Dr. Fred Sai is co-host of Women Deliver 2010, former reproductive health and HIV/AIDS advisor to the Ghanaian government, and has spent 40 years working to improve the health of women and children in Ghana and throughout Africa. In his June 2nd blog post, A New Role For Africans in Maternal Health, on the ONE [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Nigeria’
Global Progress on Maternal Health: Dr. Fred Sai Asks, “Where is Africa”?
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Lesotho, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, tagged 1980, 1990, Africa, child health, conflict, corruption, Cote d'Ivoire, Dr. Fred Sai, education, food shortages, Ghana, Ghanaian government, governance, heath systems, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Lancet, Lesotho, Malawi, maternal and child health, maternal death, maternal health, maternal mortality, new estimates, newborn health, Nigeria, ONE, poverty, reproductive health, Rwanda, Women Deliver, Women Deliver 2010, Women Deliver Conference, Zimbabwe on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
New Estimates Suggest Dramatic Reduction in Global Maternal Mortality
Posted in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, India, News, Nigeria, Pakistan, tagged Afghanistan, Alan D Lopez, Christopher J L Murray, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, global MMR, HIV, HIV/AIDS, India, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Kyle J Foreman, Lancet, Lancet Online First, Margaret C Hogan, maternal death, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG5, Mengru Wang, millennium development goal 5, MMR, Mohsen Naghavi, new estimates, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rafael Lozano, School of Public Health, Stephanie Y Ahn, Susanna M Makela, systematic analysis, University of Queensland, University of Washington on April 12, 2010 | 7 Comments »
A new paper, Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5, published today in the Lancet Online First, suggests that global maternal deaths have dropped from 526,300 in 1980 to 342,900 in 2008. The Lancet The authors of the paper, estimate that the global MMR decreased from [...]
Global Health Innovations: Developed Countries Seem to be Learning a Thing or Two From Developing Countries about “Resourcefulness and Frugality”
Posted in Colombia, Haiti, News, Nigeria, tagged Colombia, Dr. Michael Merson, Duke Global Health Institute, GE, global health, Haiti, incubators, infant health, innovation, international development, international health, Kangaroo Care, maternal health, newborn health, Nigeria, preterm babies, Public Health and Technology, technology on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Kaiser Health News reports on a variety of innovative approaches to global health challenges that were developed in developing countries like Haiti and Nigeria–and are now being utilized in developed countries. Dr. Michael Merson, director of the Duke Global Health Institute, explains that in the past, development work was seen as a one way street, [...]
Malnutrition: Major Factor in Maternal, Child and Infant Mortality in Nigeria
Posted in News, Nigeria, tagged child health, child mortality, Food Basket Foundation International, infant mortality, malnutrition, maternal health, maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, newborn health, newborn mortality, Nigeria, nutrition, Nutrition Society of Nigeria, Professor Ignatius Onimawo, University of Ibadan on March 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
AllAfrica.com reports that the Nutrition Society of Nigeria is calling for a review of the current national food and nutrition policy—stating that malnutrition accounts for 60% of avoidable maternal, child and infant mortality in Nigeria. allAfrica.com President of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria, Professor Ignatius Onimawo spoke at the opening ceremony of the 21st anniversary [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Millennium Development Goals and the Role of West African Journalists
Posted in Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, the Millennium Development Goals and the Media, Uncategorized, tagged Ghana, Global Call to Action Against Poverty Ghana, journalism, Liberia, Millennium Development Goals, Nigeria, PANOS West Africa, Sierra Leone, Sylvia Mwichuli, United Nations Millennium Campaign on December 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
GHANA Peace FM Online Training workshop focused on enhancing the role of the media in the achievement of the MDGs The United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC), PANOS West Africa and the Global Call to Action Against Poverty Ghana (GCAP) recently organized a 3-day training workshop for journalists on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The workshop [...]
Maternal mortality cases are rising in Nigeria
Posted in Nigeria, tagged maternal mortality, Nigeria on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Vanguard Nigeria The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) reported that cases of maternal mortality continue to rise in Nigeria, while there has been a drastic reduction in infant mortality across the country. Dr. Ali Bate, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NPHCDA, “emphasized the need for all stakeholders to join hands [...]
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