Sexual and Physical Intimate Partner Violence among Women using Antenatal Car…

The aim was to estimate the prevalence of sexual and physical intimate partner violence (IPV) and its associated factors, in a sample of pregnant women using antenatal care (ANC) in Nampula pro…

Enhancing maternal wellbeing in Ghana: Availability of resources for safe del…

The thrust of the present study was to examine resources available for safe delivery in Akatsi and Keta Districts of Volta Region of Ghana with a view to highlighting the importance of improving m…

Management of Medical and Psychological effects of War Trauma

Isis-WICCE, using its action oriented approach noted the urgent need for the development of a standardised locally adapted training manual for use to train operational level health workers working …

Raising Hope: Reclaiming lives in Lira District, Northern Uganda

The report documents the medical intervention that Isis-WICCE carried out in collaboration in the sub counties of Ogur and Aromo in Lira district to to address the most pressing and priority healt…

Effect of Female Genital Mutilation on Female Sexual Function, Alexandria, Egypt

Background: The global prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) ranges from 0.6% up to 98%. It has many health psychological impacts including abnormalities of female sexual function. Objec…

Female Genital Mutilation: A Tragedy for Women’s Reproductive Health

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/FGC) constitutes a tragic health and human rights issue of girlsand women in a number of countries, mainly in Africa. The practice has serious health conseque…

Are Some Women more at risk of Obstetric Fistula in Uganda? Evidence from the…

With only four years left for the Millennium Development Goal’s 2015 deadline for reducing poor maternal health outcomes, developing countries are still bearing a huge burden of maternal morb…

Grants Awarded Nigeria 2001 - 2010

AWDF awards grants to African women's organizations working in the following thematic areas: Women's Human Rights Economic Empowerment Political Participation Peace-Building Healt…

Affordable House Designs to Improve Health in Rural Africa: a Field Study fro…

The population of sub-Saharan Africa is currently estimated to be 1245 million and is expected to quadruple by the end of the century, necessitating the building of millions of homes. Malaria rema…

AWDF Grants Awarded Nigeria

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