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A message from our colleagues at the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS): The Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS) is now accepting letters of inquiry to identify and develop research sites in low- and middle-income … Continue reading
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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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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Gates Foundation reflects in “Family Health Checkup” blog series
Posted on May 10, 2013 by Sarah Blake
This year, as the family health team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation undertakes its annual strategy review, its members are contributing to the Family Health Check Up blog series. In the post introducing the series, Gary Darmstadt, the Foundation’s Director … Continue reading →