Latest Maternal health Stories
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With only a few weeks until the elections, women's organizations are mobilizing to "educate Congress" on women's health and reproductive issues by sending a copy of the landmark book, "Our Bodies, Ourselves," to every member of Congress. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO) Supermodel Christy Turlington Burns, who founded Every Mother Counts, will join the Boston Women's Health Book Collective, more widely...
ROME, October 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Millennium Development Goal 5 "Improve maternal health" set by the United Nations has made some progress, albeit slow. In 2010, the UN Secretary-General launched the 'Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health' to mobilise commitments by governments and civil society to accelerate progress towards it. "In advance to Mr Ban Ki-moon's avowal, FIGO, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, set against this...
ROME, October 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Many preventable deaths occur during pregnancy and childbirth in the developing world where maternal mortality ranges from 200 to 2,000 per 100,000 live births. Moreover, for each woman who dies, an estimated 16 to 30 survive avoidable complications, often miserably," said Professor Gamal Serour, President of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), presenting the most recent Initiatives for the prevention and...
ROME, October 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Although Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 encompasses reduction of maternal mortality and improvement of sexual and reproductive health, every MDG has an impact on women's health: eradication of poverty, gender equality, reduction of child mortality, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria," commented Professor Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, President-Elect of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), presenting the...
ROME, October 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "FIGO, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics has a vision that women of the world achieve the highest possible standard of physical, mental, and reproductive health and wellbeing throughout their lives. Our mission is dedicated to the improvement of women's and newborns health and rights as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynecology." These words, by Professor Gamal Serour, President of...
NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An innovative maternal health program in Tanzania funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies is projected to impact at least 50,000 mothers and their children over the next three years, Mayor and philanthropist Michael R. Bloomberg announced today. More than 100 local non-physician clinicians including assistant medical officers and nurse midwives in Tanzania's most isolated areas have been trained to perform life-saving procedures...
BOSTON, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- JSI is deeply disappointed by the decision of the Russian Federation to reject assistance from USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development. For two decades, since the opening of Russia to the West, JSI has partnered with USAID to improve health across the vast nation, resulting in a dramatic change in women's lives. One of our proudest achievements is the significant decrease in abortion used as contraception. USAID-supported...
Eight Grants Given to Improve Women’s and Children’s Health Using Mobile Technology New York, NY (PRWEB) September 25, 2012 The Innovation Working Group (IWG) and mHealth Alliance announced the eight 2012 winners of catalytic grants today at a luncheon event held in support of Every Woman Every Child. The IWG mHealth catalytic grant mechanism, funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and implemented in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO),...
NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fashion icon and global maternal health advocate Christy Turlington Burns will participate in the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 4 to raise money and awareness for Every Mother Counts, an advocacy and mobilization campaign to increase education and support for maternal mortality reduction globally. Turlington Burns' and Every Mother Counts' participation in the marathon is intended to highlight one of the...
Pledge to Reduce Prematurity and Infant Mortality, Save Lives and State Funds AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 48 states as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have pledged their support to give more babies a healthy start in life by reducing premature birth and infant mortality, the March of Dimes and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) announced today. The announcement was made at the ASTHO annual meeting by...
