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Listening to women's pain: Lessons from menstrual health for our workplaces
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (892+ words) EVERY year on May 28, the world marks Menstrual Hygiene Day. Like many commemorative days, it often comes with colourful campaigns, social media hashtags and renewed calls to break the silence around menstruation. For years, much of the discussion has centred…...
Closer to care: Waiting shelters help reduce maternal deaths in Zim
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (750+ words) EVIDENCE Chikwishe remembers the fear in her mother's eyes when she gave birth at just 15 years old. "I was advised that I needed to stay at the hospital's waiting mothers' shelter so that I could get timely check-ups and prepare…...
Contraceptive push prevents unsafe abortions, maternal deaths
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (409+ words) Over 2 million Zimbabwean women accessed modern contraception in 2025, helping to prevent an estimated 815 000 unintended pregnancies and 204 000 unsafe abortions, according to a latest report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)." The contraceptives also helped to prevent 2 250 maternal deaths during the…...
MPs pledge to strengthen maternal health
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (353+ words) LEGISLATORS from 11 African countries have pledged to strengthen investment in maternal and newborn health, committing to push for increased domestic funding, improved access to life-saving commodities and stronger support for midwives. The commitments were made at the International Maternal Newborn…...
Nurturing new life: How Zim is transforming maternal healthcare
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (935+ words) IN the bustling Mbare township of Harare, expectant mother Tendai anxiously awaits her latest prenatal check-up. After two previous high-risk pregnancies, she's grateful for the accessible, quality care she's receiving at the local community health clinic. "I was so scared…...
Hospitals celebrate elimination of maternal mortality
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (438+ words) SAKUBVA District Hospital is making strides in eliminating maternal mortality owing to ongoing interventions by the government, News Day can report. The development, according to Mutare district medical officer, David Muchirewese, has seen the hospital recording a decrease in maternal…...
Maternal care interventions helping save lives
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (926+ words) WHEN Loveness Kajokoto from Chatora village in Mt Darwin realised that something was amiss with her pregnancy, her instinct was to rush to the "nearby" clinic as she was focused on saving her baby. Having witnessed some women losing their…...