MEDSF Women's health https://www.medsf.org/rss/womens-health en Funding gaps undermine healthcare for women and children in Somalia https://www.medsf.org/funding-gaps-undermine-healthcare-women-and-children-somalia In Somalia's Bay region, MEDSF teams work at Bay Regional hospital to deliver maternal and paediatric care to people from underserved communities. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:59:20 +0000 a46d6c2f-643f-47bb-8a57-a27c5776f5b1 US plan to destroy contraceptives is unconscionable https://www.medsf.org/us-plan-destroy-contraceptives-unconscionable MEDSF condemns the decision of the US government to destroy critical medical supplies, which will have devastating consequences for the communities where we work. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:00:12 +0000 6812293f-5d33-49ad-a561-3ac3d602d42c Premature babies fight for their lives in north Gaza https://www.medsf.org/premature-babies-fight-their-lives-north-gaza Dr Joanne Perry shares her experience of working in a NICU in Gaza. Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:49:25 +0000 2cebb61a-83d4-4af5-8b57-939ff1c30094 Pregnant women face miscarriage and delivery complications in Darfur, Sudan https://www.medsf.org/pregnant-women-face-miscarriage-and-delivery-complications-darfur-sudan Pregnant women in Darfur face harrowing journeys and many obstacles to access healthcare, often resulting in miscarriage and delivery complications. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 07:58:33 +0000 97c96e02-6160-46c7-9a66-3a45992ccd84 Three vaccinations that are critical to women’s health https://www.medsf.org/three-vaccinations-are-critical-womens-health Hepatitis E, tetanus and hepatitis B all pose significant but under-reported threats to the health and lives of women and girls, especially in low-income countries with limited access to healthcare. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 04:33:00 +0000 ace0d936-f9fc-42ec-8732-39601ce88588 Giving birth without dying in Benin https://www.medsf.org/giving-birth-without-dying-benin To address high infant and maternal mortality rates in Benin, MEDSF staff train women who carry out most of the outreach and health promotion activities in villages in Couffo. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:54:32 +0000 b6813dbe-a0c5-4d03-8105-39943940d417 A lifeline for mothers on Yemen west coast https://www.medsf.org/lifeline-mothers-yemen-west-coast Around 250 women give birth every month at our maternity ward in Mocha General hospital. Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:02:55 +0000 52750a78-e691-4174-a998-0baeae359305 MEDSF has and continues to treat more than two victims of sexual violence per hour in DRC https://www.medsf.org/msf-has-and-continues-treat-more-two-victims-sexual-violence-hour-drc MEDSF teams treated over two survivors of sexual violence every hour in DRC in 2023, urging action from international and national stakeholders. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000 defd00ab-a8f2-4c65-a08f-7fe58372acb4 Sudan: Pregnant women and children dying in shocking numbers in South Darfur https://www.medsf.org/sudan-pregnant-women-and-children-dying-shocking-numbers-south-darfur A newly released MEDSF report details the shocking number of maternal and newborn deaths our teams are seeing in South Darfur, Sudan. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0000 3f71d850-59d8-4dee-b329-b08001e97819 Barriers to care have deadly consequences for women and children in Baidoa https://www.medsf.org/barriers-care-have-deadly-consequences-women-and-children-baidoa People in the Bay region of Somalia's South West state face significant challenges in accessing healthcare. Women and children often bear the brunt, with delays in accessing care causing unnecessary deaths. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:00:19 +0000 99336da2-9c40-44d1-8574-6e26e3379cbe