Archive: 2015

By: Matthew Chico, Lecturer, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Women gathering in a community meeting in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photo: Martine Perret/UN In sub-Saharan Africa, 10,000 women and 200,000 children under the age of one die…

This week I spoke with Dr. Clara Menendez—a true pioneer in eliminating malaria in pregnancy—to reflect on where we’ve been and where we must go as a global maternal health community to protect women and their children from the unnecessary burden caused…

For any expecting mother there are many things to worry about – from ensuring her growing baby’s health to making preparations to welcome him or her into the world. Imagine if one of those concerns was malaria. For the 1.6 million Ugandan women who live…

Global health researchers and donors are quick to report on program successes in conferences and publications but it is difficult to find documentation of what didn’t go as planned – programs or elements of programs that did not meet their objectives or…

Interested in learning more about maternal health policy? Looking for scholarships to participate in the Women Deliver conference? Are you a young researcher interested in preeclampsia or HELPP syndrome? If so, check out the following opportunities! ...…

Nepal has experienced a substantial reduction in maternal mortality in recent years. Credit has been given to community health workers known as Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) for this achievement. However, Nepal still has a high rate of…

Ten more new jobs to explore as you navigate your way through a career committed to maternal health. Leadership: Chief of Party, RMNCH: Pathfinder (Nigeria) Deputy Chief of Party, RMNCH: Pathfinder (Nigeria) Monitoring and Evaluation: …

In Kenya, where I work as an advocate for women’s health and rights, women continue to die during pregnancy and childbirth at alarming rates. Approximately 25% of these deaths are due to heavy bleeding following childbirth, also known as postpartum…

In Chitral district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province, Pakistan, a high rate of home births translates to inadequate or nonexistent treatment for life-threatening obstetric complications, like postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Customarily, home births are…

On April 11th, the world gathered to celebrate the second annual International Day for Maternal Health and Rights. Voices of maternal health groups from around the world called for recognition and action on human rights abuses that women suffer during…