by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Apr 7, 2020 | Female Empowerment, Global Health
Happy World Health Day to all! As 2020 is the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, today, Tuesday, April 7th, shines a light on the current status of nursing and midwifery around the world. Globally, 70% of the health and social workforce are women, with...
by dswen | Apr 6, 2020 | Covid-19, Female Empowerment, Global Health, Youth, Youth Empowerment
DSW remains as strong and committed as ever towards ensuring that young people living in countries where we work have access to sexual and reproductive health and rights information, services, and supplies. However, we cannot escape the stark reality that COVID-19...
by Esayas Meskel | Mar 16, 2020 | Ethiopia, Female Empowerment, Global Health
“My three-year-old daughter and I were still nestled together when we arrived at the Bahir Dar Hamlin Fistula Centre about a year back. I would spend the next three months in the centre along with my daughter. I realized then three months was quite time enough to...
by Chiara Harrison Lambe | Mar 6, 2020 | Female Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
International Women’s Day is this Sunday, March 8th. Check out the IPPFAR Twitter today from 9:00 GMT/12:00 CET to 10:00 GMT/13:00 CET and join the conversation on IWD 2020 – right now! This day celebrates the progress that has been made towards achieving a...
by Brussels Communications | Mar 3, 2020 | Brussels, Female Empowerment, Global Health
We spoke with Professor Francine Ntoumi ahead of International Women’s Day about her career as a parasitologist and how she’s inspiring more women and girls to pursue a career in research and innovation. You are a world-renowned researcher of Malaria. Why...
by Esayas Meskel | Mar 2, 2020 | Empower, Ethiopia, Female Empowerment
Born in Webore, one of the rural localities in Shebel Berenta woreda (district), Ethiopia, about 18 km outside of a transit town called Bichena, 28-year-old Habtam Menberu Abebe is the second eldest of her seven siblings. Like her older sister before her, Habtam was...