DR. ELARD KOCH, A SCIENTIST WHOSE WORK IS CREATING A LEGACY
DR. ELARD KOCH, A SCIENTIST WHOSE WORK IS CREATING LEGACY By Ceci Aguilar While I was reading the WYA Maternal Health White Paper, I realized that many of the studies done in Chile on abortion and the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) were done by Dr. Elard Koch. Dr. Koch is an important molecular epidemiology researcher […]
Ireland adresses the lack of clarity on its abortion laws
By Juan Ignacio Fernandez Torres, Director of Advocacy WYA Europe On 5 March 1992, the Irish case Attorney General v. X established the right of Irish women to an abortion if a pregnant woman’s life was at risk because of pregnancy, including the risk of suicide. On 25 November 1992, the Irish people rejected the Twelfth Amendment […]
A War on Women
By Lilia Cornelio Last month’s brutal rape and subsequent death of a 23 year old physiotherapy student in India has pushed the world’s simmering discontent on laws protecting women into a boiling rage as protesters took to the streets calling for change. I felt shamed just by reading how violent the incident on December 16, 2012 […]
Baby Deficits To Hit Nations Hard
You might have heard about budget deficits in your country or the fiscal cliff hype in the USA more recently. These are serious issues that countries are facing. Beneath the surface though, there is an even more worrying deficit: Baby deficits. That’s right, nations are experiencing such huge demographic declines that most experts and economists […]
The Power of Young People to Change the World
“What can I do to change the world?” This is one question young people ask me these days. Young people want to change the world, they are usually aware of relevant issues that affect them and the world, but they wonder how to go about them. Young people are fearless, brave, impetuous, dynamic and self-confident. […]
Good News for Mothers in Tanzania
There’s good news coming out of Tanzania. Maternal deaths have decreased in Kagera and Tanga, two regions of the country. In Kagera, maternal deaths dropped from 194 per 100,000 live births (no date is specified) to 88 per 100,000 live births in 2010. That is a 55 percent decrease. And in Tanga, the number of […]
WYA releases new white paper on Maternal Health
The World Youth Alliance’s White Paper on Maternal Health discusses maternal mortality, a serious global health issue. 287,000 women died of pregnancy-related causes in 2010, and the death of a mother devastates her family and her entire community. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR), or the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, ranges from […]
WYAAP Statement of the Amendments for HB 4244
Note: For reference on summary of amendments released check out: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/291106/revised-version-of-rh-bill-introduced-in-house
Emerging Leaders Conference: A Workshop for Sustainable Actions in the Arab Region
Arabic translation below In partnership with the Lebanese American University, the two-day Emerging Leaders Conference will empower youth to play a more significant role towards the sustainable development of the Arab region. The conference will focus on a person-centered approach to sustainable development based on the World Youth Alliance’s International Solidarity Forum […]
Human Creativity: Our Greatest Resource
A World Youth Alliance Photo Contest Compete for a chance to win an invitation to WYA’s International Solidarity Forum, cash prizes, and a feature in our newsletter and website! The World Youth Alliance (WYA) is pleased to announce a Photo Contest based on the theme ‘Human Creativity: Our Greatest Resource’. We are looking for photos which […]