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We are excited to announce the keynote speakers for the Global Maternal Health Symposium! Please join us to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Maternal Health Task Force, showcase achievements in global maternal health and chart a course forward for…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Madagascar has a high maternal and neonatal mortality rate (478 per 100,000 live births and 21 per 1,000 live births respectively (WHO, 2013), with postpartum…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: In the absence of high quality health system statistics, tracking the coverage of lifesaving maternal and newborn health interventions often relies on reports…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Maternal death surveillance and response (MDSR), promotes routine identification of maternal deaths linking health information system and quality improvement…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 In India, maternal death review provides detailed information on various factors at community and facility levels that influence maternal health outcomes. A key challenge is…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: The day of birth is a high-risk time for both mothers and newborns with 40% of maternal and newborn deaths occurring on the day of birth. Delivery of a minimum…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Three low-cost, effective maternal health medicines – oxytocin, misoprostol, and magnesium sulfate – can save many women who die each year of postpartum…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Decades of armed conflict in South Sudan has resulted in weak educational and health systems, a very low adult literacy rate (27%), low institutional delivery…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of the nearly 300,000 maternal deaths that occur annually. Nearly 34% of maternal deaths in Africa are due to PPH (WHO 2012).…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 In 2014, the Foundation commissioned the Public Health Institute to evaluate the grants it had made to increase community-based access to misoprostol for postpartum…