Archive: Thu Sep 2010

Maternal Health Accountability: The Crucial Next Step

By: Kate Mitchell, Maternal Health Task Force Ann Blanc, Director of the Maternal Health Task Force, welcomed attendees of the Global Maternal Health Conference to the third and final day of the conference. She recalled the Safe Motherhood Conference…

Making Outpatient Abortion Services a Reality

By: Janna Oberdorf, Communications Manager, Women Deliver Every year, an estimated 20 million unsafe abortions take place. And of all maternal deaths, unsafe abortion accounts for 13%. Imagine if we could change that. Imagine if we could make a…

Of Ideas, National Programs, and Innovations in Service Delivery

By: Saumya Ramarao, Senior Associate, Population Council Written by Saumya RamaRao, Population Council It is Day 2 at the Global Maternal Health Conference and the energy level has revved up as all participants roll up their sleeves to get down to…