Reproductive health in the Philippines is a challenge that extends beyond the delivery of essential services. Poverty, food insecurity, joblessness and a lack of knowledge about reproductive health compound the challenges that womxn face.
15 WOMXN/day
die due to preventable pregnancy and childbirth complications
50%
of pregnancies are unplanned
25%
of all pregnancies are teen pregnancies
What Roots of Health
is doing about it
Roots of Health empowers womxn and girls in the Philippines to secure their right to health and freedom from violence.
Learn how Roots of Health is changing Lives since 2009
Meet the Roots of Health Founder & Executive Director
Amina Evangelista Swanepoel
Roots of Health in Action
empowering womxn and their families in the Philippines since 2009
