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Family Planning

Africa wins when women’s health is a priority. Here’s why
Thought Leader
/ 14 April 2025

Africa wins when women’s health is a priority. Here’s why

It is women and girls who will suffer the most from the funding crisis caused by cuts to development aid.

By Anne Githuku-Shongwe, Lydia Zigomo & Chikwe Ihekweazu
Battery acid, cassava sticks and clothes hangers: We must end the global gag rule
Africa
/ 2 December 2020

Battery acid, cassava sticks and clothes hangers: We must end the global gag rule

COMMENT: The US’s global gag rule blocks funding to any foreign NGOS that perform abortions, except in very limited cases. The Biden-Harris administration must rescind it

By Nelly Munyasia and Womba Wanki
The Arab world’s silent reproductive revolution
Article
/ 17 April 2019

The Arab world’s silent reproductive revolution

Changing household structures, economic growth and contraceptives prompt dramatic drop in fertility rate, study finds

By Agency
Did Trump just sentence 10,000 Nigerian women to death?
Article
/ 11 July 2017

Did Trump just sentence 10,000 Nigerian women to death?

Nearly 2 million unwanted pregnancies and thousands of deaths would have been prevented had Trump not pulled funding for reproductive health.

By Staff Reporter
In rural Kenya, camel clinics bring much needed care to those who need it
Article
/ 10 July 2016

In rural Kenya, camel clinics bring much needed care to those who need it

Healthcare for Kenya’s semi-nomadic communities comes in an unlikely form of camels, who carry medicine to the country’s most remote villages.

By Lionel Faull
Tanzania: 22.8% of teen girls are mothers
Article
/ 13 May 2016

Tanzania: 22.8% of teen girls are mothers

Many children between the ages of nine and 12 have had sex. The average woman has about five children.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 March 2016

Myths and misconceptions stop African men from going for a vasectomy

Family planning is often considered to be a woman’s responsibility, but men need access to family planning services too.

By Michael Mutua
Be a man: Use birth control
Analysis
/ 11 June 2015

Be a man: Use birth control

When it comes to family planning and birth control, the burden most often falls on women.

By Kagure Mugo
Melinda Gates on what’s best for children
Article
/ 18 November 2013

Melinda Gates on what’s best for children

Family planning is not a luxury to everyone. Melinda Gates talks about why she has dedicated so much of her time to helping women plan their families.

By Bhekisisa Team
Melinda Gates on family planning
Africa
/ 18 December 2012

Melinda Gates on family planning

The M&G caught up with Melinda Gates while she visited Lilongwe, Malawi to see how a family planning campaign in the country was going.

By Faranaaz Parker
No image available
Article
/ 4 May 2011

Indian newlyweds offered cash to delay having children

While Japan, Canada and Australia hand out "baby bonuses" to encourage people to have children, couples in a part of India are getting cash to not.

By Karishma Vyas

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