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    We document the systemic obstacles preventing women from accessing reliable health care, including maternal, newborn, and sexual and reproductive health care, and delineate the consequences of not prioritizing women’s safety and security, including gender-based violence. Through rigorous data reporting, we expose how investing in women’s health benefits communities, economies, and entire societies.

    ‘Urgent action is needed to safeguard the lives of women and children’

    VYONGWANI, KENYA – Mwaka Chimera sits on a worn-out leather couch outside her two-roomed house in Vyongwani village, in southeastern Kenya, cradling her newborn daughter.  “I dropped out of primary school, and for my first…
    by Claire Provost, Allan Olingo, Jodi Enda

    Co-published with Nation.

    The U.S. aid freeze: Counting the global cost of chaos

    As the end date of the Trump administration’s foreign aid ‘stop-work’ order approaches, just how dependent were women and girls around the world on the U.S.? The Fuller Project dives into the data to find…
    by Claire Provost, Allan Olingo, Jodi Enda

    Co-published with Ms Magazine. 

    The Long Road to Justice for Sexual War Crimes

    Sexual violence in Sudan is common. Accountability isn’t.
    by Neha Wadekar

    Co-published with Foreign Policy.

    ‘It’s which door she walks through’: How provider preference and hospital culture drive C-section rates

    A third of low-risk women in Mississippi are undergoing surgery for their first birth — far beyond the WHO’s max rate of 15%
    by Erica Hensley

    Arab States Need More Nurses. African Women Are Paying The Price. 

    A new report reveals migrant caregivers from Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda battle exploitative working conditions, including racial discrimination and violence.
    by Louise Donovan

    Mississippi’s C-section problem: A third of low-risk women are undergoing surgery for their first birth

    Mississippi hospitals deliver more babies (per capita) by c-section than anywhere else in the U.S.
    by Erica Hensley, Sophia Paffenroth

    Co-published with Mississippi Today

    Mississippi’s C-section problem: A third of low-risk women are undergoing surgery for their first birth

    Mississippi hospitals deliver more babies (per capita) by c-section than anywhere else in the U.S.
    by Sophia Paffenroth, Erica Hensley

    Co-published with Mississippi Today

    Scientists are just starting to understand the links between climate change and maternal mental health. India’s community health workers are already finding ways to tackle it

    How climate change is endangering maternal health in India, causing pregnancy loss and worsening mental health.
    by Sanket Jain

    Co-published with Scroll

    Trump jolts African healthcare — women will pay the price

    In particular, Trump’s USAID funding freeze could have devastating implications for the sexual and reproductive health of African women.
    by Allan Olingo

    This article was republished from a Fuller Project newsletter on February 10, 2025. Subscribe here.

    Kenya’s Empty Promises on Protecting Women

    The country has demanded an end to misogynist violence—and the government has failed to deliver.
    by Kamau Maichuhie, Allan Olingo

    Co-published with Foreign Policy

    Skies clear up in Los Angeles, but pregnant people live on with risk of urban fires

    The Los Angeles wildfires posed a serious threat to pregnant people and their babies. Despite clear skies, our reporter remains worried.
    by Lucy Sherriff

    This article was republished from a Fuller Project newsletter on January 27, 2025. Subscribe here.

    How abortion restrictions compare, state-by-state

    Access to abortion in the U.S. depends on where you live. Increasingly, the South and Midwest are becoming complete abortion deserts. Our interactive map highlights six major restrictions in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

    Related: How a network of college students is preparing for post-Roe campuses
    by Jessica Washington, Erica Hensley

    What will a second Trump presidency mean for women? Advocates are afraid to find out.

    As Trump returns to the White House, women’s rights advocates are pessimistic about what this second go-round will bring.
    by Jodi Enda

    This article was republished from a Fuller Project newsletter on January 20, 2025. Subscribe here.

    ‘Tip of the iceberg’ – New U.N. data shows spike in exploitation of girls worldwide

    U.N. data shows 40% jump in number of trafficked girls
    by Louise Donovan

    This article was republished from a Fuller Project newsletter on January 13, 2025. Subscribe here.

    “It’s heartbreaking” – Sudan’s Worsening Maternal Health Crisis

    As the lead obstetrician in a hospital in the Sudanese city of El Fasher, Safa Ali helps dozens of patients a day. But there’s one she won’t easily forget.
    by Louise Donovan

    This article was republished from a Fuller Project newsletter on January 6, 2025. Subscribe here.

    Republicans Take Aim at Subsidies that Help Millions of Women

    Conservatives have long desired to slash programs that help with healthcare, food, housing and transportation
    by Maggie Fox

    Co-published with The Guardian

    Mexico’s Grassroots Pro-Choice Insurgency

    The country’s government is failing to guarantee abortion access, and self-organized collectives are filling the gap.
    by Gina Jiménez

    Co-published with Foreign Policy

    ‘Shattered hopes’ – Afghan women react to the Taliban’s ban on medical studies

    Afghan women students describe their devastation at a new edict that cuts off their last professional training opportunities and threatens to worsen a maternal health crisis.
    by Zahra Joya

    Co-published with Rukhshana Media.

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