Gender equality

Articles related to gender-related barriers and gender equality.

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Peshawar's transgender community holding a candlelight vigil after a community member was attacked in 2016. Credit: Adeel Saeed

Hospitals in this Pakistan province are designating a special room for trans patients

5 Jul 2024

6 min read

Gender equality

Polio vaccination in Malawi, March24, 2022 Credit: WHO/AFRO

Keeping gender in mind to stop wild polio in southern Africa

18 Jun 2024

3 min read

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Graduands from the School of Midwifery in Makeni, Sierra Leone. Investing in maternal, newborn and child health saves lives. Copyright: Direct Relief (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Nourishing roots: Why women’s health matters for all

17 Jun 2024

5 min read

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Women face challenges accessing eye health services. Credit: nrd on Unsplash

Gender and health equity will only come with universal access to eye health – here's why

3 Jun 2024

5 min read

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Twagirayezu Jeannette (left), a pediatric and neonatology nurse at Roi Khaled Hospital, carrying out medical consultation with Justine Rugerinyange, a deaf mother of three in Bujumbura on May 15th. 2024. Credit: Moses Havyarimana

The sign-language teacher helping health workers in Burundi talk to deaf patients

27 May 2024

4 min read

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Credit: Brigitte Meugang / Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030

Parasites in your pelvis: breaking the silence on female genital schistosomiasis

22 May 2024

5 min read

Gender equality

There’s a persistent health gap, with women being underdiagnosed for certain conditions compared to men. Photo by Laurynas Me on Unsplash

5 conditions that highlight the women’s health gap

6 May 2024

7 min read

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Fredric Nganga places the samples in a shaker, under the watchful eyes of Dr Florence Mutua. Credit: Claudia Lacave/Hans Lucas

Scientists in Kenya warn toxin in corn could increase the risk of cervical cancer

28 Mar 2024

5 min read

HPV Gender equality Outbreaks

Philis Mastili learned last year that she was diagnosed with cervical cancer, and is now on the path to remission. Credit: Claudia Lacave/Hans Lucas

In Kenya, the fight against cervical cancer gains ground at long last

21 Mar 2024

9 min read

HPV Gender equality

Madelein Semo, a nurse-vaccinator, weighs a young baby prior to vaccination at the Ngbaka health centre in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Credit: GAVI/2015/Phil Moore

Could tackling gendered harassment of community health workers boost vaccination coverage?

6 Mar 2024

6 min read

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Gender health gap ... closing it could potentially boost the global economy by $1 trillion. Credit: Unsplash/National Cancer Institute

The gender health gap: It's more than a women’s issue. Here’s why

1 Mar 2024

4 min read

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Women advocating against period poverty in Northern Nigeria. Credit: Zubaida Baba Ibrahim

Nigerian activists take on period poverty

29 Feb 2024

7 min read

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