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Researchers have found abortions of girl children in India are far more common in families with at least one female child. In a culture that values male children for carrying on the family line and generating revenue, female children, who live with their husband’s family after marriage, are often perceived as costly to Continue reading In India, Abortions of Girls on the Rise Researchers have developed a new test to diagnose Trypanosomiasis, the often deadly disease known as “sleeping sickness.” The test will be able to confirm the presence of the disease in its early stages and could be used in rural areas without involving highly trained laboratory technicians. The test will begin trials in the Democratic Continue reading New Test for African Sleeping Sickness May Help Millions On this week’s 20/20, Diane Sawyer takes a hard look at maternal mortality in cultures where early marriage is common and women frequently die in childbirth. “Giving Life: A Risky Proposition” does a great job highlighting the importance of health education and the availability of low-tech, low-cost solutions to prevent maternal deaths. Save A Continue reading ABC’s 20/20 Takes On Maternal Mortality The Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, Philippines, may very well be the most crowded maternity ward in the world. In a country witnessing an annual population growth rate of 2 percent, with roughly 200 national births per hour, the Fabella Memorial Hospital records between 60 and 100 births daily. With three women Continue reading Three Mothers to a Bed: The Busiest Maternity Ward A positive relationship has been shown between the probability of survival and the density of health workers per population. << Fact 7 ♦ Fact 9 >> Click here to read “Increasing access to health workers in remote and rural areas through improved retention.” Photo via Creative Continue reading Rural Health: Interesting Fact 8 The problem of health inequity is fueled by the migration of workers from poor areas to wealthy areas, where the healthcare demand is lower. << Fact 6 ♦ Fact 8 >> Click here to read “ Striking the right balance: health workforce retention in remote and rural Continue reading Rural Health: Interesting Fact 7 |
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