A few months back, we mentioned a very moving documentary called A Powerful Noise. The documentary chronicles the lives of three inspiring women who achieve significant victories over poverty and oppression. In celebration of International Women’s Day, CARE and NCM Fathom — in partnership with ONE and the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women — will [...]

I came across this graph in an article by Chris Brazier, and I really feel like it sums up our issue. In the article, Brazier asks two important questions: How might women who die in pregnancy and childbirth be saved? And, if we know how to save them, why isn’t it happening? It’s one of [...]

Fistula is a heartbreaking injury. When I first entered the world of maternal health, learning that countless women live with this condition brought me to tears and lit a fire inside me to push for change. That’s why I’m happy to see this article in the NY Time Science section this morning that sheds some [...]

The Pakistani government and 14 United Nations agencies working in Pakistan on Thursday signed a $384.7-million agreement for improvements in the health and population sectors in the country. The agreement was signed in Islamabad by the federal secretaries of health and population welfare — Suleman Ghani and Nayyar Agha – World Health [...]

I just found out about this great new blog from the World AIDS Campaign. The blog author, Brian Griffin, is a filmmaker and a consultant who works on HIV and youth issues, and he’s developing a video about HIV and AIDS, human rights and young people as leaders. According to the blog:
Since a video about young people [...]

UNICEF blogged a great post focused on maternal and neonatal tetanus. Jen Banbury mentions that most people in the US think of tetanus as something you get if you step on a rusty nail. But in the developing world just a decade ago, 30,000 mothers were dying from tetanus each year. 
In countries where women have [...]

Voices from the Capacity Project:

In health facilities across Kenya, many workers are struggling to do their jobs in less-than-ideal conditions. Work climate issues such as poor working environments, unfriendly colleagues, disorganized facility functions and ineffective supervision have been hindering workers’ performance and productivity—and contributing to low retention. At Hola District [...]

A new report, “Economic Impact of Unsafe Abortion-Related Morbidity and Mortality: Evidence and Estimation Challenges,” reveals that unsafe abortion-related morbidity and mortality (UARMM) exacts a huge price annually in terms of the lives and health of women in developing countries each year. Almost 20 million unsafe abortions occur annually, virtually all in the developing world. More [...]

Today, February 6, is the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Cutting.  The United Nations estimates that two million girls undergo FGM/C each year. The possible repercussions of FGM/C are numerous, including psychological trauma, difficulties during childbirth, gynecological problems, and death. 
Population Council and their colleagues belive it’s possible to reduce the [...]

At a meeting next week, some NGOs will address the following:

Will the contribution of Italian Finance Minister Tremonti to the High Level task Force on Innovative Financing open new routes?
On what extent will the G8 Countries face the new challenges, first of all universal access to sexual and reproductive health to reduce HIV/AIDS and maternal [...]