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WHO Director General Highlights Health Improvements Throughout Africa But Calls for More Attention to Maternal Mortality and Violence Against Women
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 chil… more →
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WHO Director General Highlights Health Improvements Throughout Africa But Calls for More Attention to Maternal Mortality and Violence Against Women
wrote 3 days ago: Voice of America Click here to read this report on Margaret Chan’s speech regarding the curren … more →
In Pictures: Death Stalks Birth in Afghanistan
wrote 3 days ago: BBC News Take a look at this collection of photos and captions by BBC’s Andrew North that high … more →
Health Professionals In Pakistan Warn That MDG4 and 5 Are Out Of Reach
wrote 3 days ago: Five years until the 2015 UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline and health care profession … more →
Landing the Health Care Reform Bill: It Feels Like Apollo 11 Redux
wrote 1 week ago: The voyage of the legislation to create a Health Care Reform Bill has all the Sen. Harry Reid Launch … more →
Increase in Maternal Mortality in Kyrgystan: Health System Under Scrutiny
wrote 1 week ago: Brain-drain, a poorly funded public health system, professional negligence, poor communication and … more →
Reducing Maternal Mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a Tough Bet
wrote 1 week ago: Conflict and instability make the Democratic Republic of Congo a difficult place to be pregnant AllA … more →
Dear Copenhagen: What About Women?
wrote 1 week ago: Ana Langer, President of EngenderHealth and Adviser to the Maternal Health Task Force, blogs on The … more →
Rise in Hospital Deliveries in Guinea-Bissau, Drop in Maternal Mortality
wrote 2 weeks ago: More women in Guinea-Bissau are opting to give birth in hospitals instead of at home with traditiona … more →
Did Bush's Birth Control Policies Fuel Africa's Baby Boom?
wrote 2 weeks ago: Bush’s mammoth global anti-AIDS initiative, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Reli … more →
Hillary Clinton to Commemorate the 15th Anniversary of ICPD
wrote 2 weeks ago: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver a speech commemorating the 15th anniversary o … more →
No More Playing Favorites with Funding for Abstinence-Only Programs
wrote 2 weeks ago: Appropriations Bill Ends Abstinence-Only Funding, Increases Family Planning RH Reality Check “ … more →
Fulbright Grant Goes to Scholar Who Hopes to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Rwanda
wrote 2 weeks ago: Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health at Albert Einstein College … more →
University of Pretoria Awards Maternal Health Hero for her Contributions to Humanity
wrote 2 weeks ago: Dr. Edna Adan Ismail of Somaliland receives the Chancellor’s Medal for her outstanding contrib … more →
MDG5 and Youth: Their Plight, Their Voices
wrote 2 weeks ago: Recently, I have seen a handful of articles that address MDG5 issues and youth—ranging in topi … more →
Women Deliver Scholarship Deadline Approaching!
wrote 3 weeks ago: Women Deliver is holding a conference, Delivering Solutions for Girls and Women The conference will … more →
More on Human Rights Day and Maternal Mortality
wrote 3 weeks ago: In Silence: Maternal Mortality in India traces the steps of one woman in India who died after giving … more →
Human Rights Day and Maternal Mortality
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Today, December 10th, is International Human Rights day. Organizations are talking about maternal he … more →
"Integration" is all the buzz.
wrote 3 weeks ago: The past few days have been full of news and blogs about the need to integrate maternal health servi … more →
British First Lady, Twitter and Maternal Mortality
wrote 4 weeks ago: Downing Tweet Parties to Support Maternal Mortality Campaign Huffington Post The British First Lady, … more →
