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- 1. International Women's Day in Burkina Faso/Journée Internationale de la Femme au Burkina Faso
Under the theme: "Social mobilization for reducing maternal mortality: the role of men," Dédougou, a town situated about 232 km from Ouagadougou, celebrated International Women's Day. The national level activities in Burkina Faso associated with International Women’s Day reflect the impact of the ARB / BF on the safe motherhood movement in Burkina Faso.
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- 2. Working with Politicians and Local Leaders to Improve Maternal Health
WRA members around the world are working to make politicians more aware of the need to make maternal health a priority.
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- 3. National Safe Motherhood Alliance (NSMA) of Yemen: A Year in Review
The National Safe Motherhood Alliance (NSMA) of Yemen partnered with several government institutions and non-governmental organizations in 2011 to achieve its goals of social mobilization, media outreach and exposure, youth activities and capacity building.
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- 4. WRA India take the Mum’s Tattoo Parlour to the Jaipur Literature Festival
White Ribbon Alliance India took the famous ‘’Mum’s Tattoo Parlour’’ to the Jaipur Literature Festival this weekend to spread the word about women losing their lives needlessly in pregnancy and childbirth across India.
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- 5. The White Ribbon Alliance holding Governments to Account to promises for Women and Children
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- 6. Use of Skilled Birth Attendants in Nepal
This posting comes from Yuba Raj Baral, a PhD student at London Metropolitan University. He is researching maternal and newborn health issues in Nepal. Research is a necessary in order to hold governments accountable in their commitments to Every Woman, Every Child because it provides evidence of the on-going problems, where a government’s commitments have fallen short of expectations and where more assistance is necessary to reducing maternal mortality.
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- By Yuba Raj Bharal
- 7. The Traffina Foundation: Identifying Harmful Cultural Practices in Nigeria
This posting comes from Ibe Chinomnso Traffina, a midwife and the founder of the Traffina Foundation for Community Health in Nigeria. Her description of the foundation’s work to prevent maternal mortality in her community is a reminder of the need for local responsibility and potential for local solutions. A great deal of progress can be made when individuals use knowledge of their own community’s problems and resources to create solutions.
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