Wemcast

Benjamin Black joins us to discuss his recent book launch of ‘Belly Woman’ a first-hand account of the impact a humanitarian crisis has on access to maternal and reproductive healthcare. Belly Woman explores the global disparity in maternity care, including safe abortion care, alongside the compounding factors of a humanitarian emergency that was the Ebola crisis. Benjamin Black is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who holds a specific interest in how to respond to the sexual and reproductive health needs of populations living in remote, resource-poor and humanitarian-emergency settings social aspects of working in healthcare. Benjamin studied medicine in London, following which he pursued a career in obstetrics and gynaecology. Between his medical training he completed post-graduate studies in epidemiology and statistics, and a master’s degree from The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, in the Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and Development. He has provided assistance on t