Julia Hanne

Julia Hanne is a communications specialist with experience in international development and journalism. Her expertise includes policy engagement and communications strategies, writing and editing, and storytelling. She has previously worked at the Overseas Development Institute, Palladium and currently at Options Consultancy Services Ltd., on a wide range of public health projects. Julia's short documentary and work on Pakistan's rising social tech businesses was featured by Microsoft and The Independent. Julia has a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Law from the University of Edinburgh.

A woman walks past a graffiti promoting the fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya, on May 22, 2020. This is a striking photo of a woman in a blue dress wearing a facemask walking past a peach-colored wall with a graffiti of the Earth, also wearing a facemask, with bloodshot eyes and crying. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Gender

Falling Through the Cracks: COVID-19 and the Rise of Maternal Deaths in Africa

by Marleen Vellekoop, Meshack Acholla, Julia Hanne

Africa’s unified pandemic response has saved lives, but reduced access to routine services puts women’s health in danger