“We used to think that when the mother has swollen feet she is pregnant with twins, but now we know that when we see a mother with swollen feet, it is important for that mother to go to the health unit.” In 2015, 19 out of every 1,000 babies born in Uganda died within their first 28 days of life – 30,000 newborns in total. Many… Read more →←
Topic: Impact
“I named my daughter Radiyé, which means ‘I accept’ in Arabic, because I delivered the baby easily only a few hours after having drunk the water from the new pump. With this first name given to my daughter, I wanted to illustrate my enthusiasm and gratitude, because we will be able to start another life thanks to the… Read more →←
Syria is home to four million of the world’s 1.8 billion young people. Syria’s youth population is on the rise and is estimated to surpass four million soon. The masses of young people represent a huge opportunity for our country. Yet, in countries like Syria, where a crisis has been going on for years and has substantially destroyed… Read more →←
It’s a Saturday night and my phone memory is full again. Another 53 messages have come through from Uttarkhand, and then 37 more from Telangana. Scrolling through them is a rainbow of colour and activity with the bright clothes of women health workers blurring as my finger scrolls with the red and white dots of the campaign… Read more →←
From curdling milk to shark bites and rotten pickles – menstruating women are a menace to society… if you believe the myths. For hundreds of years, women and girls have been told ridiculous stories about the dangerous super powers they possess when they menstruate. But having a period is a very normal and healthy part of our… Read more →←
Being a mother is miraculous. But for me, being forced live far away from my children just to put bread on the table, has turned this blessing into a curse. Being a Syrian mother in this time of war is my life challenge – a reason to fight, survive and win. This is what I tell myself every morning before I head off to work. I think of… Read more →←
Monday 12 December is Universal Health Coverage day, an annual focus for the growing movement toward health coverage for all. In 2015, almost 6 million children died before reaching age five – more than 16,000 every single day. Around 300,000 women died due to complications of pregnancy and delivery in the same year. Most of these… Read more →←
Batula is a traditional birth attendant and has been working for the past 25 years. Because of her reputation and medical skills, many families take girls to her and ask let her to carry out Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on them. FGM is a deep-rooted cultural practice in Somalia with virtually every Somali girl and woman (98 per cent)… Read more →←
What role do digital tools and technologies play in your daily life? Do you use them to plan your day? Catch up with friends? Get the latest news? Perhaps you are using them to make a difference in your life or the lives of others, to empower young people to speak out, to promote a kinder and more inclusive society, and to make the world… Read more →←
Including the Excluded: Education for children with disabilities For the past four years, I have worked with colleagues around the world on the Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children – a partnership that examines the reasons children are excluded from education and seeks ways for every child to go to school and learn. Those of us… Read more →←
