Sexuality Education: An Essential Commitment for Responsible Governments
According to Advocates for Youth, sexuality education began when western countries faced an increase in teenage pregnancies. Years later, particularly in African countries, the outbreak of AIDS/HIV sparked the importance of sexuality education. While the beginning of sexuality […]
Why does Postpartum Care Matter?
Postpartum is the period after childbirth during which the mother’s body, including hormone levels, returns to a non-pregnant state. Women’s vulnerability is at its peak during this period and can last for around 40 days from the first hour of delivery. […]
What are abortion laws protecting?
Safe abortion provision is a public health issue that has been a controversial subject in many countries. In most of these countries, religious, cultural or social beliefs hindered access to safe abortions. According to the Guttmacher Institute and World Health Organization (WHO), 56 million induced abortions took place annually in […]
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Yemen – A study of FGM determinants and approaches to address the issue in Yemen
FGM in Yemen is distributed throughout the country but predominates in four main cities; Aden, Al-Hodiedah, Al-Mhrah, and Hadramout. In 2001, the Yemeni Ministry of Public Health and Population (YMoPHP) enacted a decree to ban public and private health facilities from performing FGM. However, some facilities still carry out the […]
