Despite decreased maternal mortality during the last decade, the maternal health crisis in South Asia is far from over. Poor access to health care for women in more traditional societies, low age at marriage, gender-based violence, lack of abortion services, unmet need for family planning, poor quality of care, large uninsured populations, maternal morbidity, and other issues continue to linger. To address these disparities and needs moving forward, we’re excited to announce a policy dialogue on maternal health priorities for South Asia on Tuesday, March 31st. This dialogue is part of our partnership with the Wilson Center, which was recently voted the #1 think tank in the United States and in the top ten think tanks in the world. To learn more details about how to participate in the event… read more
Measuring Maternal Health in a Post-MDG World
Posted onGLOW 2015 Conference Gives New Evidence for Putting Girls and Women at the Heart of the New Global Development Goals
Posted onOn March 4th 2015, the annual GLOW conference was held at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) in London, jointly hosted by the MARCH Centre of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Institute for Women’s Health of University College London. Global Women’s Research society (GLOW) was created in 2012 to bring together UK-based academics to better advance research and also leadership development. The GLOW 2015 theme was “Reaching Every Women, Every Newborn: the post-2015 research agenda” and the first keynotes looked back to learn, and then looked forward… read more
Fresh perspectives on maternal, child and adolescent health
Posted onHow to make the Sustainable Development Goals work
Posted onMaintaining the Focus on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health With Innovation and the SDGs
Posted onAs we reflect on the work that we’ve accomplished through the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and plan for the next set of global commitments (the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs), it’s important to talk about the inextricable link between mothers and their children. This link is both biological and social and has critical implications for health systems. With this knowledge, it is important that maternal and child health professionals work together and look at the continuum of maternal, newborn and child health in an integrated fashion, without forgetting any of these critical elements. But what is integration?… read more
Launch of saving lives, protecting futures: An Every Woman Every Child progress report
Posted onEmerging Priorities for Maternal Health in Nigeria: Surveying the Field
Posted onCountdown to 2015 and beyond: Fulfilling the health agenda for women and children
Posted onInput Needed on Indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals
Posted onWith the end date of the Millennium Development Goals looming, prioritizing maternal health and measuring it well will be critical to progress for women and newborns in the post-2015 era. The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) of the United Nations needs your input in reviewing their indicators and monitoring framework for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But act quickly! The deadline for reviews is this Saturday, January 31st… read more