...

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Upper East, Volta Record Highest Teenage Pregnancies In 2016

The Upper East Region recorded a total of 5,587 adolescent pregnancies representing 15.4% for the year 2016, with...

International

Can A Fertility App Stop Pregnancy?

Sexual health experts say more research is needed into the effectiveness of fertility tracking apps in preventing...

International

China Birth Rate Up After One-Child Rule Change

Birth rates in China rose to their highest level since 2000 last year, despite a fall in the number of women of...

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Men Asked To Encourage Women To Practice Family Planning

Ms Joan Eleeza, the Volta Regional Public Health Nurse, (VRPHN) has reiterated the call on men to encourage women to...