Millions of dollars worth of contraceptives have been stored in Belgium since the U.S. froze foreign aid. A local official ...

In many developed countries, a birth certificate is a given, but in many African countries, obtaining one is not the norm. In sub-Saharan Africa, according to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), only ...

Systemic failures such as unreliable digital infrastructure, weak institutions as well as cultural barriers, are responsible ...

In The Gambia, a small country in West Africa, 1 in 10 newborns have a low birth weight — less than 5.5 pounds — and face daunting challenges. They are more likely to die within a month of birth or in ...