has dedicated this year’s World Health Day to the theme “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures,” spotlighting the urgent global need to prioritize maternal and newborn health. Marking its 77th ...

At the heart of each society is a mother-bearing life, giving rise to generations, and holding families together. Yet, even though she is an icon of endurance, courage and self-denial, there is a ...

Local OB/GYN Dr. Oyenmwen Inneh discusses the importance of a birth plan for Black women in improving maternal health ...

How Much Does a Community Health Worker Make? Community Health Workers made a median salary of $48,200 in 2023. The best-paid 25% made $60,740 that year, while the lowest-paid 25% made $40,490.

Manchester City icon Sergio Aguero has offered an update on his health after he rolled back the years to score on his debut for Independiente's senior side. Aguero, 36, was forced into retirement ...

To mark World Health Day 2025, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has placed maternal and child health at the forefront, highlighting progress made and challenges that remain. Under the global theme ...

Black Maternal Health Week runs from April 11-17, and Saturday’s event falls in the middle of the week, coinciding with National Public Health Week which spans April 7-13. Organizers aim to ...

which reported 75,000 maternal deaths. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) noted that direct country-to-country comparisons should consider population differences. India’s ...

“Recognizing the urgent need for change, I launched Fresno’s first Black Maternal Health Week, aligning with the national effort led by the Black Mamas Alliance,” Davies-Balch told m ...

Let’s call it what it is, she was failed by a country that has not prioritized maternal health. Failed by a system where access to care is not universal, where women often need permission or ...

The Executive Director of Caritas Freetown in Sierra Leone has called for immediate action to eliminate preventable maternal and newborn deaths, which are said to be the highest in the world. “We, ...

16. A new U.S. government paper documenting an increase in maternal mortality from 2018 to 2022 does not hedge in its conclusion, calling the issue “an urgent public health priority.” ...