videos tagged global women's health news

Dr. Myriam Conejo Maldonaldo speaks to the issues of health care for women in Imbabura, Ecuador. She also touches on the average Ecuadorian women's feeling about family planning. A UNFPA Jan 2008 release. 2:03 min. http://www.americansforunfpa.org http://americansforunfpa.blogspot.com

"Fistula is a condition of poverty," said Dr. Salamatou Traore. Dr. Traore has been at the forefront in the fight to protect the rights of women suffering from obstetric fistula, who are often rejected by their communities and husbands. As head of the organization Dimol, which translates to "dignity," she runs a center that supports women through fistula repair and prepares women to return to their communities and to become health advocates for other women. Film/video 2:02 min. Jan 2008.

In the fifth year of marking International Day against Female Genital Mutilation, the UN has launched a multi-million dollar program to reduce the practice by 40% over the next seven years. Feb 08, 2008 Everywoman AljazeeraTV report. 11:48 min.

Through her own personal struggle we see a searing portrait of Rolake Odetoyinbo, Nigerian AIDS activist, who is also someone who knows first-hand the pain of carrying HIV-AIDS -- a disease that is often kept secret from the outside world. Feb 2008. 7:20 min.

Female genital mutilation is carried out for cultural and religious reasons. Women across the world are affected by the practice which is widely recognised as a violation of human rights. 8 Feb, 2008 2:49 min Aljazeera TV production,

THE FACTS: Every 14 seconds a child is orphaned because of war, natural disaster, poverty, or disease. Right now, there are 15 million orphans due to AIDS alone. The children often survive alone, without the nurturing they need. Many have suffered the trauma of seeing one or both parents die as a result of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Veronica's Story is helping to care for these children and empower girls and women to help bring an end to the orphan crisis. This film shows Veronica's work with South Africa

Mama Madou has been living with obstetric fistula for over 45 years. With the help of Dr. Adelard who provides fistula repair to women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she is finally getting the services she needs. 2007 film.

Everywoman TV report (excerpt) on two separate topics. On "The Global Gag Rule" coming from the U.S. which effects international politics on global health, birth control and family planning. And, the hard issues of elderly "Comfort Women" today seeking justice from Japan's legislature for their ordeals as forced sexual-workers during WWII. Film 12:30 min. Everywoman TV 2007

A CAMFED film "The Broken Promise" part of The Learning Circle is a participatory filmmaking project, based in northern Ghana, involving a group of local women and young girls who are all experiencing the harsh realities of discrimination either because of their disability, lack of education and poverty or through their work with marginalised communities. The group makes films on pressing social issues that affect their lives and screens them in the local community to stimulate debate and change. The Camp