In 2023 alone, roughly 260,000 women worldwide died during or shortly after childbirth, with 22 per cent (about 58,000 maternal deaths) occurring in the Asia-Pacific – many of which were preventable with timely midwife-led care.
Some 4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, the UN Secretary-General warned on Tuesday, appealing for action to stamp out...
A research by the Joint Asian Population and Development Association (APDA) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has documented the impact of the...
Timely community action and strengthened health services will determine how many more young lives are placed at risk before cooler weather arrives, health workers say.