http://www.womendeliver.org/updates Women Deliver News en info@womendeliver.org Copyright 2010 2010-03-12T19:58:22+00:00 http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/maternal-mortality-in-afghanistan-a-way-forward/ http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/maternal-mortality-in-afghanistan-a-way-forward/#When:20:31:58Z Orginially posted on 8 March 2010 on Huffington Post by Rahim Kanani, Research Associate, Justice and Human Rights, Harvard Hauser Center Today, when we think of Afghanistan, a cauldron of chaos comes to mind: massive international counterinsurgency and counternarcotics operations, countless NGOs struggling to maintain neutrality and operational integrity amidst the militarization of aid and development, and the sheer deprivation of dignity suffered by the overly-occupied Afghan people, among other such indictments of the international community's historic and present-day involvement. While these issues continually make above-the-fold headlines, today is International Women's Day (IWD), and I wish to highlight yet another travesty in Afghanistan: maternal mortality... Blog 2010-03-11T20:31:58+00:00 http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/what-is-the-true-cost-of-unwanted-pregnancies/ http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/what-is-the-true-cost-of-unwanted-pregnancies/#When:15:01:16Z Today, Sarah Boseley, the health editor of the Guardian, dedicated her Global Health Blog to the issue of maternal health and family planning. In her post, Boseley discusses the difficulty in combatting maternal mortality. But, she references the true "quick win" when it comes to saving women from dying of complications from pregnancy and childbirth: Family Planning. She says... Blog 2010-02-26T15:01:16+00:00 http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/early-research-results-why-mdg5-is-so-off-track/ http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/early-research-results-why-mdg5-is-so-off-track/#When:20:56:35Z Suzanne Ehlers, the Interim President of Population Action International, wrote an op-ed piece for the Huffington Post on the early findings of their joint research with the Maternal Health Task Force on maternal health supplies. Ehlers writes in her post about maternal health research in Bangladesh and Uganda where they're learning... Blog 2010-02-19T20:56:35+00:00 http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/maternal-health-in-haiti-on-pbs/ http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/maternal-health-in-haiti-on-pbs/#When:16:19:36Z The PBS newsmagazine show NOW on PBS highlighted maternal mortality in Haiti on Friday night with an interview from Ann Starrs, president of Family Care International. While Haiti's catastrophic earthquake has left lives and institutions in ruin, it has also exacerbated a longtime lethal risk in Haiti: Dying during childbirth. Challenges in transportation, education, and quality health care contribute to Haiti having the highest maternal mortality rate in the Western Hemisphere, a national crisis even before the earthquake struck. Blog 2010-02-02T16:19:36+00:00 http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/ideas-for-change-investing-in-women/ http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/ideas-for-change-investing-in-women/#When:19:33:04Z Change.org just launched the 2010 Ideas for Change in America competition and the White Ribbon Alliance has submitted a call to the US government to make maternal and newborn health a priority by investing in women. Their idea is titled: Invest in a More Stable World, Invest in Women. Blog 2010-01-25T19:33:04+00:00 http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/maternal-health-task-force-funding-opportunity/ http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/maternal-health-task-force-funding-opportunity/#When:17:15:56Z The Maternal Health Task Force has asked us to distribute a request for letters of intent to submit funding proposals that will focus on indigenous developing country initiatives. Through this request, they are seeking innovative ideas from non-profit NGOs based in developing countries working to improve maternal health in their communities. Blog 2010-01-07T17:15:56+00:00 http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/watch-it-live-secretary-clintons-speech-on-reproductive-health/ http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/watch-it-live-secretary-clintons-speech-on-reproductive-health/#When:17:06:12Z At 2:30 p.m. EST this Friday, January 8, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will make a major speech commemorating the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and will reaffirm U.S. support for achieving the ICPD goals. As you know, the ICPD put forth a vision and framework for achieving sustainable development and reducing global poverty that made gender equality, human rights, and comprehensive reproductive health a priority - things we continue to advocate for today in U.S. foreign assistance. Blog 2010-01-05T17:06:12+00:00 http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/afghan-women-blogging-their-stories/ http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/afghan-women-blogging-their-stories/#When:21:05:37Z Through distance learning with U.S. volunteers, Afghan women are learning writing skills and filling a blog with their thoughts about love, politics and family, according to an article in Womens eNews: In more than 100 entries about love, politics and a variety of other topics, Roya, Seeta and a small group of other Afghan women are able to express themselves freely, something women like them cannot always do. Blog 2009-12-22T21:05:37+00:00 http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/small-grants-opportunity-for-young-people/ http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/small-grants-opportunity-for-young-people/#When:21:01:07Z Population Action International has just announced that they will provide a small grants program dedicated to supporting and empowering young people to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).   PAI will support organizations and networks in the three following countries: Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania.  Young people are often at a great disadvantage, especially when it comes to accessing accurate, timely information about their reproductive health needs.  Thus, PAI seeks to provide dedicated resources for advocacy to support young people in developing appropriate strategies for increasing resources and attention for sexual and reproductive health and rights. Blog 2009-12-18T21:01:07+00:00 http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/human-rights-day-2009/ http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/human-rights-day-2009/#When:20:47:47Z Today, December 10, is Human Rights Day. As we at Women Deliver have been saying all year, MATERNAL HEALTH IS A HUMAN RIGHT. And as we said in our blog for Conversations for a Better World: Blog 2009-12-10T20:47:47+00:00