Brook Vaitohi Brook Vaitohi

Inadequate Healthcare in Pacific Islands

Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) face significant healthcare challenges due to a high burden of noncommunicable and communicable diseases (NCDs and CDs), limited rural healthcare access, and chronic shortages of medical personnel and resources.

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Grace Loveless Grace Loveless

Inadequate Healthcare for Women in the United States

In an analysis that extracted data from the year 2022, the United States was the leading country in maternal mortality out of thirteen high-income nations, with an average of 22 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

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Susan May Watts Susan May Watts

Son Preference in India

Around 142 million women and girls went “missing” in the world due to son preference and sex-selective abortion between 1970 and 2020—India accounted for 40.3 million of these women.

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Emma Gunn Emma Gunn

Barriers to Family Planning for Women in West Africa

While challenges regarding contraception and family planning exist throughout West Africa, progress has been made as various actors have implemented best practices to address the barriers that hinder the safety of women.

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