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The 66th World Health Assembly convened today, May 20 with addresses and discussions focused on the post-2015 global development agenda. The Assembly runs through May 28, and will feature numerous discussions and consideration of resolutions on issues that are critical … Continue reading
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Tagged: child health, Every Woman Every Child, maternal health, maternal health commodities, MDG4, MDG5, newborn health, PMNCH, reproductive health, UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children, WHO, World Health Assembly
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The latest in the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Knowledge Summary series highlights the potential for integration of immunization services with other reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health. This summary, “Integrating Immunizations and Other Services for Women and … Continue reading
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Tagged: child health, evidence-based interventions, ideas, immunizations, integration, maternal health, PMNCH, reproductive health
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The UN Secretary-General’s High Level Panel (HLP) on the post-2015 development agenda met this week in Bali, Indonesia to discuss priorities specifically related to the role of global partnerships. From The Guardian: Speaking after a meeting of the panel in … Continue reading
Last Thursday, a special session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was held to draw attention to the issue of child marriage, and the experiences of the 39,000 girls who are married before the age of … Continue reading
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According to the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (PMNCH), “The 21st Session of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council has received a report which aims to help policymakers in improving women’s health and rights by providing guidance on implementing … Continue reading
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This post is part of a blog series on maternal health commodities. To view the entire series, click here. Written by: Safia Ahsan, Senior Health Systems Advisor, Ipas As the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, there … Continue reading
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Tagged: Aga Khan University, commodities, contraception, eclampsia, guidelines, incomplete abortion, Ipas, magnesium sulfate, maternal death, maternal health, Maternal Health Commodities Blog Series, maternal helath commodities, MDG5, mifepristone, Millennium Development Goals, miscarriage, misoprostol, oxytocin, PMNCH, postpartum hemorrhage, PPH, pregnancy, reproductive health, safe abortion, Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems, Safia Ahsan, sexually transmitted infections, WHO, WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
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Guest post contributed by our colleagues at the Countdown to 2015 initiative Since 1990, annual maternal deaths have declined by almost one half and the deaths of young children have declined from 12 million to 7.6 million in … Continue reading
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Tagged: Africa, Aga Khan University, Ban Ki Moon, Bangladesh, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Botswana, Burundi, child health, Countdown to 2015, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Every Woman Every Child, Family Care International, family planning, Ghana, Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health, Harvard University, Hillary Clinton, Johns Hopkins University, Lao, LBW, Liberia, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Madagascar, Malawi, maternal health, maternal stature, MDG4, MDG5, Nepal, Nigeria, nutrition, PMNCH, preterm birth, Rwanda, Save the Children, South Asia, Tanzania, UNFPA, UNICEF, University of Pelotas, Vietnam, World Health Organization, Zulfiqar Bhutta
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In the comment section of the latest issue of the Lancet, several articles discuss current progress toward improving the health of women and children. The authors of Building a future for women and children offer interesting insight into the … Continue reading
A report released today, Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth, features the first-ever estimates of preterm birth rates by country. The report, coordinated by the March of Dimes, the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, … Continue reading
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Placing women at the center: Rethinking the RMNCH continuum of care
Posted on January 22, 2013 by Kate Mitchell
Guest post by Ann Starrs, president of Family Care International, founding member and former co-chair of the board of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), and leading advocacy partner of PMNCH This post is cross-posted on the … Continue reading →