Saybi Saple, a resident of a remote village in central India, is one of around 2.4 million women who delivered her baby at home last year in the country. A Unitaid-funded project is working to ensure that all births, including home births, are safe, and to prevent women from excessive bleeding after birth—a leading cause
In 2022, from April into September devastating floods swept through Sindh, Pakistan, submerging entire communities and leaving thousands grappling with the loss of their homes, livelihoods, and futures. The scale of destruction was unprecedented. In the aftermath, it became clear that the needs of these communities went far beyond our initial project, which focused on
Today, breast cancer is the most common form of women’s cancer. In India, where I live, women suffer disproportionately from breast cancer. Though the incidence is similar to the rate in the U.S. (in both countries, it accounts for about one in four cases of cancer among women), there is a stark difference in mortality.
