WHA side event & EPMM blogs

Maternal and newborn health take the spotlight at the World Health Assembly
By Rima Jolivet, Maternal Health Consultant, MHTF

Calling for an integrated approach to maternal and newborn health: Strategies toward Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality
by Amy Boldosser-Boesch, Interim President and CEO, Family Care International

Reflection on Strategies Toward Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality
By Betsy McCallon, Executive Director, White Ribbon Alliance

Delivering for Mothers and Newborns: Ending Preventable Maternal and Newborn Deaths
By Kathleen Hill, Maternal Health Team Lead, Maternal Child Survival Program/Jhpiego and Neena Khadka, Newborn Team Lead, Maternal Child Survival Program/Save the Children

What are “healthy” markets and how do they contribute to healthy mothers?
By Erin Seaver, Market Dynamics Advocacy Officer at PATH

Sharing strategies for integrating maternal and newborn care: Strengthening the continuum
By Amy Boldosser-Boesch, Interim President and CEO of Family Care International (FCI) and Mary Kinney, Specialist with Save the Children, Saving Newborn Lives

Ending preventable maternal mortality: Bridges to morbidity reduction
By Vandana Tripathi, Deputy Director, Fistula Care Plus Project at EngenderHealth

Measuring content of contacts reveals missed opportunities to deliver quality maternal and newborn health careBy Tanya Marchant, Deputy Director, MARCH Centre

Where are neonatal nurses in global strategies?
By Carole Kenner, CEO, and Marina Boykova, Research Coordinator, Council of International Neonatal Nurses, Inc. (COINN)

My perspective on targets and strategies set for Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM)By Mengistu Hailemariam, MD, Maternal Health Advisor, Ministry of Health, Ethiopia