In Kenya’s informal settlements, it’s tough being a girl. But a new club is teaching young people key skills to stay healthy and reach their dreams.
Growing Up Girl
Family Planning & Reproductive Health
2020: Year of the Nurse and Midwife
Nurses and midwives play an essential role in ensuring a healthier world for everyone, everywhere. These skilled, determined health workers make up the majority of our health workforce. They are the backbone of our shared goals for universal health coverage, and the foundation to our efforts to extend primary health care services to all.
Gender Parity = Better Health
In Mozambique, an adolescent searches for a way out of the isolation of young pregnancy. In Guinea, a mother, abandoned by her family, looks to her community for help. In Nepal, a woman subjected to brutal beatings by her husband seeks relief through the support of a trained community health volunteer. Gender inequality can put
