Violence against women remains a major global public health and women’s health threat during emergencies. This short document provides some key information about what the health sector and individuals can do during to prevent and address violence against women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A profound shock to our societies and economies, the COVID-19 pandemic underscores society’s reliance on women both on the front line and at home, while simultaneously exposing structural inequalities across every sphere, from health to the economy, security to social protection. Explore these...
Africa is home to approximately two-thirds of the global population living with HIV and—despite a decline in HIV infection rates and AIDS mortality—the epidemic continues to take a toll across the continent. At the same time, Africa is home to 15 of the 20 countries with the highest prevalence rates...
The Co-Occurrence of Overweight and Micronutrient Deficiencies or Anemia among Women of Reproductive Age in Malawi The Nutrition Researchers described DBM prevalence among Malawian women by urban-rural residence, examined whether urban residence was associated with DBM, and assessed whether DBM...
Although a short video, Professor Sonia Bhalotra addresses whether a decline in child morality influences women's choices of labour market participation, marriage, and fertility. ...
This op-ed shares the story of Pooja Shah’s grandmother, married at age 14. Her story is followed by statistics and information on the impact early marriage has on the education of girls, as well as the increasing number of human rights violations these girls face. Find it here: https://www...
As the designated custodian agency for monitoring progress towards reaching this target, UNICEF is responsible for generating periodic global estimates of child marriage. These estimates are produced primarily from nationally representative household surveys, and for a minority of countries, from...
Child marriage is a violation of human rights. Every child has the right to be protected from this harmful practice - one that has devastating consequences for individuals and society. Child marriage is now firmly on the global development agenda, most prominently through its inclusion in...