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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 Background: Stillbirths were not tracked under the Millennium Development Goals, and progress in reducing stillbirths is slower than that for maternal or neonatal deaths,…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: In Malawi maternal mortality remains high. Existing maternal death review fails to adequately review most deaths or capture those that occur outside the health…

Strong, diverse civil society organizations (CSOs) play an important role in propelling sustainable, country-owned and -driven social change and progress. Despite growth over the last two decades, CSOs in Mozambique require stronger organizational…

Women who act to promote or protect human rights and all individuals who defend the human rights of women or work for gender equality – collectively known as “women human rights defenders” (WHRDs) – are often targeted with particular forms of violence …