BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT GIVES MONETARY REPARATIONS AS PART OF HISTORIC UNITED NATIONS MATERNAL DEATH CASE 03/25/2014 – (PRESS RELEASE) In a ceremony today, the Brazilian government gave monetary reparations to Maria Lourdes da Silva Pimentel, the mother of Alyne—an Afro-Brazilian woman who… Continue Reading →
Aditya Dev, TNN May 16, 2013, GURGAON: There is an acute shortage of doctors in government hospitals of Mewat. Surprisingly, the district with the worst maternal mortality rate and infant mortality rate, there is only one woman doctor available for the… Continue Reading →
PIB PRESS RELEASE The Union Cabinet gave its approval to launch a National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) as a new sub-mission under the over-arching National Health Mission (NHM). Under the Scheme the following proposals have been approved : 1. One Urban Primary… Continue Reading →
THE MATERNAL HEALTH YOUNG CHAMPIONS PROGRAM Maternal mortality is a major threat to women’s lives in developing countries. While maternal health outcomes have improved in some countries over the past few decades, rates of maternal death remain… Continue Reading →
Saturday, Aug 4, 2012, 8:49 IST By Dilnaz Boga | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Despite the slim chances, Mayur Bhagat survived. In Waghwadi’s Shahapur block in Thane, two-month-old was breathless and suffering from acute nasal and chest… Continue Reading →
By Malena Amusa WeNews correspondent Monday, July 30, 2012 As the U.S. maternal mortality rate continues to increase, the new health care law could offer improvements in preventative care for women. Yet, definitive answers to why more American mothers… Continue Reading →
HIGHLIGHTS June 2012 In 2012, an estimated 645 million women in the developing world were using modern methods— 42 million more than in 2008. About half of this increase was due to population growth. The proportion of married women using… Continue Reading →
UN News The report “Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2010”, shows that from 1990 to 2010, the annual number of maternal deaths dropped from more than 543,000 to 287,000 – a decline of 47 per cent. While substantial progress… Continue Reading →
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