The Obama Administration: New Possibilities for Reproductive Health
10 November 2008

Washington DC – President-Elect Obama will reverse US family-planning and AIDS-prevention strategies that have long linked global funding to anti-abortion and abstinence education, a public-health adviser said.

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BBC "Survival" on Maternal Health
29 October 2008

UK -- The BBC has produced a new multi-series documentary called “Survival” that includes a 45-minute look at maternal health in Bangladesh. To capture the true story, the filmmakers traveled to a remote area in the North East of Bangladesh and filmed the labor of a young woman, Morjina, in her small hut with the aid of traditional birth attendant,
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Women Deliver at ONE: What a Difference a Year Makes!
18 October 2008

One year ago, on October 18-20, nearly 2,000 participants from 115 countries came together to call for increased political will and investment in maternal health. We all agreed: Invest in women – it pays! Activists, global health organizations, governments, and non-governmental groups gathered at this international conference in London to demand action to save the lives of women and newborns. Click here for more

Maternal Mortality: Spotlight on Sierra Leone
12 October 2008

On Sunday The Washington Post ran a major front page feature, “A Woman’s World: The Struggle for Equality Around the Globe,” to highlight the grave statistics about women dying in childbirth.

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US Legislation Passes in the Senate
6 October 2008

WASHINGTON DC – The US Senate unanimously passed legislation this week that recognizes quality and affordable maternal health care as a basic human right. The legislation, introduced by Senators Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) also calls on the US to make a stronger commitment to reducing maternal mortality both at home and abroad. Click here for more

USAID Blocks Contraception Distribution to Marie Stopes International
1 October 2008

LONDON – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) instructed governments in several African countries to discontinue the provision of US-funded contraceptive commodities to Marie Stopes International (MSI), one the world’s leading family planning organizations. Click here for more

Successes and Shortfalls: A Report on the Global Campaign for Health
26 September 2008

NEW YORK – Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway launched the first year Progress Report on the Global Campaign for Health at a press conference at the United Nation Headquarters in New York. The Report acknowledges achievements in AIDS treatment and the reduction of deaths due to malaria and measles. Click here for more

UN-Backed Task Force Aims to Reduce Maternal Mortality
26 September 2008

NEW YORK – The United Nations, in cooperation with world leaders, launched a new task force on maternal mortality in an effort to reduce the number of women who die in pregnancy and childbirth and achieve Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5.
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Special Event at UN Highlights Commitment to Mothers and Children
25 September 2008

NEW YORK   The Presidents of Chile, Finland, and the United Republic of Tanzania put the world on alert that the 2015 targets to reduce maternal and child mortality will not be met without concerted global action.

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Africa Seeks a Global Fund to Fight Maternal Deaths
5 September 2008

YAOUNDE, Cameroon – African countries at the 58th Session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa conference have proposed setting up a Global Fund to advance the fight against maternal deaths and infant mortality.
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