Monthly Archives: August 2011
Increasing access to modern contraceptive methods is a priority in many countries. However, how best to reach women and provide family planning is not always clear. A new report from MEASURE Evaluation suggests that maternal health services, particularly antenatal care … Continue reading
With the deadline of 2015 for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) fast approaching, many people are discussing the possibilities for global frameworks after 2015. We discussed the topic on GlobalMama, and Women Deliver is running a series of posts called … Continue reading
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Tagged: global frameworks, Human Rights, Millennium Development Goals, poverty, Women Deliver
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Last week, Rajiv Shah, the USAID Administrator, wrote a piece for the Huffington Post about Saving Lives at Birth, a topic we covered earlier on the blog. Shah writes: Grand Challenges are designed to mobilize the world’s brightest thinkers, … Continue reading
This week on the MHTF blog: Margaret Catley-Carlson kicked off our WASH for Mothers series Haitian women are crossing into the DR to access care Grace Kodindo wrote about the importance of clean water for pregnancy Anangu Rajasingham discussed clinic … Continue reading
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Written by: Emily Hsu, EngenderHealth The following post originally appeared on EngenderHealth’s blog. It is reposted here with permission. Governments have a human rights obligation to guarantee women’s access to timely and nondiscriminatory maternal health services, according to … Continue reading
Photo courtesy of Water.org. The following post is part of a series of posts exploring water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and maternal health. It is written by Anangu Rajasingham from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, … Continue reading
Photo courtesy of Water.org The following post is part of a series of posts exploring water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and maternal health. It is written by Grace Kodindo, an obstetrician-gynecologist from Chad, currently serving as RAISE Medical and … Continue reading
Today’s Washington Post draws attention to an influx of mothers seeking care after crossing a border into an already strained health system. According to the report, each year, and especially since the 2010 earthquake, thousands of Haitian women cross over … Continue reading
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Photo courtesy of Water.org The following post is part of a series of posts, WASH for Mothers, exploring water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and maternal health. It is written by Margaret Catley-Carlson who is currently Chair of the Board … Continue reading
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Tagged: environment, Margaret Catley-Carlson, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDGs, sanitation and hygiene, WASH, WASH for Mothers, water
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This week on the MHTF blog: An excerpt from Women Deliver’s Beyond 2015 series C-sections are on the rise in Iraq We announced our upcoming “WASH for Mothers” series Nick Pearson discussed the launch of Jacaranda Health Emily Puckart wrote … Continue reading
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