Last week, experts in maternal newborn health gathered at the Wilson Center to discuss key takeaways from the 2016 Women Deliver Conference in Copenhagen and offer insights on future directions of the health and rights agenda for women and girls. The dialogue, “After Copenhagen, What Next for Women and Girls?” was part of the Maternal Health Task Force’s Advancing Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health Series in partnership with UNFPA and the Wilson Center. Though each panelist attended the conference with a unique background and different perspective, the dialogue revealed several steps that will help advance the reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health agenda…read more
Wilson Center Event: After Copenhagen, What Next for Women and Girls?
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We are excited to announce the upcoming policy dialogue, After Copenhagen, What Next for Women and Girls? The event will take place in Washington, D.C. at The Wilson Center (and online!) on Monday, July 18, 2016. This dialogue is part of the Maternal Health Task Force’s Advancing Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health Series, in partnership with UNFPA and the Wilson Center…read more
Event Recap | After Mexico City and Before Copenhagen: Keeping Our Promise to Mothers and Newborns
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The Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference gathered more than 1,000 policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and advocates from all over the world to discuss existing challenges in reaching under-served women and practical solutions. “Quality, integration, and equity” were the primary themes. This spring, the Women Deliver conference will continue the conversation in Copenhagen. What’s needed to carry on momentum? What lessons have been learned? Where do we go next? read more
Quality, Not Quantity of Care for Maternal and Child Health
Posted on“It’s not about counting how many times a mother interacts with antenatal services or comes to the facility. But it’s what happens in these encounters that matters,” said Dr. Mariam Claeson, the director of maternal newborn and child health at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in last week’s podcast from the Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative. Listen to the full podcast and read more highlights from last month’s dialogue on maintaining our momentum in maternal and newborn health…read more
Event Recap: How Zika Is Shaping the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Agenda
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Given the growing evidence of Zika’s connection to birth defects, it is imperative to provide all women – pregnant or not – the health care they need, said a panel of women’s health advocates and experts at the Wilson Center on April 12. Missed the dialogue? Read event highlights, download panel presentations, and watch the webcast…read more
After Mexico City and Before Copenhagen: Keeping Our Promise to Mothers and Newborns
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On April 13, in partnership with UNFPA and the Wilson Center, the Maternal Health Task Force co-hosted a policy dialogue to review priorities, evaluate progress, and reignite efforts in the maternal newborn health field. The discussion served as a reflection of the lessons learned at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference held in Mexico City last October and preparation for achieving the maternal newborn health agenda through an advocacy lens at Women Deliver…read more
Family Planning, Reproductive Health Crucial to Zika Response, Says Chloë Cooney
Posted on“Zika has made a long-standing public health crisis impossible to ignore,” said Chloë Cooney, director of global advocacy at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, in last Friday’s podcast from the Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative. Read more highlights from this month’s policy dialogue on Zika in the context of sexual and reproductive health and rights…read more
How Zika Is Shaping the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Agenda
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On April 12, in partnership with UNFPA and the Wilson Center, the Maternal Health Task Force co-hosted a dialogue on Zika and its implications for sexual and reproductive health and rights. Experts in global, sexual, reproductive, and maternal health convened for an engaging and timely dialogue. Panelists and speakers agreed that we must ensure that all women have substantial information to make informed decisions regarding their reproductive health. We can support all women in Zika-affected areas, regardless of their pregnancy decisions, by providing access to high quality sexual and reproductive health care…read more
Wilson Center Event | After Mexico City and Before Copenhagen: Keeping Our Promise to Mothers and Newborns
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We are excited to announce the upcoming dialogue, After Mexico City and Before Copenhagen: Keeping Our Promise to Mothers and Newborns, on Wednesday, April 13 in Washington, DC. After exploring the newly-adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference last October, the maternal health community will gather again this May at the Women Deliver Conference. Now is the time to review priorities, evaluate progress, and reignite efforts to improve policies and programs in maternal health. Join us at the Wilson Center or tune in to the webcast… read more
Wilson Center Event: How Zika Is Shaping the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Agenda
Posted onWe are excited to announce the upcoming dialogue, How Zika Is Shaping the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Agenda, on Tuesday, April 12 in Washington, DC. The Zika outbreak presents an opportunity to set the conversation on access, quality, and equity of sexual and reproductive health care in affected countries. Join us at the Wilson Center or tune in to the webcast…read more