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Campaigning on maternal mortality in Latin America
Livewire - Amnesty International blogging for human rights —
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By Fernanda Doz Costa,Researcher on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the AmericasLast Friday, I participated in a very interesting hearing about maternal mortality, where four experts from the Americas gave testimony before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights in Washington DC.It was great working in ...1 day ago -
AIDS Leading Cause Of Death For Women Worldwide [Sobering Statistics]
Jezebel —
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According to a new study by the World Health Organization, AIDS is the leading cause of death and disease in women 15 to 44 around the world. Also upsetting: maternal mortality accounts for 15% of adult female deaths. [ AP ]2 days ago -
U.S. health care ranks where?
SMOKINCHOICES (and other musings) —
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This Breaking News from the Columbus Dispatch Forum should be worth thinking about. . . was for me. Jan U.S. has best health care in the world? Hardly NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Nikolas D Kristof writes for the New York Times The moment of truth for health care is at hand, and the ...5 days ago -
The Girls’ Guilde To The Economy Part 24–Saving Women’s Lives A Financial Bargain Compared To The Cost Of War
Feminist Peace Network —
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“Life and death is a political decision because we know what works and needs to be done.” according to UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid , a point surely not lost on Americans who have witnessed health care becoming a political football in this country. Speaking about the ...1 week ago -
Human Rights Facts (160): Numbers of Abortions Going Down
P.A.P. Blog - Human Rights Etc. —
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You can see from the graph below that the numbers of abortions, compared to 15 years ago, are down: from 35 abortions per 1,000 women to 29. This reduction took place all over the world, albeit not in equal measure everywhere. Unintended pregnancies have also fallen, from 69 per 1,000 women in 1995 to 55 per 1,000 in ...1 week ago -
A Heroic Doctor, a Global Scourge
Nicholas D. Kristof —
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Its time for a global effort to eradicate obstetric fistula.1 week ago -
Health parameters in India close to sub-Saharan Africa: minister
Thaindian News —
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Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi Friday said that many health parameters in India are close to that of sub-Saharan Africa.Addressing a seminar at the Health and Lifestyle Conclave 2009, organised by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) here, the minister said that ...1 week ago -
Earlier, in a thread about birth control…
Talk Islam —
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Earlier, in a thread about birth control when the question of weighing the risks of pregnancy in choosing whether to use birth control came up, one commenter said: It’s one thing to be aware of the risks of pregnancy – and more importantly how best to look after your health and diet to minimise any health ...2 weeks ago -
Government moots scheme to combat social evils against women
Thaindian News —
Authority: 708
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) If all goes well, the government will soon launch a national programme, called the National Mission for Women, to combat social evils against women. This will be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.Proposed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the ‘umbrella mission’ will ...2 weeks ago -
Government system failure killing mothers in Madhya Pradesh
Thaindian News —
Authority: 708
By Sanjay SharmaBhopal, Oct 28 (IANS) A complaint by a patient that a doctor in a government-run hospital left her unattended in the operation theatre has turned the spotlight on the role played — or not played — by these hospitals in reducing deaths at childbirth in Madhya Pradesh, a state with one of the [...]2 weeks ago -
Best of the BBC: Maternal mortality worldwide
PRI's The World —
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As part of a BBC World Service mini-series on maternal mortality, BBC reporter Jill McGivering travels to Pakistan. Every year, as many as 30,000 women die in childbirth in Pakistan. That’s about one child dying every half-hour. In her report, McGivering goes to rural areas of Sindh Province, and meets with ...2 weeks ago -
Call to act on maternal mortality
heave-ho.org —
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Health ministers from around the world say swift action must be taken to reduce global maternal mortality rates. Read the original: Call to act on maternal mortality2 weeks ago -
Mortality During Child Birth
feminist blogs —
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I was watching the BBC World News this morning and saw a segment about the World Health meeting that is going on in Addis Ababa. The WHO has declared that the mortality of mothers during child birth is a “human emergency” and that it’s almost always preventable. The WHO meeting is for health ministers from ...2 weeks ago -
What Bubbe Hannah Knew: Lessons for Health Reform From A 19th Century Midwife
RHRealityCheck.org —
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This article was originally distributed by American Forum , a nonprofit op-ed syndication service. As a midwife in Pittsburghs Jewish community during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, my great-great-grandmother Hannah Sandusky brought many healthy children into the world despite the high maternal and infant ...2 weeks ago -
A Response to Critics of the Guttmacher Study on Global Abortion Trends
RHRealityCheck.org —
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Following the widely covered release of a new GuttmacherInstitute study on global abortion trends —which found that increases incontraceptive use have contributed to worldwide declines in the rates of both unintendedpregnancy and abortion—some anti-choice activists have criticized our findingsand ...3 weeks ago -
Midwife training in Afghanistan to lower maternal death rate
America's North Shore Journal —
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Afghanistan has the second highest maternal mortality rate in the world; approximately 16 out of 1,000 new mothers die from birthing complications, The Paktya Department of Health, using programs such as the midwife training, aims to reduce the provincial rate by 50 percent. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ...4 weeks ago -
People share experiences after watching film in Sierra Leone
Livewire - Amnesty International blogging for human rights —
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This morning, we went to the Kenema government hospital and showed the Amnesty International film in the maternity ward. During the discussion after the film, people shared a number of their experiences.One of the women, Jenny N.C. Valli, spoke of the poor road networks and challenge to gain access to the hospital. ...5 weeks ago -
Announcing Winners of the Half the Sky Contest
Nicholas D. Kristof —
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Nicholas Kristof announces the winners of his Half the Sky essay contest.5 weeks ago -
Delays that kill in Sierra Leone
Livewire - Amnesty International blogging for human rights —
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We arrived in Kenema on Tuesday evening after an eight-hour drive from Kambia. Kenema is one of the main diamond trading posts in Sierra Leone and was one of the areas most affected during the war. Many people in the surrounding areas still live in former camps for Liberian refugees who fled during the war.I [...]5 weeks ago -
Campaigning mums-to-be visit Number 10
Number10.gov.uk Latest News —
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The Prime Minister and Sarah Brown welcomed a group of expectant mothers to Downing Street to hear about their campaign to improve healthcare for pregnant women in developing countries. Pregnant celebrities supporting the cause included Zoë Ball and Holby City actress Patricia Potter. The mums-to-be brought with ...8 weeks ago
