Medical guidelines to prevent post-partum hemorrhage are well-established, yet it remains the primary cause of maternal mortality worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Why? Doctors and health care providers were “making the same mistakes over and over again,” says Dr. Raqibat … Continue reading →
Guest post by: Jacqueline Kingfield, World Health Partners In India, 212 out of every 100,00 women die in childbirth. In Uttar Pradesh (UP), India’s largest state where over 200 million people live, this number is almost double – 359 out … Continue reading →
Written by: Alison Chatfield, Project Manager, Women and Health Initiative Complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death for adolescents in much of the developing world, leading us to ask the question: What role can the media, … Continue reading →
This post is part of a blog series on maternal health, HIV, and AIDS. To view the entire series, click here. Tuesday marked the second day of our technical meeting Maternal health, HIV, and AIDS: Examining research through a programmatic lens, convened … Continue reading →
This post is part of a blog series on maternal health, HIV, and AIDS. To view the entire series, click here. Today marked the first day of Maternal health, HIV, and AIDS: Examining research through a programmatic lens, a technical meeting … Continue reading →
Our colleagues at the Wilson Center Global Health Initiative are hosting a discussion with experts on rights-basedmaternity care and the intersection with family planning and HIV. The event will take place on June 11th from 3-5pm at the Wilson Center … Continue reading →
This post is the second in a blog series on maternal health, HIV, and AIDS. To view the entire series, click here. Written by: Tamil Kendall, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Women and Health Initiative In settings where general population HIV prevalence … Continue reading →
This post is part of a series of posts about the recent Women Deliver 2013 conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Guest post written by: Schuyler Null, Wilson Center The disempowerment of women and girls is the single biggest driver of … Continue reading →
This post is the first in a blog series on maternal health, HIV, and AIDS. To view the entire series, click here. Women and girls are increasingly and disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic and now comprise over half of those … Continue reading →
Yesterday, the United Nations High Level Panel of Eminent Persons (HLP) released A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty And Transform Economies Through Sustainable Development, a report which sets out a “roadmap” for eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 and advancing sustainable … Continue reading →
Our coverage of the Women Deliver 2013 conference continues–with a Storify featuring highlights from the second and third days of the conference, this guest post from Sandeep Bathala of the Wilson Center. Midwives play a critical but unheralded role in maternal health. Their skills are … Continue reading →
What have been the 10 biggest game-changing moments for women and girls over the last 10 years? A special issue of Impact Magazine, produced in partnership with PSI, Women Deliver, and the Skoll Foundation, pulls answers to this question from … Continue reading →
Our coverage of the Women Deliver 2013 conference continues–with a Storify featuring highlights from the first few days of the conference, live tweeting from various conference sessions, and this guest post from Schuyler Null of the Wilson Center. Guest post … Continue reading →
Women Deliver 2013 is bringing together thousands of world leaders to talk about issues confronting women and girls this week. Maternal health is coming up again and again in the initial days of the conference in Kuala Lumpur as a … Continue reading →
