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Malian Midwife Champions Respectful Care for Pregnant Women and their Families

Posted by  on Sunday, May 12th 2013     
Pregnant woman with companion at the renovated maternity ward in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Photo credit: USAID

Haoua Ba is a perfect example of how the USAID-funded Africa Champions program is helping to prevent the untold suffering of women during one of the most vulnerable but extraordinary times in their lives. Read more >>

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Working Together to Save Moms & Kids in Afghanistan

Posted by  on Wednesday, September 26th 2012     

A decade ago, Afghanistan’s health system collapsed, leaving crumbling and neglected infrastructure, widespread prevalence of malnutrition, infectious disease, and some of the highest maternal mortality rates the world had ever seen.

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MDG Countdown: Working to Fulfill A Global Promise

Posted by  on Wednesday, September 26th 2012     

Great progress is being made toward achieving the Millenium Development Goals, and the global community can be inspired by the innovations and successes we are seeing around the world.

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Midwives and Roses

Posted by  on Wednesday, February 9th 2011     

By Amie Batson, Deputy Assistant Administrator for USAID’s Global Health Bureau I’ve just returned from my first ever week in Pakistan and what a week it was.  Working with my colleagues in the US embassy and USAID offices, and with their Pakistani counterparts, I came to appreciate that development work in Pakistan is exceptionally hard [...]

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