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Condom conundrum: Health workers refuse to distribute condoms named Asha
Embarrassed government health activists called Asha are refusing to door-to-door with condoms that now carry the name, jeopardising a nationwide mission.
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How to Break Down the Stigma and Taboo Around Menstruation
Girls around the world, and particularly in developing countries, dread getting their periods. They can’t access proper sanitary wear and often don’t have underwear to hold pads in place. School bathrooms aren’t clean and hygienic, and some schools don’t have running water so that girls can keep their hands and bodies clean while menstruating. Ahead of Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, The Conversation Africa’s education editor Natasha Joseph chatted to Dr Lindsay Kelland, from South Africa’s Rhodes University, about the Siyahluma Project Group, which is working to change the discussion around menstruation.
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4 Ways for the Private Sector to Support Women’s Health
Reflecting on what is needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, I am struck by how much work is needed to secure the place of reproductive health in discussions on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
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Becoming a Mother Shouldn’t Put Your Life at Risk: How Market Shaping Can Reduce Global Maternal Deaths
This Mother’s Day, as we honor the women who raised us, we should also take a moment to reflect on a shocking fact: approximately 800 women die every day from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.
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Nadda Launches Indigenous Female Condom
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda has formally launched first indigenously developed natural latex-based female condom.
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Blood Money: The Race to Crack India’s Lucrative Menstruation Market
Every evening after work, 27-year-old Paravi* prepares for her upcoming wedding. She reads bridal magazines and hones her cooking, while her aunties regale her with funny tales of married life.
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Venezuela’s Birth Control Crisis
Toilet paper. Diapers. Vitamins. Milk. These are a few of the items Venezuelans can no longer expect to find at their local grocery stores and markets. The scarcity can be traced back to 2014, when oil prices first started to plummet and the economy found itself in dire straits. Venezuela's oil revenue makes up 95 percentof its export earnings, and the slump in oil prices has buried the country in $10 billion of debt.
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Rise in Use of Contraception Offers Hope for Containing Global Population
The number of women using contraceptives in developing countries has soared to record levels in recent years, such that projections for global population growth could be cut by as much as 1 billion over the next 15 years.
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