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The Walk Is Over: ECOWAS Must Now Deliver on Malaria Elimination and Maternal Survival

May 14, 2026
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WHX in Lagos to highlight pathways for localising West Africa’s health supply chain

May 13, 2026
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In Nigeria and Tanzania, Simulation Training Is Changing How Birth Emergencies Are Managed

May 12, 2026
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One Million More Midwives: The Smartest Investment for Safer Births in a Shrinking Aid Landscape

May 11, 2026
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Curated Conversations: Isra Chaker on Reimagining Maternal Health Philanthropy and Saving Mothers’ Lives

May 11, 2026
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By | December 6, 2024

Theatre Meets Public Health: M/Other Tackles Maternal Mental Health in Nigeria

Asari Ndem and Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead writers) “If you can talk you can sing, if you can walk you can dance.” — Zimbabwean Proverb “She would spend almost the whole day lying on the mat asleep, she had stopped smiling or singing while she cooked, she now cried a lot and had ceased doing all of her […]

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Still A Mum: Fighting the Silent Battle of Maternal Mental Health

By | January 9, 2024

Joyce Chimbi (Lead Writer) “Three years ago, my life changed in ways I could never have imagined. I lost a six-month-old pregnancy, followed by two other miscarriages. One day, my domestic help told me that some neighbours were saying that I must have had an abortion that weakened my womb,” said Nyambura Kamau, a Nairobi-based […]

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Breaking the Silence: Integrating Mental Health Support into Maternal Health Care

By | May 29, 2023

By Oluoma Omeje and Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead Writers) Maternal mental health is a critical yet often overlooked issue that effects the experience and quality of a woman’s health during the perinatal period — the period which includes pregnancy and up to two years following childbirth. Pregnancy, childbirth, and early motherhood can be quite challenging as they often […]

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Maternal Mental Health: A Reflection on World Mental Health Day 2021

By | October 14, 2021

Ifeyinwa Yusuf and Kenni Ndili (Lead Writers) A woman’s body undergoes many changes through pregnancy, birth and postpartum that affect her in several ways. Until recently there was limited discussion around the psychological effects of pregnancy and childbirth on the mental health of women. According to the World Health Organisation, one in three to one […]

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