October 28, 2025 Next week, Bogotá, Colombia, will host the Seventh International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP 2025), the first time the event is held in Latin America. The global gathering comes at a critical moment — reproductive rights face threats worldwide, and a US $1.5 billion funding gap looms over family-planning programs. In Africa, these issues are particularly pressing. The World Health Organization (WHO) cautions that maternal mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa exceed the 2030 global target by more than five times, with millions of women still lacking access to modern contraceptive methods. UNFPA emphasizes that unsafe abortions, inadequate family-planning services, and reproductive tract infections continue to jeopardize the health of women and girls. “Childbirth remains a significant risk for many women in Africa,” states Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. “Enhancing access to contraception and reproductive health services is essentia...
Rais Mstaafu Daniel T Moi Aaga Dunia Rais mstaafu Daniel Arap Moi ameaga dunia . Mzee Moi ameaga dunia akiwa na umri wa miaka 95 katika hospitali ya Nairobi alipokuwa amelazwa tangu mwezi wa kumi mwaka jana. Kundi la madaktari likiongozwa na Daktari wake wa miaka mingi, David Silverstein limekuwa likimpa mkatibabu kwa matatizo yanayojirejeeza na kumfanya kusalia kitandani kwa miezi mitatu. Hali ya afya ya mzee Moi ilidorola Mwezi uliopita huku madaktari wake wakilazimika kumrejesha Moi katika chumba cha wagonjwa mahututi. Kifo chake alfajiri ya leo kimetangazwa na Rais uhuru Kenyatta ambaye ni mwanafunzi na mwanawe wa kisiasaAwali,msemaji wake Lee Njiru alisema Moi alikuwa amekwenda hospitali kwa ukaguzi wa kawaida wa afya lakini tangu wakati huo,amekuwa ndani nan je ya hospitali. Mzee Moi, alijeruhiwa kwenye goti alipohusika kwa ajari iliyohusisha gari lake mwaka wa 2...
Global P erspective : Unsafe Abortion Persists Despite Legal Rights Photo/WHO According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2023), about 73 million abortions occur globally each year, and 45% of them are unsafe. The majority happen in developing countries where laws are restrictive or health systems lack resources. 97% of unsafe abortions occur in low- and middle-income countries. 13% of all maternal deaths worldwide — roughly 39,000 every year — are linked to unsafe abortions. In Africa, almost three out of every four abortions are unsafe. Kenya: When Law Meets Stigma In Kenya, the constitution permits abortion if the mother’s life or health is in danger, or if permitted by other written law. Yet the promise of safe care is often lost in translation.Furthermore,a national survey by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and the Ministry of Health found that in 2012 alone, about 464,690 induced abortions took ...
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