Tuesday (6/8) marked day two of Women Deliver 2010. Day two was all about innovation and (high and low) technology to improve the health of women and infants worldwide–in fact, the conference organizers marketed Tuesday’s sessions as a stand-alone symposium called Technology as a Catalyst for Social Transformation. Take a look at two examples of [...]
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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 [...]
Gates Foundation Grants UCSF $1.15 Million for Study on Integrating Family Planning Services and HIV/AIDS Treatment
Posted in Kenya, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged contraception, contraceptives, Craig R. Cohen, Daniel Grossman, Elizabeth Anne Bukusi, Family AIDS Care and Education (FACES) Program, family planning, Gates Foundation, HIV/AIDS, Ibis Reproductive Health, integration, integration of health services, Kenya, Kenya Medical Research Institute, maternal health, maternal mortality, pregnancy, Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of AIDS (PMTCT), reproductive health, research, study, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, unintended pregnancy, University of California San Francisco (UCSF) on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Can integrating family planning services into HIV/AIDS treatment and care increase contraceptive use and decrease unintended pregnancy among HIV-positive women? UCSF is partnering with the Kenya Medical Research Institute and Ibis Reproductive Health to find out. University of California, San Francisco “’Two-thirds of the world’s HIV-infected population lives in sub-Saharan Africa and 60 percent are [...]
On NPR Morning Edition: A Look at U.S. Policy on Family Planning Abroad
Posted in the Millennium Development Goals and the Media, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged access, Bush Administration, contraception, contraceptives, education, family planning, Hillary Clinton, HIV counseling and treatment, HIV/AIDS, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, Millennium Development Goals and the Media, Morning Edition, National Public Radio, NPR, Obama Administration, reproductive health, reproductive health services, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, sex education, U.S. policy, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, US policy on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
National Public Radio “During the Bush administration, conservatives opposed even the use of the term “reproductive health services.” U.S. support for family planning abroad declined significantly. Now Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that under the Obama administration, millions of women worldwide will have greater access to family planning, contraception and HIV counseling and treatment.” [...]
PBS Special on Maternal Health in Haiti Viewable Online
Posted in Haiti, Public Health and Technology, Reproductive Health in Disaster Settings, the Millennium Development Goals and the Media, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged access, adolescents, ambulance, Ann Starrs, birth control, Bureau for International Reporting (BIR), contraceptives, earthquake, education, Family Care International, family planning, global health, Haiti, Haitian Health Foundation, HIV/AIDS, journalism, maternal death, maternal health, maternal health supplies, maternal mortality, MDG5, media, midwives, Millennium Development Goals, Millennium Development Goals and the Media, multimedia, NOW, NOW PBS, PBS, pre-natal, skilled birth attendant, transportation, UNFPA, unintended pregnancy, United Nations, unmet need, youth on February 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A NOW team from PBS recently went to Haiti to investigate high levels of maternal mortality in the country. They happened to be in the Haiti when the earthquake hit. In collaboration with the Bureau for International Reporting (BIR), a non-profit video news production company, PBS produced Saving Haiti’s Mothers, a show that examines the [...]
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 [...]
Reproductive Health Response in Crises Consortium Releases Statement on the Earthquake in Haiti
Posted in Haiti, Reproductive Health in Disaster Settings, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged access, adolescents, ARVs, birth control, c-section, cesarean section, clean delivery kits, contraception, contraceptives, disaster relief, displaced women, earthquake, emergency contraception, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), family planning, Haiti, Haiti Earthquake, Haitian women, HIV/AIDS, infant health, internally displaced people, maternal health, maternal morbidity, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, pregnancy complications, pregnant women, refugees, relief efforts, Reproductive Health in Conflict Consortium, Reproductive Health in Disaster Settings, Reproductive Health Response in Crisis Consortium, reproductive health services, safe delivery kits, sexual exploitation, sexual violence, skilled birth attendant, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, youth on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Reproductive Health Response in Crises Consortium applauds current relief efforts in Haiti while calling on humanitarian actors to provide lifesaving reproductive health services for women displaced by the earthquake. The RHRC Consortium The RHRC Consortium calls on humanitarian actors to meet the needs of women and girls—including the 63,000 pregnant women in Port au [...]
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 [...]
Reducing Maternal Mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a Tough Bet
Posted in Democratic Republic of Congo, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged clandestine abortions, Congo, contraception, contraceptives, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), family planning, First Lady Marie-Olive Lembe Kabila, funding, Kinshasa, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, obstetric fistula, pregnancy complications, reproductive health, Richard Dackam Ngacthou, UNFPA, unintended pregnancy, unmet need on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Conflict and instability make the Democratic Republic of Congo a difficult place to be pregnant AllAfrica.com “Years of conflict and instability mean the Democratic Republic of Congo is still among the worst countries in the world to be pregnant, despite a nationwide push to improve maternal, infant and childhood mortality rates. ‘Every hour of every [...]
Dear Copenhagen: What About Women?
Posted in unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged access, Ana Langer, birth control, climate change, contraception, contraceptives, Copenhagen, EngenderHealth, family planning, George Soros, maternal health, Maternal Health Task Force, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, reproductive health, reproductive health services, The Huffington Post, unintended pregnancy, unmet need on December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ana Langer, President of EngenderHealth and Adviser to the Maternal Health Task Force, blogs on The Huffington Post—and calls attention to the power of modern contraception methods to help families weather the uncertainties of climate change. “As the global architects of a new treaty to combat climate change meet in Copenhagen this month, they continue [...]
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