by dswen | May 23, 2019 | Advance, Empower, Female Empowerment, Global Health
Today (May 23) is the United Nations’ International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Although relatively unknown in the West, Obstetric Fistula is a hugely distressing condition that affects two to three million women and girls in Africa and Asia,...
by Eoghan Walsh | May 7, 2019 | Advance, Global Health
World Malaria Day on April 25 heralded some fantastic news – our partners at PATH’s Malaria Vaccine Initiative announced that they, together with pharmaceutical company GSK, have been working on a malaria vaccine that has now been given regulatory approval...
by dswen | Apr 16, 2019 | Advance, Female Empowerment, Global Health, Youth
Family planning, to my understanding, is about how you see your life, not just how many kids you want to have, it’s about how you want your life to be and what goals you want to achieve. -Daniel Mboya, Group Leader, Tarumbeta Afrika In my understanding, family...
by dswen | Apr 10, 2019 | Advance
THE BEGINNINGS OF CHANGE In 1969, the United Nations faced a stark reality. With the word population having increased by one billion, to a grand total of 3.6 billion in only 17 years, the topic of family planning and helping women to gain control of their own...
by Esayas Meskel | Apr 3, 2019 | Advance, Ethiopia
On the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA), DSW being one of the participants, it has made its presence visible engaging in a range of activities. The three-day annual event which took place on February 25 -27 2019 in...
by Collins Baswony | Feb 21, 2019 | Advance, Kenya
Working with county governments in Kenya to develop Family Planning Costed Implementation Plans to secure domestic family planning funding Nandi County’s Deputy Governor Dr. Yulita Cheruiyot (left) and DSW’s Angela Baehr at the launch of Nandi...