Nigeria
International Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
A discussion about destigmatization, access, and education – why all are important factors in making abortion safe and legal, in decreasing the number of unwanted/unsafe pregnancies worldwide, and in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Video courtesy of AmplifyYourVoice.Org.
Transforming Women’s Lives: Synergies for Success in Treating Obstetric Fistula
March 4, 2011 - 7:11am (Print)
Providing comprehensive care for fistula survivors demands a coordinated group effort, from finding women in need of repair, to transporting them to services, to reintegration.
Addressing Obstetric Fistula: Towards a Just and Healthy Life for All
by Kelly Castagnaro, IWHC
January 25, 2011 - 4:30pm (Print)
It's been said that in an unequal world, women are the most unequal among equals. Obstetric fistula is a living example of this statement.
Women's Rights Advocates Applaud New Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
November 19, 2010 - 2:18pm (Print)
Women's health and rights advocates today applauded the appointment of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin of Nigeria as executive director of the United Nations Population Fund.
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Unsafe Abortion: A Concern for African Youth
November 10, 2010 - 1:16pm (Print)
In a region with restrictive abortion laws and low contraceptive prevalence, young women face significant barriers both to preventing unwanted pregnancy and to safe abortion care.
Unsafe Abortion in Nigeria: New Concerns, Old Problems
April 7, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
Parable: A renowned "man of God" abhorred abortion, until his own wife was raped and, out of pride, he chose a back-alley abortion over a safe procedure, permanently harming his wife. In Nigeria, this scenario is all too common.
And She Lost Her Dignity...
reader diary by GWMCHstudents, gwmchstudents@gmail.com
February 14, 2010 - 10:01pm (Print)
Nigeria has the highest obstetric fistula prevalence rates in Africa and an estimated 400, 000 to 800, 000 women suffer from fistula in Nigeria. It is common in countries with high maternal mortality rate like Nigeria; where lifetime risk of a woman dying during childbirth is 1 in 18.
Roundup: Progressive Voter Guides, Blog Action Day on Poverty
by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check
October 15, 2008 - 10:37am (Print)
Sex and Childbearing After HIV Diagnosis
by Heather Boonstra, Guttmacher Institute
May 29, 2007 - 8:00am (Print)
Heather Boonstra, Kevin Moody and Fiona Pettit address the success of antiretroviral treatment and the new set of challenges for people around the world living with HIV.
