Los Angeles – Fourteen African First Ladies attended a two-day conference, "Leadership for Health: African First Ladies Health Summit," to discuss how they can be advocates for improving health services within their own countries. With keynote speeches from fellow First Ladies Maria Shriver and Sarah Brown, the event highlighted the need to engage in partnerships to try to improve the health and education of women and girls in African communities.
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Celebration of Mother’s Night Around the World
April 21st, 2009
In an effort to generate widespread awareness on the extent of maternal death and injuries, the World Population Foundation (WPF) organized an event called "Mother's Night" on the eve of International Mother's Day. Ten different countries, including Malta, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, and Pakistan, celebrated and promoted safe motherhood at Mothers' Night events launched by WPF headquarters in the Netherlands.
New HPV Test Could Save Lives
April 7th, 2009
New York – A new cost-effective DNA test for the human papillomavirus (HPV) could save the lives of more than 250,000 women living in developing countries a year. With financing from the Gates Foundation, Qiagen, the test's manufacturer, has developed a $5 version of the DNA test, and the price could go lower with enough orders, the company said.