Global Cause
In this issue
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Maternal mortality and morbidity – a global issue
Medicine has made giant leaps over the past 100 years, with the birth of penicillin, the contraceptive pill and vaccines, but maternal mortality rates are still devastatingly high. Every day, around 830 women die from preventable causes linked to pregnancy and childbirth, with 99% of those deaths occurring in developing countries. The majority of these...
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The lives of women and children depend on quality healthcare
Though globally maternal mortality declined by 44% since 1990, it is estimated that more than 300,000 mothers die around the time of childbirth, 2.6 million babies are stillborn, and 2.5 million newborns die annually. Though access to services has increased resulting in almost 80% of live births occurring with the assistance of skilled health personnel...
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Women helping women: how maternity care, for displaced people, is changing
While maternal and infant mortality rates in Afghanistan may be dropping, the often-confusing figures still highlight that further work needs to be done to tackle the societal issues these women face. Trust in the medical community itself has been eroded, and many fear vaccinations and health professionals due to a lack of information. To understand...
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Our campaign partners…
Amref Health Africa, headquartered in Kenya, is the largest Africa-based International Non-Governmental Organisation currently running programs in over 35 countries. We have over 60 years of engagement with governments, communities and partners, working to increase sustainable health access in Africa. We also incorporates programme development, fundraising, partnership, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation, and have offices in...
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Guilty of womanSLAUGHTER…
"It's my made up word, but says it all. Anyone who is responsible for ignoring the tragedy of catastrophic post-partum haemorrhage is guilty of womanslaughter."
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Kamala the midwife’s own birthing story
Kamala worked as an Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM); but after she gave birth to a healthy baby girl by caesarean section, what started as a day of joy and hope, changed rapidly a few hours later...
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Why medicine quality matters for maternal health
Poor quality of maternal health medicines contributes to maternal deaths and is holding countries back from achieving development targets. Governments need to take decisive action.
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Healthy mothers, healthy communities
Over half the world’s population pay for their healthcare from their own pocket, the solution: universal health coverage and partnerships.
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Why sexual education is a life-saving human right
When adolescent girls and women are denied access to sexual health education and services, they are denied their human rights — with sometimes devastating consequences.
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Empowering women with contraception and knowledge
Family planning is preventing the tragedy of girls and women dying in pregnancy and childbirth and transforming lives in developing countries.