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Women's health

Women’s health, determinant to Africa’s economic development

Africa
  • Each dollar invested in contraceptive services saves up to $31 in other social services
  • Healthier women can pursue careers and contribute to national development
  • Policymakers need to think about the connections between women’s health and national development

Women’s economists consider women’s health a key determining factor in national development; women’s health refers to the range of health experiences that affect women uniquely, differently, or disproportionately to men.

“The women’s health gap is the disease burden associated with inequities between women and men in intervention efficacy, care delivery, and data,” explains authors of a recent report by the World Economic Forum.

The McKinsey Health Institute authors the report. It shows that ‘closing the women’s health gap globally could result in better overall health, fewer early deaths, and a boost in the economy.’

“Comparatively, more than half of the women’s health burden reflects conditions that affect women disproportionately or differently, with …

Family planning drive in Kenya gets 450,000 self-injectable contraceptive doses from UK

Countries
  • Estimates show that family planning in Kenya prevented 2.4 million pregnancies in 2023.
  • The 2023 report shows significant achievements in family planning across the globe, even in the face of stagnant funding.
  • The contraceptives were procured by UNFPA with more than KES57 Million (£348,000) funding from the UK.

Efforts to make family planning more accessible to women in Kenya received a boost with the handover of 450,000 doses of Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC), a self-injectable contraceptive that simplifies and enhances the accessibility of family planning.

The contraceptives were procured by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with more than $378,151 (KES57 Million) funding from the UK Government, and will be distributed by the Ministry of Health to health facilities across the country.

DMPA-SC is a user-friendly injectable contraceptive that can be administered by trained individuals, including community health workers and women themselves, thereby expanding access to family planning …