Tag: Health access
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Healing the Hidden Wounds of childbirth: Hope Beyond Obstetric Fistula
Understanding a Silent Crisis For many women, childbirth should be a moment of hope and new life. Yet for thousands, it becomes a painful battle with obstetric fistula, a hole between the birth canal and bladder or rectum that causes incontinence. The result is not only physical suffering but isolation, stigma, and the loss of…
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MPs Call for Overhaul of Kenya’s Social Health Authority as SHA Fails Vulnerable Groups
Introduction: MPs Spotlight SHA’s Gaps in Kenyan Health Coverage Parliament is calling for a sweeping overhaul of Kenya’s Social Health Authority (SHA) after a critical report revealed that some of the country’s most vulnerable groups are largely excluded from health services. Teenage mothers, people from poor households, prisoners, and patients with chronic diseases like cancer…
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Centering Women in Crisis Aid: Why Support for Women Must Be the Highest Priority
Why Women Must Be the Priority in Crisis Response In crises and conflicts, the most vulnerable often bear the heaviest burdens. Women and girls face heightened risks from climate shocks, food insecurity, sexual violence, abductions, and displacement. The evidence is clear: when aid prioritizes women’s safety, health, and economic participation, entire communities recover faster. This…
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Revolutionary HIV Prevention: Lenacapavir Made Affordable
Introduction to Lenacapavir On September 24, 2025, a landmark agreement was reached to bring the groundbreaking HIV prevention tool, injectable lenacapavir, to 120 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) at an astonishing cost of just $40 per year. This partnership between Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Unitaid, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), and Wits RHI marks a…