Maternal undernutrition is correlated with the risk of developing nutrition related non-communicable diseases later in life. Read more >>
Tag archives for Maternal Health
SMART Training Enables Egyptian Woman to Educate Community on Nutrition, Healthy Behaviors
USAID-funded SMART project focuses on improving maternal and neonatal health and nutrition, and works through community development associations in Upper and Lower Egypt. Read more >>
What I Saw and Learned in Southeast Asia and Why I Left Inspired
Chelsea Clinton reflects on her travels across Southeast Asia, delivering clean water as part of Procter & Gamble’s Clinton Global Initiative commitment in Myanmar. Read more >>
MCHIP’s Respectful Maternity Care Toolkit Promotes Positive Attitudes in the Care of Women and Newborns
USAID’s flagship Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) launches the Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) Toolkit. Read more >>
Women Deliver: Bold Visions for Women’s and Girls’ Health and Rights
I’ve just returned from an inspiring and thought-provoking week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where leaders and advocates from 149 countries gathered for the Women Deliver 2013 conference. Read more >>
Allowing Women to Nurture Themselves and Their Children Before Giving Birth Again
In too many places around the world, women lack the access to contraception or the decision-making ability to seek services. Read more >>
Task Shifting to End Preventable Maternal/Child Death in Kenya and Zambia
The American College of Nurse-Midwives’ (ACNM) Department of Global Outreach is embarking upon a collaborative project with the Averting Maternal Death and Disability (AMDD) program at Columbia University and the Chainama College of Health Sciences in Lusaka, Zambia to review, identify, and understand the regulatory, educational, and health systems support that Ministries of Health must put into place to accomplish task sharing and task shifting in health facilities.
More than 30,000 Fistula Repair Surgeries Supported by USAID
USAID commemorates today’s first-ever International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by celebrating a milestone in global maternal health. Read more >>
Happy Baby, Happy Mama: Private Sector Partnership Gets Results with Vouchers
When Scovia Ketusiime was 24 years old and five months pregnant with her second child she made a purchase that might have saved her life, the life of her baby, and that of her 18-month-old: she bought a voucher.Read more >>
Saving Lives of Mothers and Babies through Family Planning
During the month of May, IMPACT will be highlighting USAID’s work in Global Health. From May 11-17, we will be featuring the important role of mothers and partnerships in Global Health. With memories of Mother’s Day in the U.S. this past weekend still fresh in the mind—family gatherings, celebrations, festive meals, presents, flowers, and more—attention turns to the estimated [...]
