Sexual and reproductive health
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Birth under bombs: 9 months of hell in Gaza
Read moreSince the start of the conflict in Gaza, pregnant women are now three times more likely to miscarry. And if they carry their baby to full term, they are now three times more likely to die in childbirth.
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Zenab’s story: What it’s like to give birth in Gaza right now
Read moreZenab learnt of her pregnancy just three days before the war started. This is the story of the birth of her daughter, Laila.
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A day in the life of midwife Munguci, Uganda
Read moreMunguci is a midwife at a health clinic at Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement in Uganda. A simple kit could help Munguci and her colleagues save more women and babies' lives.
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Standing up for the rights of mothers in Ethiopia: ‘We finally have a voice’
Read moreSince the outbreak of conflict, the maternal mortality rate in Northern Ethiopia has increased fivefold. Kahsa is supporting women in her community to access healthcare services and stand up for their rights.
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Supporting mothers to protect their children from malnutrition in Bangladesh
Read moreIn Bangladesh alone, there are currently more than half a million babies suffering from severe malnutrition. Find out how CARE is working to reduce malnutrition and support mothers before, during and after pregnancy.
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Gaza: Collapsing medical conditions exacerbate risks of maternal and newborn mortality
Read moreCARE is increasingly concerned by reports from medical personnel in Gaza, including that pregnant women are being forced to undergo emergency C-sections without anaesthetics.
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World Health Day, Syria: “What I am witnessing as a doctor after the earthquakes is something I have never seen before”
Read moreDr. Dima Um Nour, a gynaecologist working in northwest Syria, describes what she witnesses every day and how the devastating earthquakes have impacted her patients.
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World Health Day: Increasing healthcare needs in Turkey and northwest Syria
Read moreAs a result of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and northwest Syria, men, women and children are now at risk of more long-term health concerns, with warning signs of a potential outbreak of waterborne diseases in the wider region.
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The fight against FGM: How an Imam is speaking out
Read moreOne Friday, Sheikh Mohammed Yusuf stood up, took the microphone, and started a conversation about female genital mutilation (FGM) – a subject considered taboo to speak about by most Somali men.
