This post is the first in a series on maternal health in the Seraikela block of Jharkhand, India. In 2009, Sarah Blake and I worked together at the Maternal Health Task Force, a Gates Foundation funded maternal health initiative based at EngenderHealth in New York City. Since then, Sarah went on to work as a consultant with several non-profit organizations, [...]
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Janani Suraksha Yojana and the Bumpy Road to Maternal Health in Rural India
Posted in Browse by Country, India, tagged American India Foundation, cash incentive, community health workers, conditional cash transfer, EngenderHealth, Gates Foundation, health policy, home delivery, human rights, India, institutional delivery, Jamshedpur, Janani Suraksha Yojana, Jharkhand, JSY, Kate Mitchell, Lancet, maternal and newborn health, maternal death, maternal health, Maternal Health Task Force, maternal mortality, National Rural Health Mission, neonatal mortality, newborn health, newborn mortality, perinatal mortality, Sarah Blake, Seraikela Block, transportation, UNFPA, Women Deliver on May 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
New Report Shows that HIV Positive Women in Chile are Facing Major Reproductive Rights Violations
Posted in Chile, News, tagged Center for Reproductive Rights, Chile, forced sterilization, HIV/AIDS, human rights, reproductive health, reproductive rights, VIVO POSITIVO on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Center for Reproductive Rights has released, Dignity Denied: Violations of the Rights of HIV-positive Women in Chilean Health Facilities, an in-depth investigation into the issue of discrimination against HIV positive women in Chile—specifically when seeking reproductive health services. In an email I received from colleagues at the Center for Reproductive Rights, they wrote: “Over a period [...]
Letters to the Editor Add New Dimension to the Coverage of the Recent Lancet Publication on Maternal Mortality
Posted in News, tagged advocacy, African Mothers Health Initiative, child marriage, discrimination against women, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), EmOC, family planning, health systems strengthening, HIV, HIV service, HIV/AIDS, human rights, inability to own property, Joanne Jorissen Chiwaula, Lancet, Letter to the Editor, Mary Robinson, maternal death, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG5, millennium development goal 5, Nicholas Kristof, On the Ground, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, recent findings, reproductive choices, reproductive health, sexual violence, The Lancet, unsafe abortion on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On April 13th 2010, the New York Times published an article, Maternal Deaths Decline Sharply Across the Globe, about the recent findings published in the Lancet that suggest a dramatic reduction in global maternal mortality. Since then, the paper has published a series of Letters to the Editor. These letters come from leaders of organizations working on reproductive [...]
Mobile Cinema Raises Issue of Female Genital Cutting in Mali
Posted in Mali, the Millennium Development Goals and the Media, tagged Africa, child health, female circumcision, female genital cutting, human rights, International Day against Female Genital Mutilation, Mali, maternal death, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG5, Middle East, Millennium Development Goals and the Media, mobile cinema, pregnancy complications, UNICEF on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The mobile cinema, backed by UNICEF, is traveling from village to village in Mali screening films that encourage communities to talk openly about maternal and child health issues. After the screening, project leaders hold open discussions with communities about female genital cutting—and the health implications of the practice. SOS Children’s Villages “More than 85 per [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Nigeria Establishes a Media Network on Reproductive Health
Posted in Nigeria, Public Health and Technology, the Millennium Development Goals and the Media, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged development, gender-based violence, human rights, journalism, journalists, Lagos, Lagos Building Investment Conference in Ikeja, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, Millennium Development Goals and the Media, Nigeria, population data, reproductive health, sex education, Tunde Awobiyi, UNFPA, United Nations on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lagos state government, in collaboration with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has established a media network on population and development, reproductive health rights and gender equality AllAfrica.com “The media network was established at the just concluded three-day workshop held at Lagos Building Investment Conference in Ikeja. Speaking at the forum, Director, Public Enlightenment, in the [...]
University of Pretoria Awards Maternal Health Hero for her Contributions to Humanity
Posted in Somaliland, tagged Chancellor's Medal, Dr. Edna Adan Ismail, Edna Adan Hospital, education, human rights, maternal health, maternal mortality, Nicholas Kristof, skilled birth attendant, Somaliland, University of Pretoria, volunteer opportunities on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Edna Adan Ismail of Somaliland receives the Chancellor’s Medal for her outstanding contribution to humanity Somaliland Globe “I accept this award on behalf of the women of Somaliland and Africa who have the highest maternal mortality rate in the world and who die because they are poor. Our women die because they lack care [...]
MDG5 and Youth: Their Plight, Their Voices
Posted in Afghanistan, Uncategorized, tagged access, adolescents, Advocates for Youth, Afghanistan, birth control, child brides, contraceptives, early marriage, family planning, forced marriage, HIV/AIDS, human rights, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG5, media, Millennium Development Goals, policy, reproductive health services, sexual and reproductive health rights, UNFPA, United Nation's International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), Yemen, youth on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, I have seen a handful of articles that address MDG5 issues and youth—ranging in topic areas from the tribulations of child-bearing children in Afghanistan and the struggles of young girls forced into early marriage in Yemen (actually from Dec. 5th) to the role that youth are playing in demanding access to sexual and reproductive [...]
Women Deliver Scholarship Deadline Approaching!
Posted in the Millennium Development Goals and the Media, Uncategorized, tagged Delivering Solutions for Girls and Women, family planning, gender, health systems strengthening, human rights, investing in women, maternal health, maternal health conference, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, reproductive health, scholarship, violence against women, Washington DC, Women Deliver, Women Deliver Conference, women in conflict situations on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Women Deliver is holding a conference, Delivering Solutions for Girls and Women The conference will be held in Washington DC from June 7-9 and will have two main messages: 1.) The MDGs will not be achieved without investing in women. 2.) There is just enough time, if the world commits funding now, to achieve MDG5 — additional US$10 [...]
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 [...]
Welcome to Maternal Mortality Daily
Posted in Public Health and Technology, the Millennium Development Goals and the Media, tagged birth control, blog, Boston University, Boston University School of Public Health, BUSPH, contraception, culminating experience, Dominican Republic, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), EngenderHealth, human rights, institutionalized deliveries, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management intern, Maternal Health Task Force, Maternal Mortality Daily, MDG5, millennium development goal 5, Millennium Development Goals and the Media, MPH in International Health, pregnancy complications, Public Health and Technology, reproductive health, skilled birth attendant on November 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Hi and thanks for visiting Maternal Mortality Daily. In the name of the 1500 women who die each day around the world from pregnancy complications, Maternal Mortality Daily tracks the latest news and blogs addressing global maternal mortality. The idea is to create a one-stop-shop for the latest info on progress toward Millennium Development Goal [...]
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