International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Only around a third of patients who test positive for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa remain in care until they become eligible for antiretroviral treatment, according to a new study.

A new women's health emergency contraceptive is to be launched in the US shortly.

USA Today has reported that the drug, marketed under the name of Ella, is likely to be on the market by the end of the year and will contain a compound named ulipristal. 

A groundbreaking abortion law that was recently approved in Nebraska in the US may not actually come into effect any time soon, legal experts have said.

The law, which will ban abortions from taking place at and after 20 weeks, is meant to be implemented this October.

More than half of all maternal deaths in Africa can be attributed to unsafe abortions, it has been claimed.

Female genital mutilation has been officially outlawed in Uganda, it has been reported.

Under the new parliamentary act, individuals who are found to have been involved the cutting of females' reproductive organs face ten years' imprisonment.

In instances where the practice results in the death of a young woman, perpetrators can be given a life sentence.

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is just one of the threats Ethiopian women face at the hands of their intimate male partners, it has been claimed.

According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the country has one of the highest rates of both sexual and physical violence against women in the world.

Greater education requirements for nurses are a positive move which can only lead to better patient care, it has been claimed.

According to Rosie Doy, deputy head of the University of East Anglia School of Nursing and Midwifery, UK, the decision to make nursing a degree-only entry profession in England is a positive move for the health services.

The inclusion of faith-based organisations (FBOs) in the campaign to promote female sexual and reproductive health can ensure greater international progress, it has been claimed.

According to Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, religion is "the final frontier" in attempts to promote human rights, including those of women.

Without a higher social status, women will continue to face difficulties protecting their own health and that of their families, it has been claimed.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), lack of access to education, decision-making positions and income all limit female empowerment.

Maternal health is a human right that should be available to all irrespective of location, it has been claimed.