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. The warning came at a special event, Commitment to Progress for Mothers, Newborns and Children, co-hosted by the three countries. Hailed as a landmark on the road to meeting MDGs 5 and 4, the event was held on the same day as the UN Summit on the MDGs and was attended by more than 100 governments and international organizations.
Updates
Groove Your Bump!
September 19th, 2008
Check out this hysterical and slighty unorthodox video from Oxfam and The White Ribbon Alliance.
‘Death in Birth’
September 19th, 2008
There's a moving article in a recent TIME magazine about maternal mortality around the world.
Misoprostol Approved in Uganda
September 19th, 2008
The Uganda government approved the use of the low-cost drug, misoprostol, to treat and prevent excessive bleeding in mothers during childbirth to curb the high maternal mortality rates.
Film Awards for Health
September 18th, 2008
Facing the Truth, a 30-minute televised drama on the importance of HIV tests for pregnant women in Cambodia won a coveted Freddie Awards at this year's celebration. The Freddie Awards are given in the US for international health and medical media achievements--Facing the Truth won under the category of Prevention. The film was shot in and around Phnom Penh in ten days and has been shown at hospitals and health centers nationwide during a period of about two years. This movie was shown also on the Cambodian Television Network in June 2008, and more than two million citizens watched it. For more info on the movie, click here.
