At present, more than 200,000 Yazidis, an ancient religious and ethnic minority, have been displaced, and thousands of women and… [Read More]
All of her health. For all of her life.
Disasters
Focused Psychosocial Interventions for Children in Low-Resource Humanitarian Settings: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis (Purgato, 2018)
Post Date: 04/03/2018
Purgato, Marianna, Alden L. Gross, Theresa Betancourt et al., “Focused Psychosocial Interventions for Children in Low-Resource Humanitarian Settings: A Systematic… [Read More]
Effects of Earthquake on Perinatal Outcomes: A Chilean Register-Based Study (Palmeiro-Silva, 2018)
Post Date: 03/23/2018
Palmeiro-Silva, Yasna K., Pelusa Orellana, Pia Venegas et al., “Effects of Earthquake on Perinatal Outcomes: A Chilean Register-Based Study,” PLOS… [Read More]
For Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh, the Crisis is Not Yet Over (The Wire)
Post Date: 12/22/2017
After fleeing extreme persecution and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, Rohingya refugees, particularly women and children, now face a health crisis… [Read More]
She’s a Person, Not a Uterus: Fighting Women’s Global Health Disparities with Dignity
Post Date: 11/06/2017
Across the globe, it’s far too easy to find cases of women who are exploited, mistreated, harmed, and even killed… [Read More]
Fleeing Boko Haram, Women Seek Healing and Economic Resilience in Niger Camps (Huffington Post)
Post Date: 10/27/2017
Women and children make up 70% of displaced persons driven from their homes by the massacres of Boko Haram, who… [Read More]
Oldest Residents’ Safety More Vulnerable During Disasters (U.S. News and World Report)
Post Date: 09/18/2017
Sedensky discusses how natural disasters, such as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, heighten the health and safety risks of already vulnerable… [Read More]
Women’s Challenges and Capabilities in Disasters: A Case Report of the Twin Earthquakes of Eastern Azerbaijan, Iran (Sohrabizadeh, 2017)
Post Date: 02/25/2017
Sohrabizadeh, Sanaz, Katayoun Jahangiri, Reza Khani Jazani et al., “Women’s Challenges and Capabilities in Disasters: A Case Report of the… [Read More]
UNFPA Preserves Dignity First for Women and Girls Affected by the Near Dzud (Relief Web)
Post Date: 01/19/2017
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFP) is providing Dignity Kits to women and girls in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia as winter conditions… [Read More]
Women to Women: Lebanese Red Cross Volunteers Tackle Taboos at Syrian Refugee Camps (Relief Web)
Post Date: 01/19/2017
Lebanese Red Cross volunteers discuss hygiene, sanitation, and reproductive health with Syrian refugees, and provide emergency kits which enable women to… [Read More]
