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DNA Damage to Breast Cells from chemicals in some cosmetics, sunscreens

April 21, 2020

A new approach to studying the effects of two common chemicals used in cosmetics and sunscreens found they can cause DNA damage in breast cells at surprisingly low concentrations, while the same dose did not harm cells without estrogen receptors. The research, published Jan. 15 in Environmental Health Perspectives, identifies a new mechanism by which...

Africa Can and Must Do More to Support Nurses and Midwives

April 16, 2020

Nurses and midwives are the backbone of health systems globally. Of the world’s 43.5 million healthcare professionals, more than 20 million are nurses and midwives. They play a critical role, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, as quite often they are the first and only healthcare professionals people will see. Because nurses and midwives respond to the...

Africa: ECA Policy Brief Spotlights Women’s Wellbeing and Health Care Systems Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

April 16, 2020

African countries need to do more to upgrade the continent’s fragile health delivery systems if they are to cope with pandemics such as the coronavirus which within weeks, has infected 10,662 people in 52 countries with 533 deaths and 1174 recoveries recorded as of this writing. The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in a new...

Sexual Healthcare Efforts Falter in Africa As Countries Focus On COVID-19

April 16, 2020

As African countries impose measures to prevent the spread of highly contagious Covid-19, sexual and reproductive health workers are finding their work increasingly difficult, from transportation bans to rules that could put a pregnant woman’s life in jeopardy, according to an international sexual health group. “The Covid-19 pandemic is a health crisis across every setting,...

West Africa: Ending FGM in Mali: “The fight is hard but noble”

April 13, 2020

“You were born yesterday, and you are the one who wants to talk to us about female genital mutilation? This is what parents say when we try to talk to them about it,” says 25-year-old Coulibaly who is youth activist working with Plan International to end the practice of FGM in his community in Mali....

Africa: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Affecting Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health

April 13, 2020

United Nations -A little over half of women across the globe are able to freely make choices about their sexual and reproductive health, according to a latest report based on data from 57 countries. However, as much of the world has gone into lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, with countries implementing social distancing and...

Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19

April 13, 2020

A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the humanitarian sector, including the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Federation of Red Cross...

Africa: Countries Must Tackle ‘Horrifying’ Domestic Abuse Surge Amid Lockdowns – UN Chief

April 11, 2020

Calls to helplines have soared in many countries as lockdowns leave women trapped with abusive partners. U.N. chief Antonio Guterres has called on governments to take urgent measures to tackle a “horrifying global surge” in domestic violence fuelled by worldwide lockdowns to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. Calls to helplines have doubled or...

Put Women and Girls at the Centre of Efforts to Recover from COVID-19′

April 11, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic affects everyone, everywhere. But it affects different groups of people differently, deepening existing inequalities. Early data indicates that the mortality rates from COVID-19 may be higher for men. But the pandemic is having devastating social and economic consequences for women and girls. Today we are launching a report that shows how COVID-19...

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