
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Around the world, one in six people will experience infertility in their lifetime, according to the World Health Organisation. In Africa, there is still a lot of stigma that surrounds infertility, but now, more people are starting to speak out about their struggles on social media.
Focus on Africa podcast host, Nkechi Ogbonna, sat down for a chat with Matshepo Segole, from Johannesburg, South Africa who has built a community on TikTok for women navigating infertility, and Jonathan Luwagga, who is British-Ugandan. He has been sharing his story on social media to encourage more men to speak out about this issue.
Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna
By BBC World Service4.5
356356 ratings
Around the world, one in six people will experience infertility in their lifetime, according to the World Health Organisation. In Africa, there is still a lot of stigma that surrounds infertility, but now, more people are starting to speak out about their struggles on social media.
Focus on Africa podcast host, Nkechi Ogbonna, sat down for a chat with Matshepo Segole, from Johannesburg, South Africa who has built a community on TikTok for women navigating infertility, and Jonathan Luwagga, who is British-Ugandan. He has been sharing his story on social media to encourage more men to speak out about this issue.
Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna

7,821 Listeners

4,185 Listeners

529 Listeners

1,062 Listeners

299 Listeners

5,525 Listeners

1,797 Listeners

2,098 Listeners

355 Listeners

736 Listeners

230 Listeners

355 Listeners

269 Listeners

236 Listeners

580 Listeners

144 Listeners

330 Listeners

3,212 Listeners

69 Listeners

170 Listeners

76 Listeners

146 Listeners

671 Listeners

580 Listeners

309 Listeners

625 Listeners

383 Listeners

245 Listeners

52 Listeners

78 Listeners

88 Listeners