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Policymakers recommit to Population Conference agenda
ISTANBUL, 25 May 2012 — Lawmakers from 110 countries reaffirmed today their support for the principles and goals of the 1994 Cairo International... Read more
Tide is turning against Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
For centuries, female genital mutilation or cutting has been practiced throughout much of Africa. But dealing as it does with a very intimate subject... Read more
Recommendations to reduce cost of 13 health products
New York, 22 May 2012 — Affordable, life-saving medicines and health supplies with the potential to save millions of lives are not reaching the... Read more
Commission to improve access to life-saving commodities
The UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children will meet in New York on 22 May, to ensure increased access to affordable,... Read more
Sub-Saharan Africa's maternal death rate down 41 per cent
The maternal death rate in sub-Saharan Africa has dropped by 41 per cent in 20 years. The 1990 rate of 850 deaths per 100,000 live births declined to... Read more
Ethiopia invests in women by training midwives
As part of the Accelerated Midwifery Training Programme being undertaken in Ethiopia by the Ministry of Health, 245 midwives graduated in May 2012... Read more
Maternal deaths have halved in the past 20 years
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 16 May 2012 – The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years,... Read more
Discrimination begins before birth
The poor gender ratio continues to challenge planners and experts because women are assigned a peripheral role in the success story of the nation. It... Read more
Tanzania’s global first in using mobile phones in national health system
"I felt something was wrong with my labour and I called the midwife, who told me to come to the health centre. The midwife there tried to help... Read more
Midwives save lives
Globally, over 358,000 women die every year while pregnant or giving birth, which means almost 1,000 women die every day while millions more suffer... Read more