Family Planning

Faith-based Organization Provide Family Planning Where Few Options Exist


August 22, 2012

Based on an interview with Dr. Eoba Lubunga of the Free Methodist Church in DRC. 2012 – Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) face incredible hurdles. The Congolese people have suffered from years of conflict and sexual violence against women. Adding to this burden for women...

by Kathy Erb

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Family Planning

Why So Many Women in South Sudan Die Young


July 22, 2012

2013 – A woman in South Sudan has a one in seven chance of dying in childbirth. The nation has an astonishingly high maternal mortality rate of 2,054 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. To put this in perspective, the maternal mortality rate in Ghana is 350 maternal deaths per 100,000...

by Kathy Erb

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