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Today is World Malaria Day! The theme for this year’s World Malaria Day is “Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria.” A recent report from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation showed that deaths from malaria are … Continue reading
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Tagged: Bill Brieger, CDC, DFID, Global Health e-Learning Center, IHME, Jhpiego, malaria, malaria in pregnancy, Malaria in Pregnancy Consortium, Malaria in Pregnancy Library, Malaria Journal, Malaria Matters, MCHIP, PMI, President's Malaria Initiative, PSI, Roll Back Malaria, Rwanda, UNFPA, UNICEF, USAID, WHO, World Malaria Day, World Malaria Day 2012
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On March 13, DFID announced their Health Research Competition for the Development of New Technologies to Impact Diseases of Poverty. The competition will fund research projects on a number of global health issues–including malaria in pregnancy, reproductive health commodities, family … Continue reading
Last weekend, the UK celebrated Mother’s Day. The UK Department for International Development (DFID) highlighted the work they support to improve the lives of mothers around the world and engaged advocates for maternal health. On DFID’s blog, Christy Turlington … Continue reading
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Tagged: Department for International Development, DFID, Mother's Day, UK
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On Monday, October 31, the world’s population will reach and surpass seven billion. By some estimates, the population will be over 10 billion by the end of the century. This year’s State of the World’s Population from UNFPA addresses the … Continue reading
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Tagged: 7 billion, DFID, family planning, population, population growth, UNFPA
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DFID, partnering with IMMPACT and others, recently published, a systematic review that delves into the evidence on transport and referral systems for emergency obstetric care (EmOC). The review covers 14 interventions that address organizational problems, structural issues or a combination … Continue reading
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Tagged: DFID, emergency obstetric care (EmOC), IMMPACT, transporation and referral, Transportation
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The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) recently launched their new “Framework for Results” for improving global reproductive, maternal and newborn health. You will find more information on their new strategy below. The Framework is the result of months of collaboration resulting in … Continue reading
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Tagged: DFID, framework for results, malaria, maternal health strategy, Policy and Advocacy, safe motherhood, UK, United Kingdom
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Earlier this week, the Department for International Development (DFID) announced a public consultation focused on reproductive, maternal and newborn health. The goal of the consultation is to gather views and opinions from around the world to inform their forthcoming business plan for … Continue reading
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Tagged: business plan, Choice for Women, consultation, Department for International Development, DFID, experiences, group discussion, indepth feedback, maternal health, neonatal health, opinions, public consultation, reproductive health, safe birth, survey, UK, views, wanted pregnancies
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Exploring possible synergies between maternal health and WASH
Posted on January 17, 2013 by Kate Mitchell
Guest post by Lauren Herzer, Wilson Center This blog post is cross-posted on the New Security Beat. Does access to quality water and sanitation have an effect on maternal health outcomes? That was a surprising topic of discussion on day … Continue reading →