Today, supermodel, actress, and mother Liya Kebede posted to the Huffington Post about, "We Need a Global Fund for Moms."
Updates
A First Lady Speaks Out on Maternal Health
July 20th, 2009
Earlier this month, Sia Nyama Koroma, First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, wrote an article on Huffington Post titled, "It's Time to Make Mothers a Priority."
Getting the Conversation Started—Invest in Women
July 17th, 2009
Our very own Jill Sheffield has posted on Conversations for a Better World as a "conversation starter." In her blog post, she writes:
Was the G8 Summit a Success?
July 10th, 2009
Last year, at the G8 in Japan, the leaders of the world paid attention to maternal health. They recognized that saving women’s lives was a great investment in the social and economic well-being of the world.
Op Ed on Maternal Mortality in Developing Countries
July 9th, 2009
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama's visit to Africa this weekend "will send a powerful message to the world about their commitment to ensuring Africa's continued progress," wrote Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) in an opinion piece in http://thehill.com/op-eds/improving-maternal-health--in-developing-countries-2009-07-07.html">The Hill.
Budget Analysis and Maternal Mortality
June 24th, 2009
Coalition for Women Deliver, India
June 2nd, 2009
A few months ago, Deepali Gaur Singh wrote a piece on the Huffington Post about maternal mortality in India and Women Deliver's efforts to improve maternal health in this region.
New Report on Maternal Morbidity
May 14th, 2009
Maternal morbidity is an issue that sometimes gets left off the table when it comes to discussing and advocating for maternal health.
Maternal Mortality and Human Rights
April 30th, 2009
Check out the new website of the International Initiative on Maternal Mortality and Human Rights (IIMMHR).
Leadership for Health: Looking Back
April 28th, 2009
Last week’s amazing meeting of some of Africa’s most conscientious First Ladies showed that the momentum we felt take hold at the Women Deliver conference in 2007 — the awareness and concern about the grim challenges that too many mothers confront when attempting to give life — is gaining strength.
Expanding Access to Plan B
April 27th, 2009
Leadership for Health: The Grand Gala
April 22nd, 2009
Last night was the gala organized by US Doctors for Africa. Nineteen First Ladies were there, or were represented, along with celebrities like Sharon Stone, Danny Glover, and even Paris Hilton. It was a terrific start to a 5 year effort by US Doctors for Africa and African Synergy.
Leadership for Health: Speech from Jill Sheffield
April 22nd, 2009
The following is the speech Jill Sheffield prepared for the African First Ladies Health Summit in Los Angeles (a portion of this written speech was delivered).
Leadership for Health: What it Means to Be a First Lady
April 21st, 2009
Yesterday, the Leadership for Health: African First Ladies Health Summit kicked off to an amazing start. Maria Shriver gave a welcome speech to the participants of the meeting (over 300 people!) that was absolutely fantastic.
Leadership for Health: What to Tackle First?
April 21st, 2009
The First Ladies know the daunting tasks ahead of them: today one said so poignantly, “Illness has taken Africa hostage.” One delegate reminded us of the devastating toll that AIDS is taking on their economies; she described how AIDS is a multiplier of poverty, orphaning more children, killing more mothers, and reducing families to rubble.
Leadership for Health: Speech from Sarah Brown
April 21st, 2009
The following is the keynote address Sarah Brown delivered to the African First Ladies Health Summit today in Los Angeles, organized by USDFA and African Synergy. (Originally posted on HuffingtonPost)
Leadership for Health: Arianna Huffington to Moderate
April 17th, 2009
I just found out that Arianna Huffington will be the moderator of my panel, “Moving Beyond Rhetoric to Improve Women’s Lives.” I love reading the Huffington Post during the week, especially their Women’s Health and Millennium Development Goals coverage, and I’m really looking forward to hearing her ideas and opinions on our topic.
Leadership for Health: Checklist for First Ladies
April 17th, 2009
I'm about the get on the plane to Los Angeles for the Leadership for Health: African First Ladies Health Summit. Just before I left, my team equipped me with a checklist to hand to all the First Ladies at the event.
Leadership for Health: Getting Corporates to Invest
April 14th, 2009
At the Leadership for Health Summit, I’m planning to talk with the 22 African First Ladies who are attending. But, my other target group at this conference will be the corporate representatives.
African First Ladies: Time to Change the World for African Girls and Women
April 13th, 2009
Next week I have the privilege of joining some pretty amazing women at “Leadership for Health: Africa First Ladies Health Summit” in Los Angeles.