Gaza – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

28 Dec

Gaza health chief warns of population crisis amid targeted attacks on fertility centers

RandyLatest NewsFertility, Gaza, Global, Reproductive rights

Munir Al-Barsh, Director-General of Gaza’s Ministry of Health, has revealed that monthly births have plummeted by 40 percent over the past year, dropping from 26,000 to just 17,000, disclosing that fertility and IVF centers have been directly targeted by Israeli forces.

Childbirth under attack: how women and babies became targets in conflicts around the world

CoreyLatest Newschildbirth, Gaza, Global, Healthcare, Maternal and Child Health, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, Ukraine

Thirty women were sheltering in the Saudi maternity hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, on 28 October when the massacre began. Some had just given birth and others were still in labour.

Amid violence and displacement: a reproductive health crisis in Gaza

PhoenixLatest NewsGaza, Global, Healthcare, Palestinian, Reproductive rights

Over two years of Israeli attacks, chronic displacement, siege, and starvation have devastated the lives of women in Gaza and eroded whatever control they had over their lives, futures, and bodies, with a devastating impact on women’s reproductive health and rights.