Archive: May 2014

By: Robina Biteyi, National Coordinator, White Ribbon Alliance Uganda In Uganda we are witnessing a recent increase in maternal deaths . We once reported that 16 women die every day in our country, but that number has now increased to 17. White…

By: Ana Langer, Director of the Maternal Health Task Force and Women and Health Initiative Big news from Bangkok. With the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals approaching, the maternal health community spoke with one voice to set the…

For those of us working to improve the health of women and children around the world, this is the kind of news we wait for with great anticipation: This week, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and the World Health Organization (WHO),…

By: Donald Borenstein, Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson Center This post was originally posted on the New Security Beat, the blog of the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center. The post highlights…

Guest post by Averting Maternal Disability and Death (AMDD) and SAHAYOG Despite the investment of enormous resources by India’s central government and the Uttar Pradesh state government in creating demand for facility childbirth and ensuring free…

May 05, 2014 12:00pm — 2:00pm Event Co-sponsors: Global Sustainability and Resilience Program As part of the MHTF and Woodrow Wilson Center’s Advancing Dialogue on Maternal Health series, this maternal health dialogue will discuss equitable…

Continuando con la celebración del primer aniversario del “Manifiesto para la Salud Materna,” este post muestra el trabajo de Balance para mejorar la salud materna global. Durante el último año, Balance ha trabajado en coalición con…