US raps global health summit over abortion, sex education
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Ten countries – including the United States, Brazil and Egypt – criticised a global conference on sexual and reproductive health on Thursday, saying it promoted abortion and sex education. Heads of state, financial institutions and donors were among the 9,500 delegates in Nairobi this week to address maternal mortality, violence against […]
New taskforces to tackle “missing wombs” scandal in rural India
Mumbai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Special taskforces have been established in India to help stop women from being duped by doctors into having unnecessary hysterectomies that cause debt bondage and enslave families, the country’s health ministry said. A Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation in three Indian states, published in May, found that families were taking big loans for […]
UNICEF calls for more action to ensure newborns survive first days
With almost 386,000 babies expected to be born on the first day of 2018, UNICEF has urged the world to do more to ensure they survive their first days of life. While many of the babies will survive, the UN Children’s Fund noted that during 2016 an estimated 2,600 children died within 24 hours of […]