Registration for Woman Deliver Conference 2016 Now Open
Women Deliver’s 4th Global Conference, taking place 16-19 May 2016, will be the largest gathering on girls’ and women’s health and rights in the last decade and one of the first major global conferences following the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Map: The best (and worst) countries to be a mother
Ethiopia, Bolivia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Liberia, Rwanda, Somalia, Central African Republic, United States of America
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On average, one woman in 30 is likely to die from pregnancy-related causes, and seven out of 10 women will lose a child in their lifetime. Despite global improvements in children’s and maternal health, inequality between the world’s richest and poorest mothers and children is widening.
Governments can prevent tragic death toll of mothers and babies
Nigeria, Nepal, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan
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Governments could substantially reduce the tragic death toll of infants and mothers by making postnatal care services more accessible – especially to impoverished and poorly educated women in rural areas, according to a study.
Resilience, Response and Recovery: Reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health
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Urgently addressing and supporting women’s, newborns’, children’s and adolescents’ health in fragile and conflict settings is key to the success of the Post-2015 Agenda, says group of experts meeting in Abu Dhabi.
UN conference in Abu Dhabi says rethink needed in crisis aid for women
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The two-day event is looking at ways to give women access to quality maternal health care. It will present policy recommendations for the next global strategy in the UN’s Every Woman, Every Child initiative.
WISH joins Gates Foundation to highlight maternal care as global priority
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Integrated care systems that use innovative approaches are desperately needed across the full range of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child healthcare.
U.N. seeking $3.1 billion to help children at risk
Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
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The largest portion, $903 million, would be targeted to help children with immunizations, safe water, sanitation and education in and around Syria.
Powerful synergies across different sectors improve health of poor women and children
Ethiopia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Peru, Rwanda, Vietnam
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“These studies revealed that improving people’s health and strengthening health systems required investing in health-enhancing sectors such as education, water and sanitation, social protection, and infrastructure development.”
SickKids contributes to first International Standards to assess fetal growth and newborn size worldwide
Brazil, China, India, Kenya, United States of America
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The international standards – one for the growing fetus and the other for newborns – provide doctors and midwives with clinical tools that can be incorporated immediately into practice during pregnancy and at birth.
New Coalition Seeks to Boost Preterm Birth Research
Introducing a new partnership to prevent preterm birth, The Global Coalition to Advance Preterm birth Research (GCAPR).