Mohammed Gaber – MEM Summit 2024
The Middle East Mediterranean (MEM) Summit in Lugano, Switzerland, held in November 2024, provided an opportunity to meet inspiring young change leaders representing different countries from the region. The diverse views and experiences from their unique walks of life […]
According to Advocates for Youth, sexuality education began when western countries faced an increase in teenage pregnancies. Years later, particularly in African countries, the outbreak of AIDS/HIV sparked the importance of sexuality education. While the beginning of sexuality […]
Postpartum is the period after childbirth during which the mother’s body, including hormone levels, returns to a non-pregnant state. Women’s vulnerability is at its peak during this period and can last for around 40 days from the first hour of delivery. […]
Safe abortion provision is a public health issue that has been a controversial subject in many countries. In most of these countries, religious, cultural or social beliefs hindered access to safe abortions. According to the Guttmacher Institute and World Health Organization (WHO), 56 million induced abortions took place annually in […]
FGM in Yemen is distributed throughout the country but predominates in four main cities; Aden, Al-Hodiedah, Al-Mhrah, and Hadramout. In 2001, the Yemeni Ministry of Public Health and Population (YMoPHP) enacted a decree to ban public and private health facilities from performing FGM. However, some facilities still carry out the […]
