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Progress on Health at G8 Doesn't Make the Grade

Jill Sheffield on July 14, 2008 - 8:00am
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A report card on progress made on health at the G8 Summit gave poor marks to the world's most powerful leaders and maternal health may be faring worst of all.

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Maternal and Child Health Makes Strides at G8

Jill Sheffield on July 10, 2008 - 8:00am
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Maternal health advocates made more progress than expected at the G8 Summit, gaining critical support from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, host country Japan, and UK's First Lady Sarah Brown.

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Taking 'Baby Mothers' For Granted

Danielle Toppin on May 20, 2008 - 8:00am
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Because we live in societies that conceive of motherhood as "natural," policymakers haven't created adequate support systems for our diverse needs.

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Reducing Maternal Mortality Is Easy with Safe Abortion

Alicia Meulensteen on May 16, 2008 - 8:00am
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Reducing maternal deaths from unsafe abortion is one of the most straight-forward public health problems to remedy. But this can never be fully realized unless governments start including abortion in realistic approaches to protecting women's health.

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Global Commitment to Safe Motherhood

Rupert Walder on October 22, 2007 - 10:30am
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Rupert reports from Women Deliver on the needs of a Sudanese midwife, the UK's multi-million dollar investment and what the future holds for improving maternal mortality. Also, don't miss the voices of youth from Women Deliver in our special series!


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