The Promise of Life: Reproductive Choice in Africa
As the public health community shifts its focus to family planning, Mae Azango reminds us of the ongoing need for quality maternal care.
Serving more than 200,000 people, James N. Davies Jr. Memorial Hospital addresses the lack of emergency obstetric and neonatal care that has contributed to Liberia's high maternal mortality rates.
The Herald, South Africa's daily regional paper, is well-known for launching tough-minded investigations into local issues.
Although South Africa legalized abortion 15 years ago, the volunteer midwives and health professionals who provide it at Dora Nginza, a state hospital in Port Elizabeth, are often scorned.
The Liberian government and traditional leaders announced a shutdown of activities within the Sande women's society. The announcement followed Mae Azango’s report on female genital cutting.
Pulitzer Center grantee Mae Azango has gone into hiding after receiving threats related to a story she wrote on female circumcision—a taboo subject in Liberia.
A small paper with a powerful voice: FrontPage Africa is Liberia's investigative daily.
Mae Azango reports on harmful childbirth practices endangering mothers in Liberia.
Pulitzer Center journalist Mae Azango has been receiving threats since publishing a story on female genital mutilation.
When journalists report on vulnerable populations do the same rules apply in all cases and in all cultures?
If the Internet can muster so much attention for one viral video, how about a little something for Todee, Liberia?
Reporting on reproductive health can lead reporters into a maze of facts and figures. A panel of experts offers advice on finding, interpreting and using data, without losing sight of the story.
Health experts consider legalized abortion in Africa a potential solution to one of the leading causes of death for women. But cultural taboos and colonial laws present challenges.
At the International Conference on Family Planning in Dakar this month, a new study suggesting that hormonal contraception shots may double the risk of women becoming H.I.V.-positive, created a stir.
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Jina Moore is an independent journalist who specializes in post-conflict and human rights reporting. The recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and of an Ochberg Fellowship with the Dart Center for...
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Jake received his bachelor’s degree of journalism from the University of Wisconsin—Madison in May 2010. He is a photographer and multimedia journalist who seeks to produce work internationally that...
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Alexis Okeowo is a freelance journalist who has reported across Africa and in Cuba, Mexico, and New York. She is on the editorial staff of The New Yorker magazine. Her work has also been...
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Nathalie joined the Pulitzer Center in 2006, shortly after its founding, and has played a key role in the development of the Center's model and approach towards journalism initiatives and...
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Mae Azango is a journalist in Liberia, covering women and children as well as development issues for FrontPageAfrica and New Narratives. She has contributed reports to The...
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Estelle Ellis is an accomplished investigative journalist who holds degrees in law and journalism. She has worked at various South African daily newspapers and has been published in several British...
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Ken Opala is the founding director of the African Investigative News Service, a news syndicate specializing in development journalism driven by investigative reporting. He is a founding board member...
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Sam Olukoya is a journalist based in Lagos, Nigeria. He was a former associate editor of Newswatch, a prominent Nigerian newsmagazine. Since leaving the magazine in 1999, he has widely...