Acting on the Call: Everyone Needs to Play Their Part Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths within a Generation

Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths within a Generation This article was originally published on the Health Policy Plus Viewpoints blog. This past August, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ministers of health from 26 countries[1] took a major leap forward when they signed a ministerial declaration committing to end Preventable Maternal,...

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Telling Our Story: A Midwife Advocate in Nepal Who Is Making a Difference

I became passionate about midwifery beginning in 1996 when I began learning about women’s issues, particularly sexual and reproductive health and gender politics. Since then I’ve come to realize that midwives are a unique cadre among healthcare professionals. They have the compassion and the courage to break the silence in...

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