In honor of International Women’s Day (March 8th), Pathfinder International has launched an initiative called 200 Thousand for 200 Million. The goal is to reach 200,000 shares of the Girl2Woman videos–and for every video shared, $1 will be donated to improving access to reproductive health services for the 200 million women around the world who lack adequate [...]
Posts Tagged ‘activism’
Raising Awareness for the Global Unmet Need for Contraceptives: Pathfinder Launches Video Sharing Initiative
Posted in advocacy, unmet need, tagged 200 Thousand for 200 Million, activism, advocacy, awareness, birth control, campaign, Dan Pellegrom, facebook, family planning, Girl2Woman, International Women's Day, maternal health, modern contraception, modern contraceptives, Pathfinder, Pathfinder International, reproductive health, reproductive health services, twitter, video sharing, www.girl2woman.org on March 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Lisa Russell Calls on Creative Communities to Help Achieve MDG5
Posted in Opportunities in Maternal Health, Public Health and Technology, the Millennium Development Goals and the Media, unintended pregnancy, tagged activism, advocacy, artists, creative communities, cultural exchange, DJs, EngenderHealth, family planning, film, global health, license free clips, Lisa Russell, maternal health, Maternal Health Task Force, maternal mortality, Maya Azucena, MDG5, MDG5.com, Millennium Development Goals, Millennium Development Goals and the Media, musicians, new media, poets, PSAs, spoken word on February 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Global health activist, member of the Maternal Health Task Force Editorial Committee and film-maker, Lisa Russell, has teamed up with Grammy-award winning singer, Maya Azucena, to launch a new media project called MDGFive.com. The project is a collaborative effort of international organizations and artists committed to bringing awareness to maternal health. RH Reality Check In [...]
UNFPA Warns Pregnant Women in Haiti are at Increased Risk of Pregnancy Complications and Maternal Death
Posted in Haiti, Public Health and Technology, Reproductive Health in Disaster Settings, unmet need, tagged access, activism, disaster relief, disaster settings, donate, donation, earthquake, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), funding, Haiti, Haitian women, how to help, international aid, maternal death, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, pregnancy, Public Health and Technology, Red Cross, Reproductive Health in Disaster Settings, skilled birth attendant, text messaging, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, Wyclef, Yele, YELE HAITI on January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Haiti has the highest maternal mortality ratio in the western hemisphere (670 maternal deaths/100,000 live births)—and UNFPA warns that this number will likely sky-rocket following the massive earthquake on Tuesday. UN News Center “WHO is helping to collect data on the health impact of the earthquake and is also deploying a 12-member team comprising experts [...]
Pathfinder International Launches Video to Raise Awareness and Money for Women’s Rights and Health
Posted in Public Health and Technology, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged access, activism, adolescents, birth control, child health, child marriage, contraception, contraceptives, early marriage, education, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), family planning, funding, fundraising campaign, hemorrhage, HIV/AIDS, human rights, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, Pathfinder International, Public Health and Technology, sex education, sex trafficking, skilled birth attendant, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, video, women's rights, youth on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Watch and share Pathfinder’s video, Girl2Woman, that outlines the challenges related to sexual and reproductive health that girls face throughout their lives. Every video shared raises $1 for Pathfinder International programs—-up to $1 million. Visit the Girl2Woman site to see more information about the initiative and an interactive time line that outlines stages of life [...]
Peer-to-Peer Health Care Delivery Model: Ecuadorian Teens Deliver Injectable Contraceptives to Peers
Posted in Ecuador, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged access, activism, adolescents, birth control, CEMOPLAF, Chimborazo, CHW, community health workers, condoms, contraception, contraceptives, Ecuador, education, family planning, HIV/AIDS, indigenous, injectable contraception, injectables, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG5, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, reproductive health, reproductive health services, sex education, skilled birth attendant, task sharing, task-shifting, teens, the pill, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, youth on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Planned Parenthood Federation of America and CEMOPLAF, an Ecuadorian reproductive health organization, are working together to train Ecuadorian teens to become community health workers in the Chimborazo region of central Ecuador. Global Health Magazine “Ecuador has the highest adolescent fertility rate in Latin America, and this skyrockets when we’re talking about rural or indigenous youth. [...]
Hillary Clinton Will Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Universal Access to Reproductive Health Services
Posted in unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged 15th Anniversary, 2015, access, activism, adolescents, birth control, Cairo, contraception, contraceptives, education, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), family planning, funding, Hillary Clinton, human rights, International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, reproductive health, reproductive health services, Secretary of State, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, sex education, skilled birth attendant, U.S. government, UN agreements, unintended pregnancy, United Nations, unmet need, youth on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech comes in time for the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and marks a renewed support for and dedication to reaching the goals of ICPD and other related UN agreements, including the Millennium Development Goals, by 2015. ICPD called on governments and development agencies [...]
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 [...]
WHO Director General Highlights Health Improvements Throughout Africa But Calls for More Attention to Maternal Mortality and Violence Against Women
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged activism, Africa, Asia, child health, Director General of WHO, gender-based violence, HIV/AIDS, malaria, Margaret Chan, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, reproductive health, violence against women, WHO on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Voice of America Click here to read this report on Margaret Chan’s speech regarding the current state of health in Africa. She sites progress in tackling Malaria and HIV and improvements in child health, but she expresses sadness at the lack of success in reducing maternal mortality and addressing gender-based violence. Read the full article.
Human Rights Day and Maternal Mortality
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged activism, call to action, campaign, Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), human rights, International Human Rights Day, International Initiative on Maternal Mortality and Human RIghts, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, PHR, Physicians for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Maternal Mortality on December 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today, December 10th, is International Human Rights day. Organizations are talking about maternal health in the context of human rights and calling for action on the global epidemic of maternal morbidity and mortality. Last day to join the 10,000 in 10 Campaign! Today is the last day of the 10,000 in 10 Campaign to support [...]
More on Human Rights Day and Maternal Mortality
Posted in India, Uncategorized, tagged access, activism, Human Rights Watch, India, Magnum Photos, maternal health, maternal mortality on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In Silence: Maternal Mortality in India traces the steps of one woman in India who died after giving birth This 5-minute multimedia piece, produced by Human Rights Watch in collaboration with Magnum Photos, highlights many of the factors that led to the death of this woman—and raises the issues within the context of human rights. [...]
Activists in Peru send strong message to the Peruvian government on the issue of maternal mortality
Posted in Peru, Uncategorized, tagged activism, Amnesty International, Lima, maternal mortality, Peru on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
PERU Global Call to Action Against Poverty www.whiteband.org Maternal mortality is a key area of the Amnesty International Demand Dignity campaign and so on Saturday 17 October Amnesty International decided to draw attention to the situation of maternal mortality in Peru. 100 activists, dressed in black and white masks, paraded with coffins decorated with flowers [...]
Categories
Tags
Archives
Twitter Updates
Error: Twitter did not respond. Please wait a few minutes and refresh this page.
Photo Credit
