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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Our Global Health Division aims to harness advances in science and technology to save lives in developing countries. We work with partners to deliver proven tools—including vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics—as well as discover pathbreaking new solutions that are affordable and reliable. Equally important is innovation in how we bring health interventions to those who need them most. We invest heavily in vaccines to prevent infectious diseases—including HIV, polio, and malaria—and support the development of integrated health solutions for family planning, nutrition, and maternal and child health.
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| Subject | Child health Communicable diseases Global health issues Health systems and models of service delivery Maternal health Non-communicable diseases Poverty and inequality |
| Tags | hiv change Bill Gates malaria polio grants global health grants Funding pneumonia |
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Building Momentum: Global Progress Toward Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality
IHME launched its policy report, Building Momentum: Global Progress Toward Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality, at the Women Deliver conference in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2010. This detailed report includes data on mortality trends for more than 180 countries over two decades.
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| Author | Alan Lopez, Rafael Lozano and Christopher J.L. Murray |
| Type | Paper |
| Subject | Child health Maternal health |
| Tags | report |
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CARE
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty.
We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty.
Our Mission
Our mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world.
Full recordCenter for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE)
Since 1994, CHANGE has advocated for the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls worldwide.
Our Mission:
The Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) is a U.S.-based non-governmental organization whose mission is to promote the sexual and reproductive health and human rights of women and girls globally by shaping the development and implementation of U.S. policies. We envision a world where sexual and reproductive health and rights are universally recognized, and where comprehensive, integrated sexual and reproductive health services are accessible and available to all, free from coercion, violence, and discrimination.
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| Subject | Gender and health Maternal health |
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Certificate in Maternal and Child Health
The Certificate in Maternal and Child Health is designed for those interested in learning about the complexities of global health and the unique barriers to healthcare that face women and children. Participants gain a comprehensive understanding about issues in maternal and child survival, and also learn about innovations in healthcare for women and children.
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| Subject | Child health Maternal health |
| Tags | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/globalhealth/browse/list_titles/tag/466 |
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E4C Innovations in Global Maternal Health
In this recorded webinar, Maternova - a for-profit social enterprise that helps deploy life-saving maternal health innovations - tells us how minimizing childbirth risks does not have to be difficult or expensive.
Viewers will...
*Learn the core causes of maternal mortality and morbidity,
*Discover the broad landscape of innovations for maternal health, and
*Take an in-depth look at two key maternal health technologies.
Moderator:
Jennifer Barragan, Medical Device Management and Innovation Consultant
Speaker: Meg Wirth, CEO, Maternova, Inc.
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| Type | Video |
| Subject | Maternal health |
| Tags | webinar |
| Rights | Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed) |
EBSCO Information Services: Global Health
Unparalleled access to all of the world’s relevant public health research and practice.
Produced by CABI, this database was created to ensure that key literature from all sources can be brought quickly and easily to the attention of those working in the field; the database covers all aspects of public health at both international and community levels, as well as a wealth of material from other biomedical and life science fields.
Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality and Health: A global toolkit for action
Chapters included in this book (contents):
- Introduction
- Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
- Fatherhood
- HIV and AIDS
- Gender-based Violence
- Advocacy and Policy
- Monitoring and Evaluation of this work
- TOOLS (from all the above chapters)
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| Author | Promundo, UNFPA, MenEngage |
| Type | Book |
| Subject | Child health Gender and health Maternal health |
| Tags | aids hiv |
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Every Woman, Every Child
What is Every Woman Every Child? Launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Summit in September 2010, Every Woman Every Child aims to save the lives of 16 million women and children by 2015. It is an unprecedented global movement that mobilizes and intensifies international and national action by governments, multilaterals, the private sector and civil society to address the major health challenges facing women and children around the world. The movement puts into action the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health, which presents a roadmap on how to enhance financing, strengthen policy and improve service on the ground for the most vulnerable women and children. - See more at: http://www.everywomaneverychild.org/about#sthash.pYvC7Oam.dpuf
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| Subject | Child health Maternal health Millennium Development Goals |
| Tags | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/globalhealth/browse/list_titles/tag/466 |
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Global burden of maternal death and disability
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Sound information is the prerequisite for health action: without data on the dimensions, impact and significance of a health problem it is neither possible to create an advocacy case nor to establish strong programmes for addressing it. The absence of good information on the extent of the burden of maternal ill-health resulted in its relative neglect by the international health community for many years. Maternal deaths are too often solitary and hidden events that go uncounted. The difficulty arises not because of lack of clarity regarding the definition of a maternal death, but because of the weakness of health information systems and consequent absence of the systematic identification and recording of maternal deaths. In recent years, innovative approaches to measuring maternal mortality have been developed, resulting in a stronger information base. WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA estimates for the year 2000 indicate that most of the total 529,000 maternal deaths globally occur in just 13 countries. By contrast, information on the global burden of non-fatal health outcomes associated with pregnancy and childbearing remains patchy and incomplete. Nonetheless, initial estimates based on systematic reviews of available information and confined to the five major direct pregnancy-related complications indicate a problem of considerable magnitude.
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| Author | Carla AbouZahr |
| Type | Article |
| Subject | Maternal health |
| Tags | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/globalhealth/browse/list_titles/tag/466 |
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Global causes of maternal death: a WHO systematic analysis
Interpretation of the results of this systematic analysis:
Between 2003 and 2009, haemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, and sepsis were responsible for more than half of maternal deaths worldwide. More than a quarter of deaths were attributable to indirect causes. These analyses should inform the prioritisation of health policies, programmes, and funding to reduce maternal deaths at regional and global levels. Further efforts are needed to improve the availability and quality of data related to maternal mortality.
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| Author | Dr Lale Say MD a Corresponding AuthorEmail Address, Doris Chou MD a, Alison Gemmill MPH a b, Özge Tunçalp MD a, Ann-Beth Moller MSc a, Jane Daniels PhD c, A Metin Gülmezoglu MD a, Marleen Temmerman MD a, Leontine Alkema PhD d |
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| Subject | Maternal health |
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Global Health 101 (Second Edition): Videos
Welcome to the accompanying Website for Global Health 101, Second Edition. We are pleased to provide these online resources to support classroom education.
These Videos showcase external sites that provide additional information about topics covered in the textbook.
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| Subject | Child health Communicable diseases Determinants of health Gender and health Maternal health Non-communicable diseases Poverty and inequality Climate change and sustainability Social justice, human rights and health Technology Education |
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Global Health and Diplomacy
GHD's mission:
To bring together leaders from the global health, diplomatic and development communities in order to discuss global health challenges and develop innovative solutions to help protect vulnerable populations from disease.
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| Subject | Child health Gender and health Global health issues Maternal health Global economy and health New and emerging infectious diseases Technology |
| Tags | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/globalhealth/browse/list_titles/tag/466 |
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Global Health eLearning Centre
This website has a large collection of online learning resources and online courses in different ares of global health.
Meeting the learning needs of leaders and experts in the USAID health sector
In 2005, USAID’s Bureau of Global Health developed the Global Health eLearning (GHeL) Center to provide its worldwide mission-based health staff with access to state of the art technical global health information.
The courses and certificate programs at the Center offer self-paced Internet-based courses that:
- Provide useful and timely continuing education for the world’s premier global health professionals
- Present state-of-the-art technical content on key public health topics
- Serve as a practical resource for increasing public health knowledge
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| Subject | Child health Communicable diseases Global health issues Maternal health Non-communicable diseases Poverty and inequality Education Global health teaching |
| Tags | eLearning resource resources learn independent learning professional development CPD lectures translations translationed other languages languages other than english USAID US aid |
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Global Health eLearning Centre: Additional Training Opportunities
The Global Health eLearning Team is always on the look out for opportunities that enhance the learning offered on this site. The links on this webpage are provided for your convenience. Please note that they are third-party websites and are not controlled or endorsed by the U.S. Agency for International Development or subject to our privacy policy.
Full recordGlobal Health Hub
The Global Health Hub is a volunteer-run site that aims to provide an online gateway to news, commentary and resources related to global health. Our team of volunteers publishes original commentary while curating aggregated content from traditional and non-mainstream sources to provide a dynamic information portal for the global health community.
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| Subject | Child health Gender and health Maternal health Non-communicable diseases New and emerging infectious diseases Technology |
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Global Health Media Project: Childbirth Videos
Our Childbirth Series is intended to improve the quality of care during childbirth and help protect the lives of birthing women. All of our videos are can be downloaded free-of-charge for use in low-resource settings. The childbirth films will soon be available in French and Spanish.
Global Health Media Project is expanding their Childbirth Series with 3 new videos: Initial Assessment of a Woman in Labor, Preventing Infection at Birth, and Immediate Care After Birth (integrating care for mother and baby). The primary audience for these teaching videos are birth attendants in developing countries.
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| Subject | Child health Maternal health |
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Global Health Media Project: Newborn Care Videos
This website provides access to a large number of educational videos on healthcare on the following topics: new borns, child birth and cholera.
I founded Global Health Media Project to help health workers save lives by using advances in information and communication technologies to make what was impossible yesterday, possible today. Our videos will be disseminated as broadly as possible — free of charge — especially to reach low-resource, often isolated health workers who have no other access to this clinical information. Our global delivery strategy is relevant now and favorably positioned for the rapid expansion of connectivity in the developing world.
Deborah Van Dyke
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| Subject | Child health Maternal health |
| Tags | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/globalhealth/browse/list_titles/tag/466 |
| Rights | By accessing and viewing the content on this website, you agree to be legally bound by the following terms and conditions. The videos on this website are provided for educational, informational, and non-commercial purposes only. The information in these videos is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Videos must be used “in whole”; you are not allowed to reproduce only a portion of any video, or alter these videos in any way. Creative Commons License The original content on this site is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. You must attribute the content to the Global Health Media Project. You may not use our work for commercial purposes. You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work. Creative Commons License Users are invited to download our videos and share them with others as long as they credit the Global Health Media Project. Users are encouraged to provide a link back to this site. Any unauthorized use of these videos is prohibited. Disclaimer of Warranties Global Health Media Project does not and cannot guarantee the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of the information in these videos. The videos and their content are provided on an “as is” basis, without express and implied warranties and representations of any kind including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement. Limitation of Liability In no event shall the Global Health Media Project, its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, affiliates, agents, or representatives be liable for any damages, loss, or injury, including, without limitation, special, incidental, direct, indirect, consequential, or punitive damages of any kind resulting from the use of the materials available on this website. Users and viewers assume all responsibility and risk for the use of the videos and content |
Global Health University: Global Health E-Learning Resources
Global Health University disseminates knowledge to advance global health delivery and to promote excellence in global health education. All material published by Unite For Sight Global Health University is open access, meaning that you may freely read, download, distribute, and use the material, as long as all of the work is properly cited. Do you find Global Health University resources helpful to you? Become a Global Health University Member by giving a tax-deductible donation. Support Unite For Sight's movement to synthesize cutting-edge global health research and evidence-based information for free unrestricted access worldwide.
Full recordGlobal Maternal and Child Health Outcomes: The Role of Obstetric Ultrasound in Low Resource Settings
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There are vast inequalities across maternal and infant mortality with the developing world accounting for the majority of the burden and within countries rural areas expecting worse outcomes than urban. These inequalities are linked to health care servicedelivery. This review focuses on obstetric ultrasound service and its potential to improve maternal and newborn health in low resource settings. A systematic search of English literature was conducted to identify current knowledge regarding use of ultrasound in low resource settings. Access to obstetric ultrasound in the developed world is almost universal. Access to obstetric ultrasound is instrumental in identifying potential obstetric risks, leading to improvements in maternal and newborn health outcomes. In contrast to this, access to obstetric ultrasound in the developed world is poor, particularly in rural areas. Innovations in teleradiology and portable ultrasound offer opportunity for improved ultrasound access in low resource settings, including opportunity for service coverage in rural and remote areas. The literature illustrates considerations for service provision in a broad range of settings in the developing world. Practical implications are vastly different in these settings and include infrastructure, economic resources, training and cultural acceptability. The versatility of ultrasound also offers a wide range of non-obstetric clinical applications. This review demonstrates promising benefits of obstetric ultrasound in poorly resourced settings with potential improvements in maternal and infant mortality and also highlights the need for large scale trials in these settings.
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| Author | Katherine Stanton, Lillian Mwanri |
| Type | Article |
| Subject | Child health Maternal health |
| Tags | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/globalhealth/browse/list_titles/tag/466 |
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HEAT Resources
From this page you can access the modules that form the theoretical training element of the Health Education and Training (HEAT) programme of the UK Open University. The thirteen modules cover a wide range of subjects including child and maternal health, hygiene, immunisation, and nutrition. These modules have been created as Open Educational Resources and they can be accessed by anyone in the world, at any time, free of charge.
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| Subject | Child health Global health issues Maternal health Education |
| Tags | OER OU Sub-saharan Africa development |
| Rights | Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
Huge poor–rich inequalities in maternity care: an international comparative study of maternity and child care in developing countries
This paper describes poor–rich inequalities in use of professional delivery and antenatal care for 45 developing countries and compares these to inequalities in use of child health services. By presenting various aspects of inequalities in the use of maternity care, and by contrasting these to inequalities in the use of child health care, this paper seeks possible explanations for the inequalities observed in maternity care.
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| Author | Tanja AJ Houweling a, Carine Ronsmans b, Oona MR Campbell b, Anton E Kunst |
| Type | Website |
| Subject | Maternal health Poverty and inequality |
| Tags | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/globalhealth/browse/list_titles/tag/466 |
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Improving Maternal Mortality: Policy Perspectives
This is a 25 slide presentation on slideshare covering the causes of maternal mortality, international policies, two case studies and recommendations for the future.
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| Type | Presentation |
| Subject | Maternal health |
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International Women's Health Programme: Maternal Mortality
Life may be a miracle but birth needs a helping hand. The International Women’s Health Program (IWHP) at the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada is working towards a better world for women. Using a rights-based approach, the IWHP promotes sexual and reproductive health and rights, including safe motherhood and newborn health.
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| Subject | Child health Maternal health |
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March of Dimes: Working together for stronger, healthier babies
Since the establishment of its Global Programs in 1998, March of Dimes has worked hard to improve birth outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. To date, Global Programs has overseen projects in 33 countries through a partnership mechanism that it calls the "mission alliance." The ideal mission alliance partner is one which has an established presence in the target country, including legal status, the support of and connection to its Ministries of Health and Finance and a local infrastructure; shares our mission to improve the health of newborns; and demonstrates financial health and stability. Together with our international and U.S. partners, March of Dimes has conducted interventions over the past decade that have been well-planned and executed, product-intensive, of short turn-around and measurable. In doing so, March of Dimes has respected the individual cultural differences of our partner organizations. We also have offered our technical partners technical expertise and the extensive resources of the March of Dimes, including professional and public health education materials and tools for establishing data collection systems, which have been easily adapted by our mission alliance partners to local conditions and needs. Working in this manner, March of Dimes has become a highly-visible, trusted and respected ally in the eyes of our developing country colleagues and a source of scientifically-robust data, curricula and other informational materials for use both in lower-income countries and in resource-poor settings in industrialized countries.
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| Subject | Child health Maternal health |
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Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: A Global Perspective...
Content of presentation:
- Introduction
- Facts and Figures
- Issues and Challenges
- Challenges in the Philippines
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| Subject | Child health Maternal health |
| Tags | WHO |
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Medical Aid Films
Medical aid films - Films for life
Our vision is to deliver a solution to needless maternal and infant deaths: a global library of films for people engaged in health training and education in areas of urgent need.
Our Training Films are organised into topics which are growing and evolving with demand and feedback. The films are aimed at various audiences which is clearly indicated and supporting documentation is available on each page to assist the trainer in delivering the educational content.
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| Type | Video |
| Subject | Child health Maternal health |
| Tags | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/globalhealth/browse/list_titles/tag/466 |
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Medical Aid Films - Films for Life
MAF aims to save the lives of vulnerable women and children in developing countries by providing innovative training and education through film.
Our Training Films are organised into topics which are growing and evolving with demand and feedback. The films are aimed at various audiences which is clearly indicated and supporting documentation is available on each page to assist the trainer in delivering the educational content.
Full recordMPH programs list .com
MPH Programs List.com launched as a free resource for students interested in graduate public health, public administration, public policy and health administration programs.
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| Subject | Child health Communicable diseases Epidemiology and burden of disease Global health issues Maternal health Non-communicable diseases Poverty and inequality Climate change and sustainability Global health governance Social justice, human rights and health Education |
| Tags | video online learning resource eLearning |
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My Sister My Self - Brigid McConville and the White Ribbon Alliance UK
This film collects the testimony of women and midwives in Africa and South East Asia on the joys and tragedies of childbirth and pregnancy. By sharing the stories of women who have lost their lives giving birth, and of women whose lives have been saved thanks to receiving appropriate care, this film shows how appropriate care can make a critical difference for women.
Visit www.whiteribbonalliance.org for more information about the White Ribbon Alliance’s work to promote safe motherhood.
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| Subject | Gender and health Maternal health |
| Tags | pregnancy video Maternal mortality africa south east asia safe motherhood international women's health programme birth child birth |
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My sister, My self
This film collects the testimony of women and midwives in Africa and South East Asia on the joys and tragedies of childbirth and pregnancy. By sharing the stories of women who have lost their lives giving birth, and of women whose lives have been saved thanks to receiving appropriate care, this film shows how appropriate care can make a critical difference for women.
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| Author | Brigid McConville and the White Ribbon Alliance UK |
| Type | Video |
| Subject | Child health Maternal health |
| Tags | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/globalhealth/browse/list_titles/tag/466 |
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ONE
ONE is an international campaigning and advocacy organization of nearly 6 million people taking action to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa… because the facts show extreme poverty has already been cut in half and can be virtually eliminated by 2030, but only if we act with urgency now.
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| Subject | Child health Maternal health Poverty and inequality New and emerging infectious diseases |
| Tags | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/globalhealth/browse/list_titles/tag/466 |
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Saving Mothers, Giving Life
The Saving Mothers, Giving Life partnership is prioritizing countries where women and children are dying at alarming rates. As of today, the founding partners have pledged more than $280 million USD in financial resources and additional in-kind resources for work in up to 10 countries over five years. Work has begun in two countries where maternal mortality rates are disproportionately high—Uganda and Zambia.
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| Subject | Maternal health |
| Tags | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/globalhealth/browse/list_titles/tag/466 |
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Skilled Care During Pregnancy
This is a 27 slide presentation on slideshare. It provides information about the fifth milliennium development goal and fact about maternal health.
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| Type | Presentation |
| Subject | Maternal health |
| Tags | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/globalhealth/browse/list_titles/tag/466 |
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The Huffington Post: Global Maternal Health
This section of the Huffington Post's website is devoted to news articles about global maternal health.
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| Type | Website |
| Subject | Maternal health |
| Tags | news |
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The Three Delays of Maternal Mortality
Approximately 560,000 women die in pregnancy and childbirth every year. These deaths are preventable. There are many factors affecting whether or not women will be able to access the treatment necessary to save their lives. This photo essay explores the ‘three delays’ approach related to maternal death.
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| Subject | Gender and health Global health issues Maternal health Poverty and inequality |
| Tags | The Three Delays Maternal heatlh Maternal mortality death in child birth child birth pregnancy complication in pregnancy photo essay videos video |
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The United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans. HHS provides essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) is part of the HHS Office of the Secretary. OGA promotes the health and well-being of Americans and of the world’s population by advancing HHS’s global strategies and partnerships and working with USG agencies in the coordination of global health policy.
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| Subject | Child health Communicable diseases Gender and health Global health issues Maternal health Non-communicable diseases Poverty and inequality |
| Tags | US United States water water supply global water supply health diplomacy global programmes initiatives lecture series events |
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The World Bank: Millennium Development Goals: Improve Maternal Health by 2015
Webpage on the World Bank website about the Millennium Development Goal:Improve Maternal Health by 2015.
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| Type | Website |
| Subject | Maternal health Millennium Development Goals |
| Tags | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/globalhealth/browse/list_titles/tag/466 |
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UN Fact Sheet: Goal 5 - Improve Maternal Health
This two page document gives an oveview of the progress made towards the fifth millennium development goal: Improve Maternal Health and discussed what is to be done in the future
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| Type | Document |
| Subject | Maternal health |
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Understanding Global Trends in Maternal Mortality
CONTEXT: Despite the fact that most maternal deaths are preventable, maternal mortality remains high in many developing countries. Target A of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 calls for a three-quarters reduction in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) between 1990 and 2015.
METHODS: We derived estimates of maternal mortality for 172 countries over the period 1990–2008. Trends in maternal mortality were estimated either directly from vital registration data or from a hierarchical or multilevel model, depending on the data available for a particular country.
RESULTS: The annual number of maternal deaths worldwide declined by 34% between 1990 and 2008, from approximately 546,000 to 358,000 deaths. The estimated MMR for the world as a whole also declined by 34% over this period, falling from 400 to 260 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Between 1990 and 2008, the majority of the global burden of maternal deaths shifted from Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa. Differential trends in fertility, the HIV/AIDS epidemic and access to reproductive health are associated with the shift in the burden of maternal deaths from Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa.
CONCLUSIONS: Although the estimated annual rate of decline in the global MMR in 1990–2008 (2.3%) fell short of the level needed to meet the MDG 5 target, it was much faster than had been thought previously. Targeted efforts to improve access to quality maternal health care, as well as efforts to decrease unintended pregnancies through family planning, are necessary to further reduce the global burden of maternal mortality.
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| Author | Sarah Zureick-Brown, Holly Newby, Doris Chou, Nobuko Mizoguchi, Lale Say, Emi Suzuki and John Wilmoth |
| Type | Article |
| Subject | Maternal health |
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United Nations: Millennium Development Goals and Beyond 2015
This is the United Nations' website devoted to the Millennium Development Goals.
Overview:
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest.
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| Type | Website |
| Subject | Child health Gender and health Maternal health Millennium Development Goals Poverty and inequality |
| Tags | https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/healthsciences/globalhealth/browse/list_titles/tag/466 |
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US Aid (USAID)
USAID is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential.
Our Mission: We partner to end extreme poverty and to promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing our security and prosperity.