Posts Tagged with ‘health’

Sydney

Do you want to know your HIV status?

Some say it's empowering to learn your HIV status and to get tested. Others feel it's better not to know, because of all the issues HIV can raise. My name is Sydney Hushie and I have four questions fo...

Solomon, PIPED-Uganda

Accessing the Pill: Every woman counts

How do we ensure that women in developing countries can access the Pill? Let's work with local organizations, leaders, and health centers to help women. This is a crucial and challenging question...

Chris

A technical perspective on women’s liberation through the Pill

How can we ensure that every woman who chooses can access the Pill or other appropriate contraceptive options? There are many technical factors to consider. Health-Care System, regulations, manufac...

Bhumika, Freelancer

Fifty years of the Pill

It's been fifty years since the Pill was introduced in America. How far have we come since then--and how far do we still have to go? This year the revolutionary birth control pill will achieve a mi...

Mary, Co-Founder, All Our Lives

Access to contraception begins with questions on the ground

EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS BLOG-POST GOT THE MOST VOTES AND IS THEREFORE THE WINNING BLOG-POST! How do we best ensure modern contraceptive access for over 200 million women worldwide — the one in six wo...

Ida, UNFPA

Join the competition “Let’s talk about the Pill”

We, at Conversations for  a Better World, are happy to announce the competition "Let's talk about the Pill". This is a call for your best and brightest ideas. 5... 4...3... 2.... 1.... Ladies and...

Katja, UNFPA

How has the Pill changed your life?

Imagine a world without the Pill. It is difficult, but this is the reality for millions of women worldwide who lack access to reliable forms of contraception. Sometimes, I wonder where I and othe...

Diana, ARCHIVE Institute

Can architecture help in the fight against Malaria?

Because malaria is responsible for so many deaths in the developing world, its prevention is important. A new study shows that housing and architecture can reduce the impact of malaria. 25th April ...

Claire, Ashoka

Technology to aid women in labor

A new technological platform called Ushahidi could be used to help women in labor experiencing complications all over the world. As mobile and web technologies become increasingly accessible to tho...

Claire, Ashoka

Do men belong in the maternal health movement?

Though many mistakenly believe maternal health to only be an issue pertaining to women, it's an issue that society as a whole needs to address. When we talk about maternal health, it’s easy to ca...

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