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Expanding Contraceptive Use to Save Lives
A summit aimed at halving the number of women in developing countries without access to contraception opens in London, and African women stand to benefit the most.
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Family Planning in Africa by the Numbers
AllAfrica illustrates the status of family planning on the continent and the challenges that remain through statistics, such as contraception prevalence, infant mortality and maternal death.
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Can Access to Contraception Save Lives?
AllAfrica examines the high death rate of women during pregnancy and childbirth. Policy makers and health advocates say they believe access to contraception will save the lives of both mothers and babies.
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- Liberia: 'Govt Will Not Burn Down Media Houses' (Heritage)
- Nigeria: Spinal Bifida - Baby Fights for Her Life At National Hospital (Leadership)
- Tanzania: Clinical Assessment Vital for Curbing Nation's Mother and Child Mortality (Daily News)
- South Africa: Sebokeng Hospital Has Seen Steady Decline in Baby Deaths (SA Govt)
- Nigeria: Infertility - a Shared Responsibility (This Day)
- Nigeria: Formulate Family Planning, Childbirth Spacing Policy, FG Urged (This Day)
- Kenya: Maternal and Neonatal Health Symposium (The Star)
- Uganda: Mulago Launches Multi-Billion Women's Hospital Project (New Vision)
- Africa: Ethiopia Hosts African Ministers of Health and World Experts to Spur Gains in Child Survival (Unicef)
- South Africa: Babies Can Be Born Free of Mom?s HIV (Health-e)
- Gambia: Philanthropists Fund a New Maternity Ward for Banjulunding Health Center (Foroyaa)
- South Africa: Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Baby Deaths (SAnews.gov.za)
- Kenya: Woman Dies After a Week in Labour (The Star)
- Kenya: 'You Have to Let Go Hiding Your HIV Status to Save Your Child' (IRIN)
- Uganda: Stolen Cash Could Save Over One Million Mothers (New Vision)
- Tanzania: Maternal Deaths Drop in Kagera (Daily News)
- Nigeria: Delta Moves to Curb Under-Five, Maternal Mortality (This Day)
- Kenya: Narok Mum Gives Birth to Quadruplets (The Star)
- Liberia: UBA Acknowledges First Child in 2013 (NEWS)
- Tanzania: Still Baby Twin Without Face, Sister Die in Rukwa (Daily News)
- Tanzania: Maternal Mortality Rate Drops in Tanga (Daily News)
- Liberia: Bank Donates to 2013's First Baby At JFK (Inquirer)
- Nigeria: Seven Babies Born At 12.01am, Who Is First of 2013? (Leadership)
- Tanzania: Dar Records 135 Births On New Year's Eve (Daily News)
- Tanzania: Youths Enlightened On Family Planning (Daily News)
- Nigeria: Orji's Wife Pays Medical Bills of 11 Nursing Mothers (Vanguard)
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