Unfortunately, it's always a good time to share The Rape Culture Pyramid, "a visual framework that shows how sexual violence is supported by everyday beliefs, behaviors, and systems." #RapeCulture #GBV #Femicide

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a form of gender-based violence and violates the health and rights of women and girls. Stop FGM in The Gambia now!! - Sign the Petition! c.org/j5mXSxdrmK

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Stop Female genital mutilation(FGM) in The Gambia now!!

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Free Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery Patient screening: Sunday 13th September 8am - 5pm Bring any relevant medical records with you to your child's assessment at Sally Mugabe Children's Hospital.

Happy #WorldSexualHealthDay! I love how World Health Organization defines sexual health: a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality, rather than just the absence of disease, dysfunction, or infirmity.

What a woman! Gloria Steinem understood that gender equality, economic well-being, and even global stability depend on reproductive freedom. She was an outspoken advocate, activist, intellect and feminist icon who inspired so many of us at Ipas, and around the globe. Rest in power, Gloria! ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

Are you a researcher, organization or government or otherwise interested working towards women's, children's and adolescents' health? Here is a chance to shape future discussions and identify priorities beyond SDG 2030. Join this new initiative by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA & PMNCH: https://bit.ly/4xhwkBU

Words received online can have real, lasting impact on someone. They can affect mental health and well-being. Be respectful towards others. Pause and think before you comment or share.

#aPHrica Pulse is 1! 🎉 We have: 🖊 Written about various health topics 🌍 Reached audiences in 50 countries 📈 Built a growing community of guest contributors and volunteers 🗣️ Share your feedback forms.gle/XkT4fR5asa2U... 📖 Revisit our articles aphrica-pulse.squarespace.com/thepulse

Due to low testing among children, only 55% of all children living with HIV are receiving lifesaving treatment. This is far below the treatment coverage among adults living with HIV (79%). This is unacceptable. We must close the gap so that no child is left behind. unaids.org/en/resources...

Gender-based violence (GBV) & displacement are intersecting public health crises. Read about Julien Ngum Che's research on GBV among internally displaced persons in southwest Cameroon. #aPHricaPulse #GBV #Masculinity #Cameroon #PublicHealth aphrica-pulse.squarespace.com/thepulse/eco...

When Displacement Breaks the Provider Role: Why Economic Loss Is a Public Health Issue — aPHrica Pulse

This article was written by Guest Contributor, Julien Ngum Che, PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Buea, Cameroon.

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Amazing news from Uganda🎉 #Ebola

I really enjoyed this episode. This is a side of alopecia that I haven't come across, the personal and very emotional impact of it. A must see for all and hopefully something that inspires people living with it. https:// youtu.be/S0zcrAy48OM?si =kxFmQ1-y93NSEbr1 …

'Balding in my early twenties' | The Conversation | Focus on Africa

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Chemist Alice Ball was born #OTD in 1892. The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3) 🧵

Innovation creates possibility. Preparation creates access. We're investing now to help African manufacturers prepare for the potential future production of investigational once-monthly HIV prevention pill alimatravir (MK-8527), pending successful trials and regulatory approval.

My TL reminded me that Scotland made period products free in 2022. I love initiatives that seek to better the lives of menstruators like mentruator-friendly policies and advocacy. aphrica-pulse.squarespace.com/thepulse/is-... #PeriodFriendlyWorld #aPHricaPulse

Is a Period-Friendly World possible or a Wakandan dream? — aPHrica Pulse

Recently, we asked some of our friends for their views on a period-friendly world. I appreciate our friends who took part in our survey (thanks, friends!) and tend to agree with much of what they sa...

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I'm so proud of my work on HIV self-testing in Zimbabwe, from assessing its acceptability and feasibility, to piloting and evaluating facility- and community-based distribution models as part of the HIV Self-Testing Africa (STAR) Initiative❣️

Unitaid@unitaid.bsky.social · 2mo ago

20 years of HIV innovation. One lesson: Innovation creates possibility. Access creates impact. Ahead of #AIDS2026, we’re looking back at the partnerships and breakthroughs that transformed the HIV response, and what comes next.

It takes a community to support a young person's #MentalHealth. Parents, caregivers, teachers and health workers all have a role to play. But they must be supported in their roles by effective and accessible mental health services for children and young people.

Whichever way this third place match goes, women still lose. #GBV #WorldCup2026 www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Domestic abuse: The harrowing dark side of England's World Cup exit

During a major football tournament such as the World Cup, some women and girls are constantly living in fear - because domestic abuse rises when England play, research shows.

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The Zimbabwe Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists' Women's Health Symposium is on "Breaking the Silence on Fibroids". See flyer for details! #FibroidAwarenessMonth

Familicide needs more attention... Some 47,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their infimate partners or other family members in 2020. Justice for Zandile, Natalie and Nala Tshuma💔💔💔

Sky News@news.sky.com · 2mo ago

Father on run after mum and two children found dead

Abortion bans are deadly💔 Safe, legal, accessible and non-judgemental abortion services must be available for all who need them. aphrica-pulse.squarespace.com/thepulse/if-... #AbortionIsHealthcare

If You're Pro-life, You Should Be Pro-abortion — aPHrica Pulse

Content warning: this articles mentions sexual and physical violence, miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy I’ve wanted to write this piece for a long time but struggled to do so mainly because of fear...

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NowThis Impact@nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In 2023, Porsha Ngumezi was miscarrying in Texas with a blood-clotting disorder. Due to the state's abortion ban, doctors hesitated on a D&C and gave her misoprostol instead. Hours later, she died. 'thanks to Abortion in America for the footage'

I'm learning so much about Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome through talking with people living with it - just what my my next #aPHricaPulse story is about. Until then, you can check out our available stories here. #PMOS #SRHR aphrica-pulse.squarespace.com/thepulse

No one should be denied life-saving HIV treatment. But millions of people are still being left behind. That must change. #HLM2026AIDS #UnitedToEndAIDS

Happy Juneteenth! Today - and every day - we remember that reproductive justice and racial justice are intertwined and indivisible. Ipas is working to ensure that ALL people have bodily autonomy and can access the essential health care they need.

Vaccines save lives! We need universal coverage of the HPV vaccine. Rates of cervical cancer incidence and deaths are highest in Africa, Central America and SE Asia.

Adrian Littlejohn@yorksfella59.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Isn't it great to read some truly good news for once? 😃 Solid, irrefutable proof that vaccines work, and that science is worth pursuing. Congratulations and thanks to all those behind this! 👏👏👏👏👏 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What's happening in Belfast is heartbreaking❣️ Please give to and share this fundraiser helping nurses whose homes have been burned in the riots t.co/nH7QAHkxuR

When I head to Washington, I will be the first woman in Congress with a science PhD. That matters. At a time when science is under attack, Congress needs more leaders who understand the value of evidence-based decision-making.

Blood donation is SO important and I'm lucky to have benefited from it❣️ Read my story to find out more! When's the last time you donated blood?🤔 aphrica-pulse.squarespace.com/thepulse/hon... #aPHricaPulse #WorldBloodDonorDay #DonateBlood

To the strangers who helped me and gave me hope — aPHrica Pulse

Two recent global health days, World Blood Donor Day (14 June) and International Nurses Day (12 May), stay close to my heart. Not because I work at a blood bank or I am a nurse, but because at...

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At a critical point in my life, I relied on strangers; some who donated blood and others, nurses, who cared for me. That's why #WorldBloodDonorDay and #InternationalNursesDay are so important to me. #aPHricaPulse aphrica-pulse.squarespace.com/thepulse/hon...

"... And that I am more resilient than I think.." Amazing courage and powerful poem❣️ #AbortionIsHealthcare

Ipas@ipas.org · 4mo ago

Our Unbreakable Threads series continues with "A doubly (un)comfortable decision." In her poem, human rights lawyer and activist Orlidy Inoa Lazala offers a powerful reflection on what it means to make a deeply personal decision in a context shaped by fear, stigma, and punishment. buff.ly/AO1lttp

My appeal is simple: we should all advocate for safe, legal, affordable and accessible #abortion services for the health, safety and quality of human life. Surely that's what pro-lifers want too? #aPHricaPulse #AbortionIsHealthcare #PublicHealth aphrica-pulse.squarespace.com/thepulse/if-...

If You're Pro-life, You Should Be Pro-abortion — aPHrica Pulse

Content warning: this articles mentions sexual and physical violence, miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy I’ve wanted to write this piece for a long time but struggled to do so mainly because of fear...

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