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We need to talk about our children

Mar 16, 2012 | Maimoona Shahzadi

Students in the village of Panchkasi walk about 5km every day to get to the nearest government primary school - Zackary Canepari | Panos Pictures

As Maimoona laments another student whose education has come to an end prematurely, she reflects on the importance of teachers and parents communicating well for the benefit of the children.

No one here escapes malaria

Feb 10, 2012 | Kaidia Samaké

Village women listen to an educational talk regarding the dangers of female circumcision - Alfredo Caliz | Panos Pictures

Kaidia blogs about health issues for the children of Mali, from malaria to female genital mutilation.

Making pregnancy safer in Mali

Feb 1, 2012 | Kaidia Samaké

Kadia Keita, a local midwife, is pictured with some of the babies that she has helped to deliver at the health centre in Bomau village - Abbie Trayler-Smith | Panos Pictures

Kaidia talks to us about pregnancy in Mali – the risks and the changes that are helping to improve the health of mothers and children.

Renting wombs

Jan 2, 2012 | Divya Gupta

Surrogate Mothers in Anand, Gujarat, India - Suzanne Lee | Panos London

“Human beings have two main instincts: the instinct of self-protection and the instinct to reproduce,” says Dr Nayana Patel.
And she should know – she has carved out a career matching infertile couples with poor women willing to “rent their wombs”.

ARV treatment can work miracles

Dec 24, 2011 | Zarina Geloo

Aliness Munyanta and her 20-month-old daughter in Lusaka - Zarina Geloo | Panos London

Aliness Munyanta speaks to us about how Anti RetroViral treatment helped her to conceive a beautiful baby girl after losing two children to AIDS.

Publications mark the arrival of seven-billionth child

Nov 4, 2011 | Panos London

Robert Sserunjogi from Kampala, Uganda and his wife, Janet Nalweiso, plan to have two children. For now they are focusing on bringin up their only son, Eric. The photographer has previously been trained and equipped by Panos - Wambi Michael | Panos London

This week we had a series of features published in the Swedish national newspaper Svenska Dagbladet to coincide with the birth of the world’s seven billionth baby.

Indian success as child deaths cut dramatically

Sep 23, 2010 | Divya Gupta

A participant at the Jharkhand health meeting / Divya Gupta - Panos London

"It's no age to die" says the doctor whose work has helped dramatically cut infant and maternal mortality rates across the states of Jharkand and Orissa. The NGO says its approach – which puts women centre-stage – works even in the poorest areas.

Moralising fails to curb teen pregnancies

Jul 5, 2010 | Tania Ghosh

Children play on a roof near the Pacific coast of Ecuador. A new report has said that health professionals in the coutry are compromising adolescents' sexual health by stereotyping how men and women act / Rhodri Jones - Panos pictures

Researchers have criticised the attitude of health service providers in Ecuador, saying their judgmental approach is compromising adolescent girls' rights to sexual healthcare.

Uganda: orphaned boys at greater risk of depression

Apr 12, 2010 | Tania Ghosh

Ronald Okwir sits in a feeding centre after his parents were killed by the Lord's Resistance Army. A new study shows that orphaned boys are at a greater risk of suffering from depression / Chris de Bode - Panos pictures

Orphaned boys in Uganda are more likely to struggle with mental health problems following the death of a parent than girls in a similar situation, according to a study by Johns Hopkins University.

Nepali women’s groups help cut infant deaths

Mar 29, 2010 | Tania Ghosh

Developing women's confidence can help reduce deaths among newborn babies by up to 30 per cent / Tom Pilston - Panos pictures

A new report claims that women's groups in Nepal have helped to cut deaths among mothers and newborn babies by up to 30 per cent. The study suggests this was achieved by developing women's confidence and encouraging them to share their experiences of childbirth.

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