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Women's health

An estimated 99 per cent of women who die in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications live in developing countries. Most of these deaths are preventable.

Be it in conflict, in a natural disaster, a disease outbreak, or in an HIV programme - women are in need of specific care. Reproductive healthcare is an integral part of the medical care we provide, including in emergencies. In areas where maternal death is high, such as in Afghanistan or the Central African Republic, we've opened specific projects to provide care to women. The five main causes of maternal death are haemorrhage, sepsis, unsafe abortion, complications linked to high blood pressure, and obstructed labour.

For information on safe abortion care, please visit our dedicated page.

Women's Health

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Nepal Quake Aftermath: Mental Health
Nepal

Psychological first aid helps Nepalese rebuild their lives

Project Update 1 Jun 2015
 
Irbid
Jordan

MSF scales up activities in Irbid due to increasing health needs of Syrian Refugees

Press Release 20 May 2015
 
Bikenge Health Centre
Democratic Republic of Congo

MSF begins medical activities in Bikenge, Maniema Province

Voices from the Field 5 May 2015
 
Yemen

“Every day we are getting calls from patients in a critical condition who cannot reach our hospitals”

Voices from the Field 10 Apr 2015
 
Journal article

Care for victims of sexual violence, an organisation pushed to its limits: The case of MSF

10 Apr 2015
Journal article
 
Regional Hospital of Katiola MSF supports gynecological
Côte d'Ivoire

Everyday life at MSF’s Katiola maternity centre

Voices from the Field 6 Mar 2015
 
International Women's Day
Women's health

“Because Tomorrow Needs Her” Explores Multiple Health Challenges Affecting Women

Press Release 6 Mar 2015
 
MSF new maternity in Kabul
Afghanistan

A unit for “kangaroo mothers” in Kabul

Voices from the Field 6 Mar 2015
 
Psychosocial care for survivors of sexual violence
Sexual violence

International Women's Day: Surviving sexual violence during adolescence

Project Update 5 Mar 2015
5000 Children of Adele (EN)
video

5000 Children of Adele (EN)

The 5000 children of Adele

Adele is a Central African midwife in the country's biggest maternity ward in Bangui.

This is the story of what it's like to help deliver babies under gunshots, but also what it means to be a woman in a country with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world.

fieldresearch.msf.org

We produce important research based on our field experience. So far, we have published articles in over 100 peer-reviewed journals. These articles have often changed clinical practice and have been used for humanitarian advocacy. Read all our Women's Health-related articles on our dedicated Field Research website.

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Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF)