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The International Herald Tribune, the New York Times’ global edition, recently ran a number of stories in the Female Factor section of the IHT that explore educational and professional opportunities and challenges for women across Asia. One story, University Caters … Continue reading
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Tagged: academia, Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, education, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka
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Family planning laws in China, particularly the one child policy, are being challenged by high profile scholars and other individuals this week. The Wall Street Journal‘s China Realtime Report explains the issue and why we are seeing increased activism surrounding … Continue reading
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Tagged: China, China Realtime Report, family planning, one child policy, Wall Street Journal
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In an article, China one-child policy leads to forced abortions, mothers’ deaths, published on June 15th, Barbara Demick writes about the issue of forced abortions and sterilizations in the rural countryside of China. Enforcement of China’s one-child policy has … Continue reading
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Tagged: Barbara Demick, China, forced abortion, forced sterilization, Los Angeles Times
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In honor of World Water Day, our colleagues at IntraHealth have written a blog post about the links between access to clean water and quality health care. Be sure to check out IntraHealth’s World Water Day quiz too. From our … Continue reading
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Tagged: China, health workers, India, Intrahealth, safe drinking water, water and sanitation, World Water Day
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This week on the MHTF blog: Raji Mohanam interviewed a member of the “Be the Change: Save a Life Maternal Health Challenge” winning team UNFPA published The State of the World’s Midwifery Report What answers does China hold for maternal … Continue reading
The June edition of the WHO Bulletin features an articles that explores inequality in hospital births in China and finds significant increases in access to facilities. With the exception of the poorest region of the country, nearly all mothers gave … Continue reading
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Tagged: China, institutional delivery, maternal mortality ratio, socioeconomic status, WHO, WHO Bulletin
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This week on the MHTF blog: We wrote about a visit from Hamlin Fistula Hospital to EngenderHealth Kate Mitchell told us about folk dance and maternal health in India The Journal of Health Communication is looking for submissions on mhealth … Continue reading
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Tagged: China, fistula, folk dance, Hamlin Fistula Hospital, India, mhealth, text4baby
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EarthSky: A Clear Voice for Science has posted two podcast interviews with Chris Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington—and principal author of the April 2010 study published in the Lancet that … Continue reading
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Tagged: Bolivia, childbirth, China, Chris Murray, Christopher Murray, Earth Sky, Earth Sky: A Clear Voice for Science, Egypt, Hilary Andersen, India, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Lancet, maternal death, maternal health, maternal mortality, Podcast, The Lancet, University of Washington
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The Maternal Health Task Force is looking to those working in maternal health to comment on the recent findings published in the Lancet that suggest a dramatic reduction in global maternal mortality. Dr. Marco Gomes is the Health and HIV Policy … Continue reading
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Tagged: abortion, advocates, Centre for Health Policy and Innovation, child health, China, east Africa, essential obstetric care, Health and HIV Policy Adviser, health policy, health systems, Lancet, lifetime risk of maternal death, Malaysia, Marco Gomes, maternal death, maternal health, maternal mortality, new estimates, northern Europe, political environments, safe motherhood, Sri Lanka, technical interventions, The Lancet, Zimbabwe
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Posted on January 16, 2013 by Kate Mitchell
Guest post by Dr. Jocalyn Clark, senior editor, PLOS Medicine. This blog post is cross-posted on Speaking of Medicine. I had the pleasure today of officially launching the Year 1 Open Access Collection on Maternal Health that PLOS has developed … Continue reading →