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This post was originally posted on Women Deliver. While deep into the planning stages of Women Deliver 2010, my phone rang and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s office was on the other end. I was stunned, and also thrilled—it’s not every day that the head of the UN calls to ask to be part of … Continue reading “UN General Assembly: Celebrating Progress and Looking to the Future”
The first phase of the Maternal Health Task Force ends officially October 31st at its birthplace, EngenderHealth, and the second phase begins November 1st 2011 at its new home, the Harvard School of Public Health. (A six-month extension of the first phase has been built in to facilitate a smooth transition between the MHTF@EH and … Continue reading “Buzz Meeting: Convening the MH Field”
This blog post was contributed by Peris Wakesho, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. She will be blogging about her experience every month, and you can learn more about her, the other Young Champions, and the program here. During the Global Maternal … Continue reading “Career Choices”
“Women Bloggers Deliver” will award two female bloggers with a trip to Kenya to learn about clean water and women in development 6 April 2011, New York – Women Deliver, in partnership with Vestergaard Frandsen, announced today the launch of “Women Bloggers Deliver,” a competition that will send two female bloggers on a trip … Continue reading “Women Deliver and Vestergaard Frandsen Announce Competition for Women Bloggers”
The following is part of a series of project updates from the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA). MHTF is supporting their project, Working on Integration Issues of HIV/AIDS and Maternal Health. More information on MHTF supported projects can be found here. CEDPA India with the support from MHTF has undertaken an initiative to … Continue reading “Advocating for the Integration of HIV and MH”
This blog post was contributed by Seth Cochran, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. He will be blogging about his experience every month, and you can learn more about him, the other Young Champions, and the program here. In 2011, I … Continue reading “Trying to Keep My Feet on the Ground”
This blog post was contributed by Sara Al-Lamki, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. She will be blogging about her experience every month, and you can learn more about her, the other Young Champions, and the program here. January has been … Continue reading “Try and Fail, but Don’t Fail to Try”
The following was originally posted on the IntraHealth International blog. Reposted here with permission. Cliquez ici pour lire le blog en français. Earlier this month, I was in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso with delegates from eight French-speaking West African countries* for the conference, “Family Planning in the context of Population and Development: the Urgency to Act.” … Continue reading “An Imperative to Act: Family Planning in West Africa”
A longer version of this blog was originally posted on the IntraHealth International Global Health blog. Sitting here in Delhi at the Global Maternal Health Conference in the India Habitat Center, I feel proud to be Indian. Yes, in part it is that the conference is well-run, and the speakers are thoughtful and thought-provoking, but … Continue reading “Proud to be Indian and Making a Difference in Women’s Lives”
According to the latest WHO Countdown report, post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) is responsible for over a third of maternal deaths worldwide. During a session at the Global Maternal Health Conference last week, I learned about a number of prevention and treatment methods for PPH. Dr. Sydney A. Spangler, Research Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School … Continue reading “Post-Partum Haemorrhage: Low-Tech Interventions, High Potential to Save Lives”
