After Sadness, a Healthy Pregnancy and a Good Start for Baby Claudia 

Purity Kyalo’s first pregnancy did not go well.   She went to her first antenatal clinic at five months. The urban health facility in Nairobi, Kenya, had long queues and few health workers. Purity showed up three days in a row before the doctor could check her and her baby.   “When it was my turn to

A Woman-Centered Approach to Breast Health 

For two years, Joana Albino sought help for a growth in her left breast. She visited the local doctors a couple of times, but it didn’t help. Her condition worsened. “Because of the state I was in, I could not find work. I closed myself off and lived in my own world. Many things came