International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Family planning and other reproductive health programmes vital to poor women have "fallen off the development radar", it has been claimed.

Government support and funding is needed to help the fistula sufferers of sub-Saharan Africa, it has been claimed.

The UK Department of Health has decided against lowering the age at which women can be tested for cervical cancer.

A greater commitment from governments, international organisations and health professionals is needed in order that fistulae can be prevented in the developing world, it has been claimed.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) says it is a positive development that the issue of high maternal mortality rates in the developing world is being discussed on a political stage and in the

The World Health Organization (WHO) says emergency funding is needed to provide life-saving care for more than three million displaced people living in temporary camps in Pakistan.

Unsafe abortions are a major health risk faced by women in Tanzania and other developing countries, it has been claimed.

The new South African health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has announced a number of key priorities for his period in office.