The Millennium Development Goals were set with the target deadline of 2015. I probably don’t have to tell you — we are not even close. In fact, MDG 5 (reduce maternal mortality) is the most off-track of all the MDGs, as stated by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. And according to a mid-way report card from [...]
On May 18th, the 62nd World Health Assembly convened officials from 193 member countries to begin their annual review of the activities of the WHO and new priorities for the future. One of the major topics discussed was maternal health and strengthening health systems to better handle emergency situations during pregnancy and delivery.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave a [...]
I hope that by now most of you have read Nicholas Kristof’s article from Saturday called, “This Mom Didn’t Have to Die.” He reminds us all of a simple, and horrifying fact: “One of the most dangerous things an African woman can do is become pregnant.”
While reading his story about Mariama, a 21-year-old pregnant woman [...]
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Maternal morbidity is an issue that sometimes gets left off the table when it comes to discussing and advocating for maternal health. Sometimes we focus so strongly on maternal deaths, and rightly so, but there needs to be an equal focus on maternal morbidity — something that leaves an estimated 10 – 20 million women and [...]
Women Deliver will be presenting at the Speakers Corner at the Global Health Council. My topic is this: Using the Web to Save Women. I completely believe that the web is a powerful advocacy tool — and one that still has so much unchartered territory. I also believe that sometimes non-profits and NGOs lag behind [...]
Sunday, May 10, 2009, is International Mother’s Day. While it is a time to honor our own mothers, this day should also remind us of the 500,000 women who die every year from complications due to pregnancy and childbirth, and spur us to take action. Below are some events which are doing just that around [...]
