On Sunday, the New York Times ran an Op-Ed by Nicholas Kristof about the use of Misoprostol for medical abortion. In his column, Another Pill That Could Cause a Revolution, Nick explains that Misoprostol is a safe and cheap method for ending a pregnancy. It is also difficult to regulate because the drug was originally [...]
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Another Pill That Could Cause a Revolution, Kristof Discusses Misoprostol in Sunday Column
Posted in News, tagged abortion, Gynuity Health Projects, medical abortion, misoprostol, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Op-Ed, pill, postpartum hemorrhage, pregnancy complications, revolution, stomach ulcers, sublingual misoprostol, Sunday New York Times, termination of pregnancy, unsafe abortion, WHO, World Health Organization on August 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Globe and Mail Editorial: When It Comes To Maternal Health, Let Africans Decide
Posted in News, tagged abortion, access, Africa, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), empowerment, family planning, G20, G8, G8/G20, Global Fund to fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria, illegal abortion, maternal health, maternal mortality, pregnancy, unsafe abortion, women's empowerment on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An editorial published in the Globe and Mail on Monday calls on Canadians to “abandon posturing over funding abortion overseas,” and turn to a new focus for their plans to improve maternal health abroad: a new facility focused entirely on maternal and child health at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The [...]
New Study by UNFPA Shows How Maternal Deaths Represent Major Inequities in Argentina
Posted in Argentina, News, tagged abortion, abortion complications, adolescents, Argentina, Buenos Aires, HIV/AIDS, illegal abortion, inequities, Latin America, maternal death, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG5, UN, UNFPA, United Nations on March 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Latin American Herald Tribune reports on a new study by UNFPA that highlights the incidence of maternal deaths, the frequency of abortion, and the concentration of new HIV cases among the most marginalized sector of the Argentine population. The Latin American Herald Tribune “…The maternal mortality rate remains ‘relatively elevated in relation to the [...]
An Evening of Film and Music in NYC to Learn about Reproductive Freedom in Ethiopia
Posted in Ethiopia, Events, Uncategorized, tagged abortion, Anu Kumar, art, awareness, creative communities, documentary, Ethiopia, film, IPAS, legal abortion, Lisa Russell, maternal health, maternal mortality, Maya Azucena, MDGfive.com, music, New York City, Not Yet Rain, Renaissance Times Square Hotel, reproductive freedom, reproductive health, safe abortion, women's health on March 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Lisa Russell and IPAS invite you to an evening of film and music for women’s health. Click here to learn about MDGfive.com, a new project that Lisa and Maya are working on. They are calling on creative communities to use their artistic skills to raise awareness for the issue of maternal health.
Can Canada Lead G8 on Improving Maternal Health in Developing Countries—and Avoid Abortion Politics?
Posted in Canada, tagged abortion, abortion politics, access, birth control, child health, child mortality, clean water, contraception, contraceptives, diagnostics, Elizabeth Payne, family planning, G8, G8 countries, Hillary Clinton, Keith Martin, maternal death, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG4, MDG5, micro-nutrients, nutrition, primary health care, reproductive health, reproductive health services, water on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Elizabeth Payne, Editorial Board member of the Ottawa Citizen, outlines a plan/suggestion by Keith Martin, medical doctor and maternal health expert, for G8 countries to tackle maternal mortality in developing countries. Ottawa Citizen “…Martin says the federal government must articulate exactly what it is going to do when it comes to the G8 maternal health [...]
New Report Shows Slow Progress in Cutting Maternal Deaths in Argentina
Posted in Argentina, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged abortion, access, Argentina, contraceptives, education, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), hygiene, infection, maternal death, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, Observatorio de Salud Sexual y Reproductiva, political will, postpartum, pregnancy complications, reproductive health, sanitation, sex education, skilled birth attendant, unintended pregnancy, unmet need on January 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
According to a report by Observatorio de Salud Sexual y Reproductiva, Argentina has the means to address maternal mortality, but fails to do so because of a lack of political will. Inter Press Service News Agency (IPS) “…Argentina has a maternal mortality rate of 44 for every 100,000 live births – two and a half [...]
Three New ‘Nollywood’ Style Films Address the Issue of Maternal Mortality in Nigeria
Posted in the Millennium Development Goals and the Media, tagged abortion, activism, adolescents, birth control, childbirth, Communicating for Change (CFC), contraceptives, Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, Dr. Boniface Oye Adeniran, early marriage, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), family planning, film, films, Ford Foundation, gender, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG5, multimedia, Nigeria, Nollywood, pregnant women, reproductive health, skilled birth attendant, Too Far, Too Late, Too Young, transportation, unintended pregnancy, unmet need on January 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Too Young , Too Late and Too Far recently premiered in Lagos, Nigeria The films, produced by Communicating for Change (CFC), were shot in the ‘Nollywood’ style which involves a combination of suspense and drama—but the project team also included health expert script consultants, Dr Boniface Oye Adeniran, Obstetrician/Gynecologist of the Lagos State University Teaching [...]
Top Ten Wins for Women’s Health and Rights in 2009
Posted in Bolivia, Cameroon, India, Nigeria, tagged 2009, abortion, access, activism, adolescents, birth control, Bolivia, Cameroon, child marriage, contraception, contraceptives, criminalization of sex work, early marriage, England, family planning, Global Gag Rule, human rights, India, International Women's Health Coalition, maternal death, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, Nigeria, reproductive health, reproductive health services, reproductive rights, sex work, sexual health, UNFPA, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, women's health, women's rights, Yemen, youth on January 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The International Women’s Health Coalition lists and describes what they see as the top ten wins for women’s health and rights in 2009–and comment on next steps and challenges for each win. RH Reality Check The IWHC’s picks for the top ten women’s health and rights wins span topics ranging from the new Bolivian constitution [...]
Updates on MDG5 From Around the World: Zimbabwe, Peru and Ghana
Posted in Ghana, Peru, Zimbabwe, tagged abortion, birth control, child health, family planning, Ghana, maternal health, maternal mortality, Mercedes Araóz, Oscar Ugarte, Peru, Rafael Rey, rape, Safe Motherhood, skilled birth attendant, user fees, Zimbabwe on November 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
ZIMBABWE www.UNICEF.org User Fees are Limiting Women’s Access to Obstetrics Services The Government of Zimbabwe along with UNICEF released new social development data which exposed a grim situation for women and children in Zimbabwe. The Multiple Indicator and Monitoring Survey (MIMS), conducted in May 2009 reported a deterioration in access to key social services for [...]
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