Mother, infant mortality greatly reduced

South Africa

 The provincial health department has released statistics that show a marked improvement in reducing the number of mothers and infants who die during childbirth.   

Rwanda: UNFPA Donates Ambulances, Medical Equipment to MoH

Rwanda

 The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yesterday donated six ambulances and Reproductive Health Medical equipments worth US$387,000 to the Ministry of Health (MoH)

US donates USD 320,000 equipment for pregnant women

Tanzania, United Republic of

The Jhpiego-led, USAID funded Mothers and Infants, Safe, Healthy and Alive (MAISHA) programme has handed over medical equipment to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to benefit pregnant women.

Road to Durban: The world needs midwives more than ever

Nepal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh

The scene outside the stadium mirrored a celebratory atmosphere as some 1,000 midwives from 103 countries gathered on a warm Durban winter day cheering for a common cause: The world needs more midwives.

Nepal Midwife Wins Jhpiego’s International Award for Outstanding Contribution to Midwifery

Nepal

Jhpiego presents the International Award for Outstanding Contribution to Midwifery to Nepal’s Maiya Manandhar, a role model for providing services to women.

Midwife burnout poses threat to reducing maternal mortality

Malawi

Midwives are overworked and underpaid, but a study focusing on midwifery will be a vital tool in helping to tackle the problems.

WHO, MOH, UNICEF Hold Home Based Maternal Care TOT

Liberia

An inter-Country Training of Trainers in Home Based Maternal and Newborn Care opened in Monrovia yesterday with a called for participating countries to work in reducing maternal and newborn mortality rate which remain high.

Libya conflict blamed for rise in miscarriages, pregnancy complications

The shortage of skilled professionals in Libya is rising due to ongoing conflict. Read more about mothers and their babies at increased risk.

Mama: Using Text Messaging to Protect Maternal Health in Times of Crisis

New project takes advantage of Facebook to build communities of practice for humanitarian workers

Get men in the delivery room, say Bangladesh’s first midwives

Bangladesh

One-in-500 women die in childbirth in Bangladesh – with cultural factors as much to blame as a lack of medical care.