Archive: 2014

The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and Save the Children invite you to nominate an exceptional midwife who works in maternal and newborn care in low-resource settings. All women need access to antenatal care in pregnancy and skilled…

By: Vishal Kapoor, Portfolio Manager, Dasra In late 2011, the Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action (SNEHA), a Mumbai-based non-profit, embarked on an ambitious journey. Their goal was to reduce the incidence of malnutrition amongst…

By: Natalie Ramm, Communications Coordinator, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative Continuing the celebration of the one-year anniversary of the “Manifesto for Maternal Health,” this post showcases the work of Jhpiego to improve…

By: Isabella Danel, MD, MS, the CDC Division of Reproductive Health This post originally appeared on the CDC’s Our Global Voices blog. Maternal health has improved in most regions of the world, with far fewer women dying during pregnancy…

The Wilson Center will host another fantastic event within their Maternal Health Initiative program on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Programs as a Strategy to Advance Maternal Health.  The event will highlight the intersection of access to quality…

By: Natalie Ramm, Communications Coordinator, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative Continuing the celebration of the one-year anniversary of the “Manifesto for Maternal Health,” this post showcases the work of the University of…

By: Leilani Hastings, Conference Coordinator, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative Last week, BMC International Health and Human Rights published an article by Hammonds and Ooms entitled, “The emergence of a global right to health norm…

By: Natalie Ramm, Communications Coordinator, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative Continuing the celebration of the one-year anniversary of the “Manifesto for Maternal Health,” this post showcases the work of Women…

Last week, Save the Children published a report entitled, “Ending Newborn Deaths.” The report highlights the need to concentrate on the reduction of newborn deaths as it lags behind the efforts of those tackling <5 deaths.  The report calls on…

By: Leilani Hastings, Conference Coordinator, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative Indonesia is making headlines recently  (NY Times and The Lancet) as it puts further concerted efforts into reducing  the national fertility…