On Tuesday, September 14th, the Guardian launched a new website in collaboration with the Gates Foundation. The site is dedicated entirely to global development, was built with the Millennium Development Goals as a framework, and launched just one week before the UN Summit. Be sure to check out the following components of the new site: [...]
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The Guardian Launches Global Development Site With Gates Foundation
Posted in News, tagged blogosphere, development news, global development, Guardian, international development, maternal health, MDG5, millennium development goal 5, Millennium Development Goals, Poverty Matters, Talk Point, UN Summit on September 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Kaiser Family Foundation Will Bring Together Experts for a Policy Forum: World Progress on Maternal and Child Health, the Future Role for the U.S.
Posted in Events, News, Opportunities in Maternal Health, tagged 2015, Ana Langer, Chris Murray, Christopher J L Murray, Diane Rowland, EngenderHealth, experts, Flavia Bustreo, global health, health policy, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Jen Kates, Jennifer Klein, Kaiser Family Foundation, maternal health, MDG4, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health, policy forum, public forum, U.S., U.S. Department of State, UN, United States, University of Washington, University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), USA, World Health Organization on May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Kaiser Family Foundation is holding a policy forum (open to the public) where experts will comment on progress toward achieving Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5–and explore the role of the U.S. in improving global maternal and child health. The event will take place on May 24th, from 9:30am to 11:00am ET at the [...]
International Day of the Midwife: UNFPA and the International Confederation of Midwives Call on World Leaders to Address the Global Shortage of Midwives
Posted in Announcement, News, tagged childbirth, counselling, family planning, global standards, HIV transmission, HIV/AIDS, International Confederation of Midwives, International Day of the Midwife, International Day of the Midwife 2010, joint statement, marginalized populations, maternal death, MDG4, MDG5, MDG6, midwifery care, Millennium Development Goal 4, millennium development goal 5, Millennium Development Goal 6, Millennium Development Goals, postpartum, pregnancy, Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of AIDS (PMTCT), UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, world leaders on May 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Today, May 5th, is International Day of the Midwife—and UNFPA and the International Confederation of Midwives have released a joint statement calling on world leaders to address the shortage of 350,000 midwives around the world. Their statement explains that increased investments in training midwives are critical to reaching the most marginalized communities–who typically lack access [...]
World Health Day: A Look at Maternal Health and Neglected Tropical Diseases
Posted in News, tagged maternal mortality, maternal health, integration of health services, Millennium Development Goals, access, Maternal Health Task Force, maternal morbidity, MDG5, Women Deliver, pregnancy complications, integration, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, millennium development goal 5, World Health Organization, access to health care, MHTF, Kate Mitchell, World Health Day, Urbanization and Health, neglected tropical diseases, urban slum populations, global conferences, Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Global Health Initiative, Dr. Peter J. Hotez, deworming, hookworm, anemia, perinatal morbidity, school attendance, bednets, rural populations on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In honor of World Health Day, I wrote a post for the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases blog, End the Neglect. The post looks at the relationship between these two historically neglected global health issues–and calls for more integration. End the Neglect “The theme of this year’s World Health Day is “Urbanization and Health.” [...]
Volunteer at Women Deliver!
Posted in Announcement, Events, Opportunities in Maternal Health, Uncategorized, tagged maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG, MDG4, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, volunteer opportunities, volunteer opportunity, Washington DC, Women Deliver, Women Deliver Conference on March 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Women Deliver Volunteer at the conference and receive free registration for the conference, including three days of panel presentations and breakout sessions; access to Tuesday’s Technology Symposium and to the Exhibition Hall; and a Women Deliver volunteer t-shirt. The conference will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC from June 7th to the [...]
Immpact Seeks Research Assistant for Maternal Health Research
Posted in India, Opportunities in Maternal Health, tagged Africa, birth kits, evaluation, evidence, formative research, health systems interventions, health systems strengthening, Immpact, implementation, India, job, job description, job opportunity, literature review, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG5, millennium development goal 5, Millennium Development Goals, Norwegian Government, opportunity in maternal health, proposals, quality, quality of care, research, Research Assistant, study, UN, United Nations, University of Aberdeen on March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Immpact is looking for a researcher to conduct a scientific literature review of the quality of international maternal health care—and prepare proposals/implementation of formative research studies to improve quality of maternal health services in developing countries. Immpact About Immpact and their current research activities “Immpact is a research unit at the University of Aberdeen with [...]
Sierra Leone Puts an End to Health Center User Fees for Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers and Children Under Five
Posted in News, Sierra Leone, tagged access to care, C.T.H Bell, children under five, decision-making, free care, Freetown, maternal death, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, Monir Islam, New Life Hospital, pregnant women, prompt treatment, rural health, Sierra Leone, transport infrastructure, transportation, user fees, WHO's Making Pregnancies Safer Programme on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The government of Sierra Leone has announced an end to health center user fees for pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children under five. Questions remain regarding the multiple factors that contribute to maternal death in Sierra Leone. IRIN Humanitarian News and Analysis In this story, IRIN Humanitarian News and Analysis takes a closer look at [...]
Practice of Early Marriage Continues in Many Parts of India
Posted in India, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged adolescents, early marriage, India, infant health, infant mortality, International Institute of Population Sciences, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, Population Council, Population Council of India, Times of India, unintended pregnancy, youth on February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A recent study by the International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS) and the Population Council of India outlines just how prevalent early marriage remains in many parts of India. Bernama.com (Malaysian National News Agency) This article cites many of the findings of the recent study in India by IIPS and the Population Council. It also [...]
Tehran Times Reports Improvements in Maternal Health in Iran
Posted in Iran, tagged Hendoodar, Iran, Iranian Health Minister, Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG5, Middle East, midwifery, midwives, Millennium Development Goals, Tehran on February 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi, the Iranian Health Minister, spoke to a group of people in Hendoodar, in the central province, about the state of maternal health in Iran. Tehran Times She described major improvements in maternal health and pointed to shortages in specialized human resources as the major challenge in eliminating maternal mortality in Iran. She also [...]
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 [...]
Health Indicators in Shanghai Improve—Including Maternal Mortality Ratio
Posted in China, tagged China, infant health, infectious diseases, life span, maternal death, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG4, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, Shanghai on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Life span improves for Shanghainese Shanghai Daily The people of Shanghai are living longer—and they are seeing improvements in maternal and infant health, and infectious diseases. For the first time ever, levels of maternal death have dropped to (almost) meet the average for developed countries. Read about it here.
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 [...]
Baby Boom in Timor-Leste Comes With High Levels of Maternal Mortality
Posted in Timor-Leste, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, tagged access, adolescents, Afghanistan, Asia, birth control, conflict, early marriage, education, family planning, Indonesia, injectable contraception, IRIN Humanitarian News and Analysis, Marie Stopes International, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG5, Melinda Mousaco, Millennium Development Goals, population growth, reproductive health, reproductive health services, rural health, sex education, Timor-Leste, unemployment, UNFPA, unintended pregnancy, unmet need, violence on January 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
According to UNFPA, Timor-Leste has a maternal mortality ratio of 660 deaths/100,000 live births IRIN Humanitarian News and Analysis “According to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), women in Timor-Leste – the world’s newest independent nation and also Asia’s poorest – give birth to an average 6.38 children during their lifetime, one of the highest fertility [...]
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