May 2009
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Physician shortage endangers Tanzanian women
An article appearing in today’s New York Times by Denise Grady sheds light on the challenges faced by struggling medical facilities in Tanzania. Not only is there a shortage of qualified practitioners in the country, but also a dearth of prenatal care and education — problems contributing to the 13,000 deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth that occur in the country every year. You can...
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NYT’s Kristof takes on maternal health in Sierra...
Celebrated New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has traveled extensively through West Africa as the benefactor of the newspaper’s “Win-a-Trip” contest, a program that gives students the opportunity to join him on an international reporting trip. Today, his column focused on the broken maternal health system he has observed in Sierra Leone, the country with the highest maternal mortality...
NYT celebrates Mother’s Day with innovative ideas...
The New York Times put together an incisive (and much needed) collection of editorials today in honor of Mother’s Day — each looking at a different possible solution for the growing problem posed by maternal morbidity and mortality. We’ve reposted the articles below:
A Birth Pill by Amy Grossman An analysis of misoprostol, an inexpensive and hardy drug that prevents and treats postpartum...
2010 International Affairs Budget ups funding for...
Today, the U.S. State Department released its projected International Affairs Budget for the 2010 fiscal year. It totals $53.9 million. While very little was said regarding its impact on maternal health services around the world, the amount going toward maternal health, child health and family planning services has been substantially increased.
Over the next six years, the U.S. government...
