THe World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed concern that an estimated 178 000 mothers and one million newborns die in ...

On the very same day, Kerala woke up to the news of the death of a 35-year-old woman at Malappuram due to severe post-partum ...

The World Health Organisation of the African region said each year, an estimated 178,000 mothers and one million newborns die in the African region—many from preventable causes.

Press Release - The African region has made progress in lowering maternal mortality since 2000 but needs a 12-fold increase in the annual reduction rate to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SGD ...

A nine-month-old French Bulldog named Winnie has had an exhausting start to her young life, struggling alone and abandoned on ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) African region urgently calls for amplified action to save mothers and newborns, ...

Despite progress made in lowering maternal mortality in Africa since 2000, new estimates from the United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Interagency Group have shown that the African region ...

Across the African region, an estimated 178,000 women die each year due to complications in pregnancy or childbirth.

While Africa contributes about 30% of global births, around 70% of the 287 000 global maternal deaths annually occur on this ...

Despite a 40 percent decline in maternal deaths between 2000 and 2023, the African region still accounts for a staggering 70 percent of all maternal deaths worldwide, according to new estimates ...