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Gender equality

Articles related to gender-related barriers and gender equality.

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A syringe getting prepared with COVID-19 vaccine. Credit: Gavi/2022/Saydul Fateheen Murad

In Bangladesh, COVID-19 vaccines were a ticket back to independence for underprivileged ‘third gender’ people

10 Oct 2023

5 min read

It is important to raise women's awareness of cervical cancer screening; as cervical cancer is curable if it is detected early. Credit: Edna Fleure

“In our village, when you hear the word cancer you know that death is near": fighting Benin’s cervical cancer taboo

18 Sep 2023

6 min read

HPV Gender equality

Dr. Bibeka Shrestha, a Clinical Consultant affiliated with the USAID Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS), presents a paper on Influence of Gender Inequality on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Kathmandu. Credit : MTaPS

How gender inequality drives drug resistance in Nepal

15 Sep 2023

5 min read

Antimicrobial resistance Gender equality

Charity Agbodo, her mother Gladys Modzaka, and children, photographed for Generation ImmUnity in Kotobabi, Ghana. Credit: Gavi/2023/Michael Aboya

Why mothers and babies will suffer more as Africa grows hotter

13 Sep 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Climate change Gender equality

Rural women in Nigeria negotiate healthcare decisions with their partners. Credit: Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images

Patriarchal traditions undermine healthcare in Nigeria

24 Aug 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Gender equality

Peer Educators pose for a picture with UNESCO official Matsooana Sekokotoane with radios used to tune into to the Let's Talk! Radio drama in their villages. Credit Poloko Mokhele

“Every youth’s right to have a child when they’re ready”: Lesotho grapples with high rates of teen pregnancy

23 Aug 2023

6 min read

Gender equality

Rukaya Mumuni. Credit: Sabin Vaccine Institute

Meet the award-winning nurse from Ghana advocating for women

22 Aug 2023

4 min read

Cross-posts HPV Gender equality

The children's home and shelter at Daulatdia brothel. Credit: Mohammad Al Amin

"It was my dream": Urmi was born in a brothel, now she provides healthcare to its workers

27 Jun 2023

6 min read

Gender equality

HPV vaccine distributed in a school in Rwanda. Credit: GAVI/2012/Diane Summers

How vaccines are protecting girls in Rwanda from a cancer-causing virus

25 May 2023

3 min read

HPV Research summary Gender equality

Women’s health is massively underfunded and is one of the biggest missed opportunities in health

22 May 2023

3 min read

Gender equality

Global data missing on grant-making gender gap

19 May 2023

3 min read

Data Gender equality

Tsedeke Sintayehu, a trained neonahtholigist nurse cares for a prematurely born baby inside Ethiopia's Gidole Hospital Neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU). A UN report stresses ensuring quality care for these tiniest, most vulnerable babies. Credit: Demissew Bizuwerk / UNICEF Ethiopia, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

‘No progress’ in tackling premature births – UN

10 May 2023

5 min read

Cross-posts Research summary Gender equality

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