WRA Voices

June 5, 2013
Malawi Celebrates International Day of the Midwife
Malawi Celebrates International Day of the Midwife

Midwifery is an exciting career which needs good managers, professionals who are all-rounders, bold, innovative, and also proactive in the interests of women and their families, capable of being advocates for their clients while also supportive to their peers and more junior team members. 

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By Lennie Kamwendo
Tags: Malawi, Midwives, Respectful Maternity Care
June 5, 2013
Securing the Future: Saving the Lives of Women and Children
Securing the Future: Saving the Lives of Women and Children

White Ribbon Alliance Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan spoke during the World Health Assembly on May 22nd. Our Champions are active in bringing attention the thousands of needless deaths of women in childbirth which still occur each year. Princess Sarah was nearly one of them, and that is why she has become such a passionate advocate for our Alliance. This is what she said in Geneva.

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By HRH Princess Sarah Zeid
Tags: Princess Sarah Zeid
June 3, 2013
What I Learned at Women Deliver
What I Learned at Women Deliver
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By Betsy McCallon, Executive Director, White Ribbon Alliance
May 24, 2013
Respectful Maternity Care endorsed at the International Day of the Midwife in Rwanda
Respectful Maternity Care endorsed at the International Day of the Midwife in Rwanda

Excerpt: Rwandan midwives showed their bravery and commitment to improvements in care by providing supportive anecdotal and observed statements for each of the seven categories of disrespect and abuse in maternity care highlighted by the RMC campaign. 

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By Pandora Hardtman
Tags: Respectful Maternity Care, Rwanda
May 13, 2013
A Happy Midwife for Healthier Mothers
A Happy Midwife for Healthier Mothers

Critical shortage in midwives, poor working conditions, uneven distribution between urban and rural areas, and negative perception of the midwifery profession, are some of the challenges that hinder midwives ability to provide quality care in Malawi.

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By Kiko Mapunda, White Ribbon Alliance Malawi
Tags: Respectful Maternity Care, Health workers
May 2, 2013
Addressing Disrespect and Abuse During Childbirth
Addressing Disrespect and Abuse During Childbirth

Mande Limbu joined four other maternal health experts in a discussion of the challenges impeding quality care and the steps being taken to address disrespect and abuse during childbirth at the Wilson Center on May 2, 2013.

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Tags: Respectful Maternity Care
April 19, 2013
If Women Ruled the World
If Women Ruled the World

Many governments have reduced maternal death rates regardless of the wealth of their country. This is due to one key ingredient, political will – and this was in abundance at today's Westminster round table discussion.

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By Katy Woods
March 25, 2013
This is Our Chance to Make a Healthy Nigeria
This is Our Chance to Make a Healthy Nigeria

Healthy mothers make a healthy world. This is our chance to make a healthy Nigeria.

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September 24, 2012
White Ribbon Alliance's Women's Breakfast for Maternal Health
Women's Breakfast for Maternal Health

To coincide with United Nations General Assembly the White Ribbon Alliance brought together some of New York City's most powerful women at the Women’s Breakfast for Maternal Health to make a difference to mothers and babies around the world.

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March 1, 2013
Transforming Promises into Reality
Transforming Promises into Reality

Betsy McCallon, Executive Director of  the White Ribbon Alliance, argues that women’s health must stay at the heart of the post 2015 development agenda, not only to save lives and advance economic development, but to protect environmental sustainability, and to advance wellbeing, equity and social justice. - See more at: http://www.whiteribbonalliance.org/index.cfm/news-blogs/wra-blogs/transforming-promises-into-reality/#sthash.6WPJINNz.dpuf

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By Betsy McCallon
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