WRA Voices

October 4, 2012
The White Ribbon Alliance at the UN General Assembly, New York City
The White Ribbon Alliance at the UN General Assembly, New York City

Rose Mlay, National Coordinator White Ribbon Alliance Tanzania reflects on a week of events highlighting progress for women and children around the UN General Assembly in New York.

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October 3, 2012
Government of Uganda Makes a Bold Step to Recruit 6,176 More Health Workers!
Government of Uganda Makes a Bold Step to Recruit 6,176 More Health Workers!

The government of Uganda committed to recruit the recommended number health workers as per Ministry of Health staffing norms at Health Centre III and IV based and managed at district level across the country. This will be achieved with a provision of additional shs49.5billion (approx US $19.8billion) to the health sector.

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By Senfuka Samuel
October 1, 2012
Help Us End Child Marriage
Help Us End Child Marriage

White Ribbon Alliance celebrates the first International Day of the Girl Child by calling on our membership to join us in 11 days of action to call for an end to child marriage.

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By Theresa Shaver, President, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood
September 25, 2012
White Ribbon Alliance Tanzania aids Government in Doubling Midwives
White Ribbon Alliance Tanzania aids Government in Doubling Midwives

White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Tanzania (WRATZ) has joined forces with the Government of Tanzania to aid the Government in meeting its commitment to double the number of midwives by 2015.

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September 23, 2012
White Ribbon Alliance reports Historic Drop in Childbirth Deaths
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White Ribbon Alliance Citizens' Voice reports from the sixty-seventh session of the UN General Assembly where world leaders and advocates are gathering to examine progress that has been made on commitments to women's and children's health.

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September 24, 2012
White Ribbon Alliance reports on Keeping Promises, Measuring Results
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White Ribbon Alliance's Citizens' Voices reports from New York City as the Partnership from Maternal, Newborn and Child health releases new publications examining progress on commitments made to improving women's and children's health.

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September 18, 2012
New UN Technical Guidance Affirms Women’s Right to Respectful Health Care
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has released technical guidance on the application of a human rights-based approach to the implementation of policies and programs for the reduction of preventable maternal mortality and morbidity. The recently launched report provides guidance on implementing policies and programs to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity in accordance with human rights standards and aims to assist policymakers in improving women’s health and rights.

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By Mande Limbu, White Ribbon Alliance
Tags: Respectful Maternity Care, Accountability
December 1, 2011
WRA-Pakistan Executive Committee Member Appointed as a Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan
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Tags: Pakistan
November 6, 2008
WRA Pakistan Participates in the Grantees Meeting of the Packard Foundation
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August 8, 2012
Midwives Taking Action for the Health of Women and Children
Midwives Taking Action for the Health of Women and Children

Preceded by a fantastic opening ceremony with great performances by Vietnamese artists, the recent ICM Asia-Pacific Regional Conference held July 24-26, 2012 in Hanoi, Vietnam celebrated midwives and nurses for their efforts in improving women’s access to quality midwifery services and urged midwives from around the world to consider how midwifery profession meets many challenges in providing care for mothers and children.

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By Mande Limbu
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